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Apprenticeship Branch
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The Apprenticeship Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities was created in 1979 within the College Affairs and Manpower Training Division, continuing some of the functions of the former Industrial Training Branch and the Program Resources Branch. It was comprised of the following units: Advisory Secretariat and Enforcement Services, Standards Section, Operations, and Database Administration. It was disbanded in 1981 and its responsibilities divided between the various branches of the new Skills Development Division, Ministry of Colleges and Universities.
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The Apprenticeship Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities administered the Trades Updating Program, trades certification, and the Apprenticeship and Tradesmen's Qualification Act. It was also responsible for administering apprenticeship examinations and in-school purchase arrangements, competency assessments, training standards development, materials for apprenticeship and Ontario Modular Training programs, and for field and client services operations. Field and client services operations included the administration and enforcement of the Apprenticeship and Tradesmen's Qualification Act and its regulations through regional offices, assistance to potential and active trainees, employers and labour representatives with their skills development needs, and monitoring of the effectiveness and efficiency of training programs.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Annual Reports of the Ministry of Colleges and Universities
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Agency not in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1995-03-15
Archivist(s):
R. Anger