Exciting Opportunity: 2024-2025 SMCDSB Custodial Training Program
Who:
Open to students in grades 11 and 12, high school graduates, and adults aiming to complete their Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
When:
Courses will run from September 2024 to June 2025, subject to student enrollment. Dates and times will be finalized as the program schedule develops.
Where:
Offered through a blend of virtual and face-to-face delivery, tailored to the unit being taught. The majority of the program will be conducted virtually, with hands-on workplace experience and training.
Registration: Students can register or request more information using the following form: Application/Interest Form
The Custodial Services Training Program has two parts:
1. Virtual/Face-to-face with a digital literacy component to enhance 21st-century learning skills. Students can earn 2 credits for this component
2. Job Placement: Cooperative Education placement for 3 credits – times of work will vary depending on the placement and student.
Program Benefits
The benefits of the program include:
- focused classroom learning for workplace preparation (220 hours)
- TCH4E - Construction Technology: HVAC, Heating Cooling, Fire Safety & Customer Service
- IDC4O - Interdisciplinary Students
- On-the-job experience in the cooperative education placement (330 hours);
- Build your resume with certifications in First Aid/CPR, WHMIS, Fall Arrest, Power Hand Tool Safety, Worker Safety Awareness, Infection Prevention and Control, Safe Food handling, Workplace Violence and Harassment Prevention;
- Network with employers and community agencies; and
- Learn about safety protocols, cleaning procedures, equipment training, use of tools and become trained by knowledgeable professionals in the industry.
- Successful Students will be given an EXIT INTERVIEW with SMCDSB Human Resources and Custodial Services! This could lead to PART-TIME or FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT!