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PLUMBER PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME WOMEN
Program Code: COWD 111
Program Length: 10 weeks
Start Date: October 2024 Intake is now complete. Please stay tuned to this website for updates on the next intake.
Program Contact
William Linton,
Project Manager, Pathway Initiatives
Email: pre-apprenticeship@humber.ca
Upcoming Info Sessions
Overview
This is a tuition-free program (funded by the Government of Ontario) that is designed to help women experiencing financial difficulties to transition towards a Plumbing apprenticeship. The program seeks to address the barriers faced by participants who have tried to enter an apprenticeship but encountered issues around a lack of experience.
As a participant, you will receive the equivalent of Level 1 plumber apprentice training as well as exposure to the trade of Electrician. It will provide you with the academic and practical experience required to succeed in the skilled trades.
Training will be followed by a work placement of 8 to 12 weeks for those students who attend all training and fully participate in employment prep workshops, including submission of all required materials.
Program Benefits
- Academic Upgrading
- Equivalent of Level 1 Plumber Apprentice training as well as exposure to Electrician
- Employment preparation training
- Emergency First Aid/CPR Certificate training
- Working at Heights Certificate training
- All textbooks, safety training, small tool kit, and safety equipment are included - free of charge
- Employment support for paid work placement - for those students who attend all training and fully participate in employment prep workshops, including submission of all required materials.
Your Career
The City of Toronto – Canada’s largest city – uses 1.24 million cubic metres of water on an average day. This is enough to fill the Rogers Centre stadium every day for a year. At the same time, Toronto produces a similar volume of sewage or waste water every day. This shows how cities and towns all over the country provide career opportunities in many sectors within the plumbing industry. You can work in new construction work in different sectors such as low-rise residential (housing), high-rise residential (condominiums), or commercial and industrial construction. You can install piping systems for the distribution and use of potable water and the safe removal of sanitary sewage. You could choose to do renovation and remodeling of existing plumbing systems or to repair and maintain these existing systems. Finally, you could choose to work in a related aspect of the plumbing industry such as system design, inspections or the plumbing material wholesale sector.
The addition of Electrician, as a secondary trade, will also allow you to broaden the scope of jobs you may be able to apply to, as many roles will require some basic electrician knowledge in order to work on the various job sites involving new installs and repair of electrical circuits, etc.
Work Placement
Employment support will be provided to eligible participants
To be eligible for employment support participant must, meet attendance requirement for all courses, including employment prep, hand in all assignments, research job opportunities, follow up on leads provided by program and participate in Job Fairs. Placements are not guaranteed.
Courses
On successful completion of this course, the apprentice is able to demonstrate the ability to identify steel pipe and fitting composition, design, manufacture, terminology, available lengths and diameters as well as previous and current approved uses; to identify cast iron soil pipe and fittings, terminology, available lengths and diameters as well as previous and current approved uses; to identify different plastic pipe, copper pipe, glass pipe and fittings, distinguishing characteristics, selection factors, applications, joining methods and support requirements; and to recognize, identify, and use the Ontario Building Code (OBC).
On successful completion of this course, the apprentice is able to demonstrate the ability to identify and use various drafting instruments, to identify and draw various isometric and orthographic projection drawings and to react to and carry out instructions.
On successful completion of this course, the apprentice is able to demonstrate his or her ability in basic arithmetic functions with whole numbers; to convert SI to imperial measurements and imperial to SI measurements; to identify, define and use linear measurements in piping systems and calculate various pipe offsets used in the piping industry; and calculate square roots and solve problems involving calculation of square roots.
On successful completion of this course, the apprentice is able to demonstrate the ability to identify oxy-acetylene cutting, weld faults and control distortion and welding equipment and accessories, including the construction, operation, assembly and disassembly, and to demonstrate the ability to lay beads, tack and weld butt joints with filler rod in the flat position.
On successful completion of this course, the apprentice is able to demonstrate safe working habits and procedures in accordance with applicable safety standards and regulations; to recognize and assess hazardous conditions and potential damage and/or injury with equipment and/or materials that are not in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and company/employer standards as well as applicable codes and regulations; to safely plan the erection, use and dismantling of platforms and scaffolding; and to determine the weight, size and any special rigging requirements needed to rig and hoist material and equipment in compliance with the OHSA and company/customer safety precautions.
On successful completion of this course, the apprentice is able to demonstrate the ability to identify, select and use various measuring tools, hand tools and instruments; to assemble steel pipe, cast iron soil pipe, copper pipe and fitting using various joining methods; and to identify, calculate and assemble a variety of piping projects incorporating different materials and offsets.
Admission Requirements
Eligibility and Program Requirements
- 18 years of age or older
- Eligible to work and live within the Greater Toronto Area
- Have a family income that does not exceed the Low-Income Measure (LIM)
- Completed Grade 12 (or evaluated as Canadian equivalent)
Academic Requirements
- Minimum Requirement: Grade 12 equivalency demonstrated via High School transcripts/GED. To learn about accommodations or exceptions to this requirement, please contact the Project Manager
(Email: pre-apprenticeship@humber.ca)
