Ontario’s Secondary School and Apprenticeship Reforms: Enhancing the Public Education System

The Government of Ontario has launched a comprehensive series of initiatives to overhaul elementary and secondary school programs and revamp apprenticeship.

Document Highlights

The overarching purpose of all these provincial initiatives is to enhance the quality, effectiveness and accountability of Ontario’s public education system to prepare youth to be responsible and productive citizens in a highly competitive global economy.

The purpose of the present case study is to analyse the Government of Ontario’s initiatives to reform the secondary school and apprenticeship systems.

This case study looks at the:

• objectives;
• activities;
• resources required;
• achievements.
• benefits;
• keys to success; and
• greatest challenges.