ORAC, JTAC launch soft website for apprentice program

The Ontario Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors Association (ORAC) and the UA Local 787-Joint Training and Apprenticeship Committee (JTAC) have soft launched a new website at apprenticehvacr.ca. The full site will launch on November 1. Applications to the first-year apprenticeship program will be accepted on the site from December 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015. The requirements to apply are a Grade 12 high school diploma or equivalent, (including completion of Grade 12 English and Math, Grade 11 or 12 Physics, or Grade 11 or 12 Chemistry) and a valid Ontario class “G” driver’s licence. Candidates must also be in proper physical condition to perform all aspects of work in the refrigeration and air conditioning trade.