2 Related Skilled Trades for Social and community service workers

The following trades are related to this occupation:

• Developmental Services Worker

  Service Voluntary Certification

  Education Requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent.

  Training Hours: Complete 3,720 hours of on-the-job training and 780 hours of in-class technical training for this apprenticeship.

  Developmental services workers provide care and support to children and adults with disabilities. They may help their clients develop life skills such as housekeeping, social interaction, job preparation, and personal hygiene. They often work with people who have intellectual disabilities, which means the clients have an impaired ability to learn.

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• Child and Youth Worker

  Service Voluntary Certification

  Education Requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent.

  Training Hours: Complete 6,240 hours of on-the-job training and 32 weeks of in-class technical training for this apprenticeship.

  Child and youth workers help young people with various challenges. They help children and youth who have learning, social, emotional, or behavioural issues. They can work in residential, institutional, or community-based settings. They often work in schools and hospitals as well.

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