Nineteen high school students will be given the opportunity to acquire practical experience in a skilled trade for eight weeks this summer.

These pre-apprenticeship students will be matched with a business in their community through paid work terms under the new New Brunswick Teen Apprenticeship Program), implemented in the three francophone school districts. During the summer, the students will take part in work terms in various skilled trades, including welding, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, automobile mechanics and more.

Participation in these work terms aims to allow students to gain additional practical experience that will be helpful during their post-secondary education and when they begin working in their skilled trade with the goal of obtaining their Red Seal, a nationally recognized certification. The hours accumulated by the participants can be credited by New Brunswick Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification. Student apprentices will be supervised by a Red Seal certified mentor during their work term.