Apprenticeship Training

FAQs



What enhancements have been made to the Apprentice program? Are all apprentices eligible for Employment Insurance (EI) benefits? If an apprentice is laid-off to attend prescribed in-school technical apprentice training, is his/her application for EI endangered? Is an apprentice eligible for financial assistance for living expenses to cover the two week waiting period for an initial EI claim? Are apprentices who continue to receive wages from their employers eligible to receive financial assistance for such things as travel, dependent care, commuting and living away expenses? If an apprentice is living with his/her parent(s) in their normal place of residence and travels out of town to attend prescribed training, is that apprentice entitled to living-away-from-hom Is an apprentice entitled to both the travel & commuting financial assistance? If apprentices do two levels of the technical training back to back, are they entitled to travel assistance for each level? Are apprentices who are registered in B.C. and taking their technical training in another province entitled to receive financial assistance through EI Part II? What about apprentices taking technical training in B.C. but registered in another province or territory, would they be entitled to financial assistance? Can an apprentice's Employment Insurance claim run out while he/she is attending prescribed in-school technical training? Who can I contact for more information? Where can I find more information on technical training during an economic recession or training availability around the province? Are Foundation students eligible for back-to-back training? Is there funding available? What if I am registered for two levels back-to-back but fail the first one? Can I still take the second one? I am laid off. I thought I was not able to go to school unless I had an employer sponsor? If I am on EI will this hurt my claim? How many hours of work do I need to be eligible for the next level of training? Are Apprentices in ITA youth programs, SSA and ACE IT, eligible for back-to-back training?