Students enrolled in the program receive training from Humber College prior to being placed in the field with area firms. Participating employers receive a $2.85 per hour wage subsidy for hiring a pre-apprenticeship student during the work placement period.
Kelly Mulligan and Christa LeBlanc of the John Howard Society, along with LO, would like to thank the following firms for participating in the work placement portion of the pre-apprenticeship program. They are: All Seasons Gardening & Maintenance Ltd., Clintar Groundskeeping Services, Cullen Gardens, Deer Creek Golf and Country Club, Freskiw Farms Kawartha Inc., Leedle Landscaping, Maple Lane Nurseries, Oshawa Golf and Country Club, Pineridge Garden Gallery, Town of Port Hope, Townscaping, Uxbridge Nurseries, Water Works Irrigation.
For more information on this pre-apprenticeship program and others like it, please contact Terry Murphy at the LO office,1-800-265-5656, ext. 317.
