New Brunswick Youth Apprenticeship Program: Balancing Academic Aspirations with Labour Force Requirements

The New Brunswick Department of Education recognizes that a well-educated and technically skilled workforce is central to the productivity and competitiveness of New Brunswick’s businesses and industries in the global economy.

Document Highlights

The New Brunswick Department of Education have developed the Youth Apprenticeship Program to meet the demand for educated and skilled workers and to facilitate the successful school-to-post-secondary education and/or school-to-work transition of secondary students.

This case study looks at the:

• objectives;
• activities;
• resources required;
• achievements.
• benefits;
• keys to success; and
• greatest challenge.