Ontario skills program pairs Peterborough students with construction, aviation employers – Peterborough [Video]

The Ontario government is funding a skills development program for high school students in the Peterborough area considering careers in aviation and construction.

On Monday at a media conference at the Peterborough Airport, the province announced $435,210 via the Skills Development Training (SDF) stream for the Build and Soar program, which will train 75 high school students.

Working in partnership with Peterborough and the Kawarthas Economic Development (PKED), the program will match local employers with students currently in construction and the aerospace and aviation specialist high skills major school programs.

Students will partake in an eight-week placement for on-the-job experience, relying on the skills learned in their school programs. In addition, students focusing on aviation with a possible military or commercial pilot career will also learn about flight training via the use of flight simulators.

“We need local businesses to take a chance on smart, motivated young people who want to take that first step in their careers,” said …