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Norfolk County is committed to fostering a skilled and adaptable workforce. This page serves as your one-stop resource for exploring education and training options. Whether you’re a recent graduate, a professional seeking to enhance your skills, or someone looking to embark on a new career path, you’ll find valuable programs and resources here to help you succeed.
Fanshawe College – Simcoe/Norfolk Regional Campus
This community college offers a range of full and part-time programs, skills training, academic upgrading, and continuing education classes in Simcoe. Programs can vary in subject, length and cost. Some full-time programs take 2 years to complete. Some programs offered include Business, Personal Support Worker, Social Worker, Welding. Other programs prepare people to work in the food service industry.
Address: 634 Ireland Road, Simcoe
Haldimand Norfolk London Learning Centres
This centre works with adults to improve their reading, writing, math, digital, and soft skills. These enhancements may improve their quality of life and open the doors to further education or employment. Staff can help people to learn how to write a resume, conduct a job search, fill out workplace forms, pass the written exam for a driver’s license, and more.
Address:Â 200 West Street (rear entrance to Simcoe Legion), Simcoe
Fanshawe Community Career and Employment Services
This Simcoe-based employment service can provide information about what skills upgrading and literacy programs are available in the Norfolk area, and the steps that may be required to pursue more education.
Address: 191 Queensway West, Simcoe
Norfolk Community Help Centre
The Help Centre provides all types of services for Norfolk residents, including employment search assistance, resumé writing, job applications, and referrals to other local programs.
Address: Houghton Public School, 505 Fairground Side Rd RR 5, Langton
Conestoga College
A community college with campuses in Brantford, Cambridge, Kitchener-Waterloo, and elsewhere. They offer full-time, part-time, and continuing education programs in business, trades, community services, liberal studies, and more.
Address: 274 Colborne Street, Brantford
Six Nations Polytechnic
Six Nations Polytechnic offers college and university courses at campuses in Brantford and Six Nations. The Brantford campus teaches some trades courses, such as welding. While a Centre of excellence for Indigenous knowledge students don’t need to be Indigenous to attend.
Address: 411 Elgin St, Brantford
Wilfrid Laurier University – Brantford Campus
The downtown Brantford campus of Wilfrid Laurier University offers full and part-time programs and courses, including undergraduate and graduate studies in a range of fields.
Address: 73 George St, Brantford
CareerLink – Grand Erie District School Board
CareerLink provides employment services, including assessment of skills, interests and abilities, job search strategies and support, resume writing, interview preparation, and more. They sometimes runs job training programs. Some services are limited if you are an international student or foreign worker.Â
Address: City Centre Campus; 1 Market St Upper Level, Brantford
Brant Skills Centre
The Brant Skills Centre provides workplace-related, literacy & basic skills training. This training helps adult learners prepare for employment, education, and more. They offer some job training and essential skills courses, including computer basics, Microsoft Office tools, customer service, and Point of Sale operation (cash register).
Address: 225 Fairview Drive, Unit 1, Brantford
Contact North – Grand Erie
Contact North | Contact Nord helps underserved Ontarians in 800 small, rural, remote, Indigenous, and Francophone communities get jobs by making it possible for them to access education and training without leaving their communities.
*Services Available Online*
Starting off as an apprentice is a good way to enter the trades. There are about 150 occupations that you can become an apprentice. Apprentices learn skills on the job and in the classroom. One major benefit of being an apprentice is that you earn as you learn and you could complete your schooling without student debt. In some cases, it might take 3-4 years to complete an apprenticeship. There is strong demand for many trades. Many trades offer well-paying, stable employment.
Find Your Passion. Find Your Skilled Trade
The Canadian government provides information about skilled trades, what trades are in-demand, financial support, and how to get started. Â
Skilled Trades Ontario
This agency is part of the Ontario government. It provides information about skilled trades and apprenticeships in the province.
Apprenticesearch.com
This is a free service that tries to match people looking for an employer to take them on as an apprentice, with employers looking for apprentices. A job seeker can set up an account, upload a resume, and start looking for businesses to hire them. Employers can set up an account and post jobs. The website also describes the 150 occupations that may include apprentices.