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Highway Construction – Major Excavations
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Unit 7 - 3111 Millar Ave.
Saskatoon, SK S7K 6N3
306-653-2711
Box 545
Russell, MB R0J 1W0
204-773-2586
1880 Winnipeg St.
Regina, SK S4P 3C2
306-949-0399
Aggregate Productions – Asphalt Paving
Concrete Highway Construction – Major Excavations
Site Development – Underground Utilities Installation
Unit 7 – 3111 Millar Ave.
Saskatoon, SK S7K 6N3
306-653-2711
Hwy. 16 S, Box 545
Russell, MB R0J 1W0
204-773-2586
1880 Winnipeg St.
Regina, SK S4P 3C2
306-949-0399
888-448-8886
www.valleytraffic.ca
780-504-9282
dereks@valleytraffic.ca
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outstanding student for the $1,000 scholarship every year. These scholarships
are unique because they’re not automatically awarded – students
redeem them within two years of graduation by demonstrating they’re
actively pursuing a career in the skilled trades, either by registering as an
apprentice in Saskatchewan and completing Level 1 training, or by completing
a recognized pre-employment program. For the past several years,
we’ve issued 100 scholarships per year. This scholarship program is funded
by industry sponsors and the Government of Saskatchewan.
We believe in SYA and know it’s effective because we ask apprentices
and employers about the program directly through biennial satisfaction
surveys administered by Insightrix. According to the 2019 survey results,
81 per cent of apprentices who completed SYA in high school agreed it
was a significant influence on their decision to apprentice and 90 per cent
agreed the program’s activities were useful in preparing them to become
apprentices. We also learned from this survey that about one in seven
apprentices is an SYA graduate, a figure that’s increased over the last
several years.
About one in five employer respondents were aware that some of their
apprentices or journeypersons are SYA graduates. Among them, virtually
all felt their SYA graduates performed as well or better than other employees
– 70 per cent felt SYA graduates performed at the same skill level as other
staff members, while 28 per cent agreed they actually performed better.
According to our research, SYA helps young people discover the trades
sooner and progress through their careers faster. We found the median age
of SYA apprentices completing Level 1 training was about six years younger
than all other Level 1 apprentices – SYA graduates completed at 20,
while all other apprentices completed at a median age of 26.
SYA completers who achieved journeyperson certification also tended
to be younger than the general apprentice population by about four years
to 23 for SYA graduates, while all other journeypersons completed at a
median age of 27.
There are a couple of ways interested employers can get involved with
SYA: either by sponsoring an SYA Industry Scholarship, or by connecting
with nearby schools to offer students the opportunity to complete the
work experience portion of SYA on their job sites. When we hear from employers
who are interested in playing an active role in SYA, and providing
the on-the-job work experience component, we put them in touch with the
SYA Champions at the schools closest to their workplaces.
For more information about SYA, visit
saskapprenticeship.ca/youth_apprentices or contact the SYA
coordinator at 306-787-2368 or youthapprenticeship@gov.sk.ca.
APPRENTICESHIP
The Saskatchewan Youth
Apprenticeship Program helps
young people discover the
trades sooner and progress
through their careers faster.
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