Skills PEI have a numbers of programs of use to those wanting to enter the construction trades. These programs outlined below.
If you have been out of High School for two years, you may be eligible to receive a wage subsidy to work with an employer. For more information, please click here.
If you are working towards professional certification in a designated construction trade, you should consider registering in the Apprenticeship Program.
The program combines on-the-job training with a qualified tradesperson and classroom training at a training establishment. You may also be eligible for Apprenticeship grants and loans, please click here.
Post-Secondary Student Program
If you have graduated grade 12 you may be eligible to receive funding that will go towards wage subsidization for your employer. For more information, please click here.
Self Employ PEI is an employment program developed to help job seekers who want to launch their own business. This program provides financial support and business counseling to new entrepreneurs during their first year of operation. For more information on this program, please click here.
