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  • Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire. - William Butler Yeates

    To learn is to change. Education is a process that changes the learner. - Anonymous

  • Elaine Maxwell: My will shall shape the future. Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man's doing but my own. I am the force; I can clear any obstacle before me or I can be lost in the maze. My choice; my responsibility; win or lose, only I hold the key to my destiny.

    Elisabeth Kubler-Ross: I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.

  • William James: The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude.

    H. H. the Dalai Lama: To be aware of a single shortcoming in oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in someone else.

  • Frank Lloyd Wright: The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.

    H.H. the Dalai Lama: The basic thing is that everyone wants happiness, no one wants suffering. And happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors. If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy.

  • Bernice Johnson Reagon: Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.

    Franklin D. Roosevelt: When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

  • I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” -- Michael Jordan

    Elizabeth Stone: Making the decision to have a child - it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body.

  • "Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune." 
-- Jim Rohn

    "The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change." -- Carl Rogers

  • All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talent.
-- John F. Kennedy

    Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
-- Gandhi

  • Nelson Mandela: Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

    Patricia Neal: A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though awakens your own expectations.

  • A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimensions. 
- Anonymous

    "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." 
-- Albert Einstein

September 5, 2010

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Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship Program

Information for Saskatchewan High School Students

Why would a student register in this program?

If you are interested in pursuing a career in the trades or would like to learn more about certain occupations then this program is for you!   If you are interested in this program see Ms. Lapointe to register. 

What is it?

  • Raises awareness of apprenticeship in Saskatchewan schools by helping young people discover what rewards come with working in the skilled trades.
  • Enhances career development by exploring the world of opportunities skilled trades offer Saskatchewan youth.

Purpose:

  • Introduce apprenticeship and the trade certification process
  • Create awareness of apprenticeship programs and opportunities
  • Make connection between high school programs and skilled trades training

Entry Requirements:

  • At least 15 years of age
  • Meet one of the following criteria:
    • Experience with part-time or seasonal employment; registered in a trade-related Practical and Applied Art (PAA) course; registered in a trade-related locally developed course; registered in Career and Work Exploration 10,20 or 30; or registered in a PAA survey course with a least one third trade-related content

Benefits:

  • Get a head start in career planning
  • Record achievements for resumes and career portfolios
  • Possibility to win one of 40 scholarships worth $1000 (if you enter into apprenticeship within a certain time period) if it is your schools rotation.
  • Youth registering as an apprentice in a designated trade within three years receive:
    • waiver of registration fee ;
    • waiver of first level of technical training tuition
    • 300 hours of trade time credit – complete all levels
    • Many of these assignments can be incorporated into CWEX classes.

Source:  Information taken from the SYA Brochure