Trade Programs:
Roofer
For more information about this trade, contact the training co-ordinator.
What does a Roofer do?
A roofer is someone who determines the best way to install or repair
roofs, uses hoists to lift roofing material onto roofing surfaces,
prepares, replaces or constructs decking, installs vapour barriers,
insulation and roofing materials and determines costs, materials and structural requirements.
What skills/abilities are required?
A roofer requires good communication and mathematical skills and enjoys demanding physical work. A roofer should also be willing willing to work outdoors in all kinds of weather, have good balance and be able to work alone or in a group.
How long
is the apprenticeship program?
The apprenticeship is three years consisting of three levels. Practical
and technical training is a minimum of 1400 hours per level. About
80 per cent of the time is spent learning practical on-the-job skills
under the supervision of a certified journeyperson and 20 per cent
consists of learning the theoretical and technical aspects of the
trade through in-school training.
What is taught during in-school/technical
training?
Technical training consists of:
- Trade-related Mathematics
- Safety and shop procedures
- Tools: types, uses and care
- Shop drawing, blueprint reading and layout
- principals and practices of working with glass
- fabricating frames
- theory and practices of working with aluminum
What is the supervision ratio?
As experience comprises the bulk of apprenticeship training, it
is essential that each apprentice has on-site access to a skilled
journeyperson and receives the attention and guidance necessary
to perform the tasks of the trade safely and efficiently.
For every apprentice working in this trade, the employer is required
to maintain a 1:1 ratio of apprentices to journeypersons on-site
and must ensure that the apprentice is directly supervised by a
certified journeyperson in the trade.
What are the entrance
requirements?
Senior Years Apprenticeship Option: Begin your
apprenticeship training in high school. A minimum age of 16 years
in required.
General Admission: A Grade 12 or equivalent high
school academic standing is strongly recommended. A minimum of Grade
9 is required. If you are 19 years or older and do not hold a high
school diploma, you can also qualify as a Mature Student. Prior
Learning Recognition and Assessment may be required.
Trades Qualification: If you are experienced in
the trade, but do not hold a Certificate of Qualification, you may
become a certified journeyperson based on years of proven industry
experience and successful completion of the Red Seal Examination.
A Trades Qualification Application and trade specific work experience
form must be submitted. Trades professionals whose entrance readiness
is less than that required, must take appropriate upgrading.
For additional details on entrance requirements and how to begin
your apprenticeship or obtain certification, see section on "How to Start".
Do I get a certificate?
When you successfully complete all your required levels of practical
experience and technical training, you write an interprovincial
examination. You must score at least 70 per cent or better to qualify
for a “Red Seal” endorsed interprovincial certificate
confirming your status as a certified journeyperson.
Your “Red Seal” endorsed Certificate of Qualification
as a journeyperson in this trade is recognized throughout Canada.
What salary can I expect as an
apprentice?
Manitoba's Roofer Trade Regulation states that an employer must
pay an apprentice, when not in school, at least the following percentage
rates of pay based on what a certified journeyperson earns in Manitoba:
- 60 per cent during the first six months
- 65 per cent during the second six months
- 70 per cent during the third six months
- 75 per cent during the fourth six months
- 80 per cent during the fifth six months
- 85 per cent during the sixth six months
Apprentices who work for unionized employers are entitled to the
wage rate in the collective agreement if this rate exceeds the pay
rates specified in the trade regulation.
Employers may also provide other benefits such as group insurance
for health, dental and vision care and training benefits. In total,
the value of the benefits can range from 20 per cent to 30 per cent
over and above the basic hourly pay rate.
Current wage details are available by downloading the training
wage schedule
What are the career prospects?
Roofers work on new construction sites and/or does roofing repair
work. Employment prospects are average.
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