Effective August 27, 2026
We collect your information for one reason: to process your apprenticeship application and get you into a training program. We don't sell it, we don't use it for advertising, and we only share it with the people and agencies who administer apprenticeships. Questions? Email us — a real person answers.
Who We Are
The Western Great Lakes Finishing Trades Institute (WGLFTI) is a trade training institute serving apprentices and journeyworkers in the finishing trades — painting & decorating, drywall taping & finishing, glazing & glass work, and industrial painting. This website, wglfti.com, exists primarily so you can learn about our programs and apply.
What We Collect
When you submit an apprenticeship application, you provide:
- Your name, date of birth, and contact information (address, phone, email)
- Your education history
- The trade or trades you're applying for
- Your acknowledgment of the required apprenticeship program disclosures
Like most websites, we also receive standard technical information automatically when you visit — things like your browser type, device, pages viewed, and general location — through the analytics and security services described below.
How We Use Your Information
- To review and process your apprenticeship application
- To contact you about your application and program placement
- To administer registered apprenticeship programs, including reporting required of those programs
- To understand how the website is used and keep it secure
We do not sell your information, and we do not use it for third-party advertising.
How Your Application Is Delivered
When you hit Submit, your application is transmitted through a secure third-party email delivery service directly to Institute staff, and you receive an automatic confirmation at the email address you provided. Your application is not published or displayed anywhere on this website.
Who Sees Your Information
Your application goes to WGLFTI staff who administer apprenticeship intake. As part of operating registered apprenticeship programs, application information may also be shared with program partners and government apprenticeship agencies where required. That's the list.
We use a small number of service providers to run this website — hosting, security, email delivery, analytics, and translation. They process technical data on our behalf and are not permitted to use it for their own purposes.
Cookies, Analytics & Translation
- Google Analytics helps us understand site traffic in aggregate — which pages are visited and how people find us.
- Cloudflare provides security and performance services and may set cookies necessary to protect the site.
- Translation tools let you view this site in other languages; your language preference may be stored so it sticks between pages.
You can block or clear cookies in your browser settings at any time. The site will still work.
How Long We Keep It
We keep application information as long as it's needed to process your application and meet apprenticeship program recordkeeping requirements, and no longer than necessary after that.
Your Choices
Want to know what we have, correct something, or ask us to delete your application information? Email us using the addresses below. We'll respond as quickly as we can, and we'll honor your request unless a program recordkeeping requirement obligates us to retain it — in which case we'll tell you that plainly.
Changes to This Policy
If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the effective date at the top. We won't quietly change what we do with your information.
Questions?
adam@wglfti.com · joelle@wglfti.com
Western Great Lakes Finishing Trades Institute