I’ve got mixed feelings on this one. Canada certainly needs more trades-people, and apprenticeships are excellent learning opportunities, but missing out on grades 11 and 12 could make it harder to pivot if after a few years you decided the trades were no longer for you.
That said I feel like my highschool experience was mostly focused on preparing me for university rather than practical lifeskills, so maybe teens destined for the trades aren’t actually missing much?
I’ve got mixed feelings on this one. Canada certainly needs more trades-people, and apprenticeships are excellent learning opportunities, but missing out on grades 11 and 12 could make it harder to pivot if after a few years you decided the trades were no longer for you.
That said I feel like my highschool experience was mostly focused on preparing me for university rather than practical lifeskills, so maybe teens destined for the trades aren’t actually missing much?