Skilled Trades Assessment Readiness Program (STAR)
This free program is designed to help aspiring individuals prepare for an apprenticeship assessment.
This program will put one on the right track to experience significant improvement in both literacy and math leading to a successful career in the trades.
What is an apprenticeship test or pre-apprenticeship assessment?
One of the milestones to becoming an apprentice is taking an assessment. The initial assessment process ensures that the apprentice is in the right program and includes eligibility checks that consist of English and Math attainment. Literacy and numeracy skills empower individuals to make meaning, think critically and creatively, and reach their full potential. In other words, literacy and numeracy skills are the foundations of lifelong learning and participation in society. An apprenticeship test (or pre-apprenticeship assessment) is designed to assess candidates who apply for an apprenticeship within the labour market across Canada.
Prepare for the pre-apprenticeship assessment
Our STAR Literacy and Basic Skills Training is a free program designed to help aspiring individuals prepare for apprenticeship assessments. It puts you on the right path to significantly improving your literacy and math skills related to the trades, paving the way for a successful career in the industry.
The STAR Program supports learners in achieving their goals of transitioning successfully to employment, post-secondary education, apprenticeships, secondary school, or greater independence.
Most pre-apprenticeship tests contain the following:
- Reading comprehension
- Basic math – Includes some basic geometry and algebra
- Mechanical aptitude
- Spatial ability
- Basic science
This program is for you if:
- You want to pursue apprenticeship
- Your chosen program requires you to complete a pre-apprenticeship assessment
- You need to refresh/upskill your literacy (reading comprehension)
- You need to refresh/upskill your numeracy
- You need to work on your study habits as you prepare to take the test
- You’re an adult (18 years or older) not in high school or college; you’re in or about to go to college
- You have applied or would like to apply for a skilled trades program at the Centre for Skills
Program Breakdown
This training program provides in-class instruction and hands-on training in the following areas:
Reading Comprehension:
- Finding specific information in a passage – the information may be stated directly or implied
- Meaning of words from the context
- Drawing conclusions from the information in the passage
Number Sense and Operations:
- Scientific notation
- Estimation
- Order of operation
- Exponents
- Operations with real numbers and radicals
- Absolute value
Basic Geometry:
- Scale drawings
- Perimeter, circumference, area and volume
- Pythagorean theorem
- Trigonometry (sohcahtoa)
Free Skilled Trades Academic Readiness Program
The program takes place at our Burlington site, 3350 South Service Road. For more information or to set up an appointment, please contact Joanne Kristo at:
Tel.: 905-333-3349 x 110
Email: doorways@centreforskills.ca