Background
The Carpenters’ Local Union 27 Joint Apprenticeship & Training Trust Fund Inc. is a jointly trusted labour-management training centre located in Woodbridge, Ontario. It was established to serve the human resources development needs of both the Local Union 27 membership and its employers.
Since its inception in 1986, the Training Trust Fund has offered an extensive variety of pre-apprenticeship, apprenticeship, health and safety, and journey-worker upgrading courses to thousands of students.
Governance
The Training Trust Fund is governed by a Board of Directors that is comprised of labour representatives from the Carpenters’ Local Union 27 and employer representatives from the General Contractors’ Section of the Toronto Construction Association.
Apprenticeship
Two joint employer/labour committees — the Carpenters’ Joint Local Apprenticeship Committee and the Floor Covering Installer Joint Local Apprenticeship Committee — oversee activities specific to the General Carpenter and Floor Covering Installer apprenticeship programs.
The carpenters’ apprenticeship system in Ontario’s unionized construction sector is a model of employer/labour cooperation that is essential for the industry’s future competitiveness and productivity.
Facilities
The Training Trust Fund’s newly constructed state-of-the-art facilities consist of approximately 62,000 square feet of “hands-on” training and classroom areas that have been customized in accordance with the theoretical and practical requirements of the training programs.
In addition to its fully site-simulated carpentry shop, the Training Centre is equipped with 8 electronic classrooms, computer laboratory, woodworking machine shop, welding shop, and floor covering installer shop.
Apprenticeship & Journey-Worker Upgrade Courses
The following courses are available through the Training Trust Fund:
Pre-apprenticeship (in various trade areas)
Apprenticeship:
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Click here for more information about General Carpenter Apprenticeship.
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Click here for more information about Floor Covering Installer Apprenticeship.
Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)
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Click here for more information about the General Carpenter OYAP.
Upgrading:
- AutoCAD 1 – Introductory 2D
- Basics of Supervising
- Blueprint Reading – Basic
- Blueprint Reading – Advanced
- Carpenter’s District Council of Ontario/ISHA Tube & Clamp and System Scaffolding Health Safety Training Program
- Certificate of Qualification Exam Preparation
- Chainsaw Safety
- Computer – Basic
- Concrete Formwork
- Confined Spaces
- Construction Math
- Corian Solid Surface
- Door & Hardware – Basic (Pre-Assessment)
- Door & Hardware (Mechanical)
- Door & Hardware (Electrified)
- Electronic Door & Hardware – Advanced
- Elevated Work Platforms: Zoom Boom & Scissor Lift
- Estimating
- Fall Protection
- First Aid (Toronto Emergency Medical Services)
- Forklift – Slab
- Forklift – All Terrain
- Hydro Mobile Mast Climber
- Interior Trim – Basic
- Interior Trim – Advanced
- Layout 1 (Builder’s & Laser Level)
- Layout 2 (Transit & Calculation)
- Layout 3 (Total Station)
- Propane Training – ISHA
- Stair Building – Basic
- Stair Building – Advanced
- Welding CWB
- WHMIS Certification
- WHMIS (Update)
Click here for more information about any upgrade course.
Partnerships & Initiatives
The Training Trust Fund has established many innovative training partnerships with boards of education, training institutions, other trade unions, employers, and community organizations including:
Boards of Education (Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Programs)
- Peel Region District School Board
- Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board
- York Region District School Board
- Toronto District School Board
- Toronto Catholic District School Board
- York Catholic District School Board
- Durham Catholic District School Board
Employers
- General Contractors’ Section, Toronto Construction Association
- Resilient Flooring Contractors’ Association of Ontario
- Concrete Forming Association of Ontario
Community Organizations
- The Organization for Black Tradesmen and Trades-women of Ontario
- Native Child and Family Services of Toronto
- Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment & Training
- Eva’s Place Initiatives
- University Settlement Recreation Centre
- Scadding Court Community Centre
- San Romano Way Community Centre
- YMCA of Greater Toronto
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
- Working Women's Community Centre
Partnerships with community organizations have been aimed at assisting disenfranchised youths in the Metropolitan Toronto Area to develop the life and trade skills necessary for them to secure gainful employment in the construction sector, and to enhance the quality of their lives.
Moreover, the Training Trust Fund has participated proudly in volunteer projects with various community organizations including:
- Toronto Children’s Breakfast Club;
- Habitat for Humanity;
- Ronald McDonald House;
- The Gatehouse Project;
- Toronto Lion Dance Festival;
- Ontario Special Olympics; and
- The High Park Adventure Project.
