Ontario. Industrial Training Branch (1965-1973)

• Industrial Training Branch

The Industrial Training Branch of the Ontario Department of Labour was created in 1965 to replace the Apprenticeship Branch. (Note that a later Industrial Training Branch existed between 1975 and 1979). It was comprised of the Curriculum and Standards, Construction Trades, Automotive Trades, Industrial Trades, and Service Trades sections. In 1966, the Automotive Trades section ceased to exist, and the Industrial Training Branch was included in the new Manpower Services Division of the Department of Labour. In 1967, the Branch was re-organized into three sections: Curriculum and Standards, Operations, and Program Delivery. The Industrial Training Branch was transferred to the Applied Education and Trades Training Division of the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities in 1972. It ceased to exist in 1973 and its functions were transferred to the new Manpower Training Branch, College Affairs and Manpower Training Division.

The Industrial Training Branch administered the Apprenticeship Act (later the Apprenticeship and Tradesmen's Qualification Act), and trades certification. It was also responsible for administering apprenticeship examinations, competency assessments, training standards development, materials for apprenticeship and Ontario Modular Training programs, and for field and client services operations.

RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

KWIK Index to Government Services

Ontario Government Telephone Directories

Department of Labour Annual Reports

Ministry of Colleges and Universities annual reports

In Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12- 24 as "Ontario. Industrial Training Branch".

Archivist(s):
R. Anger