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Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade

Trade Programs

Trade
(click on the trade name to obain specific trade & program information)
Certificate of
Qualification
Length
(Years)

Annual (Level) Requirements

Total annual hours
(on-the-job &
technical training)
Technical Training (Weeks) Delivered by

Industrial

Boilermaker Interprovincial 4 1600 6-6-6-6 RRC
Industrial Electrician Red Seal/ SYAO Interprovincial 4 1800 10-10-10-10 UCN (Level 4 only), RRC, ACC
Industrial Instrument Mechanic SYAO Interprovincial 4 1600 10-10-10-10 NAIT, SAIT, SIAST
Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) SYAO Interprovincial 4 1600 8-8-8-8 UCN
Industrial Welder SYAO Interprovincial 3 1600 8-8-8 ACC
Machinist SYAO
-CNC Machinist
Interprovincial
Provincial
4
1
1800
1800

9-8-8-4
6


RRC
RRC

Power Electrician SYAO Provincial 4 1600 10-10-10-10 RRC (Level 4 only), UCN, ACC
Steel Fabricator SYAO Interprovincial 4 1800 8-8-8-0 NAIT
Tool & Die Maker SYAO Interprovincial 4 1800 9-8-8-9 RRC

Transportation

Agricultural Equipment Technician SYAO Interprovincial 4 1800 8-8-6-4 ACC
Aircraft Maintenance Journeyperson SYAO Provincial † 4 1800 9-9-9-9 RRC (SAATC)
Heavy Duty Equipment Technician SYAO Interprovincial 4 1800 8-8-6-4 ACC
Motor Vehicle Body Painter SYAO
Motor Vehicle Body Repairer SYAO
Interprovincial
Interprovincial
2
4
1800
1800
6-5
7-6-7-6
RRC
RRC
Motor Vehicle Mechanic SYAO Interprovincial 4 1800 8-8-6-5 RRC, ACC
Recreation Vehicle Service Technician Interprovincial 3 1600 8-8-8 SAIT
Transport Trailer Technician SYAO Interprovincial 3 1800 8-8-8 RRC
Truck & Transport Mechanic SYAO Interprovincial 4 1800 8-8-6-4 RRC

Construction

Bricklayer SYAO Interprovincial 4 1200 9-8-6-0 RRC
Cabinetmaker SYAO Interprovincial 4 1600 9-9-8-8 RRC
Carpenter SYAO Interprovincial 4 1800 8-8-9-7 RRC, ACC, UCN
Concrete Finisher SYAO Interprovincial 3 1200 4-4-0 SAIT
Construction Electrician Red Seal/SYAO Interprovincial 4 1800 10-10-10-10 RRC, ACC, UCN (up to Level 3)
Crane & Hoisting Equipment Operator Red Seal/SYAO
-Mobile Crane Operator
-Boom Truck Hoist Operator
-Tower Crane Operator


Interprovincial
Provincial

Provincial


3
2

2


1700
1250

1500


7-7-0
7-8

7-7


RRC
RRC

RRC
Glazier SYAO Interprovincial 4 1800 6-6-6-6 SAIT
Insulator (Heat & Frost) Interprovincial 4 1500

6-6-6-0

RRC

Ironworker SYAO Interprovincial 3 1800 8-8-8 RRC
Lather (Interior Systems Mechanic) SYAO Interprovincial 4 1800 8-8-8-8 RRC
Painter & Decorator SYAO Interprovincial 3 1800 8-8-8 RRC
Plumber SYAO Interprovincial 4 1800 10-9-7-4 RRC, ACC
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanic Red Seal/SYAO
-Commercial
-Residential

Interprovicial
Provincial

5
4

1800
1800

9-7-9-0-7
9-7-0-9

RRC
RRC
Roofer SYAO Interprovincial 3 1400 6-6-6 Under Development
Sheet Metal Worker SYAO Interprovincial 4 1800 8-8-8-6 RRC
Sprinkler System Installer Red Seal/SYAO Interprovincial 4 1700 7-7-0-7 RRC
Steamfitter - Pipefitter Red Seal/SYAO Interprovincial 5 1800 9-8-7-0-5 RRC

Service

Cook SYAO Interprovincial 3 2700 12-12 RRC
Esthetician Red Seal/*/SYAO
-Nail Technician
-Skin Care Technician
Provincial
Provincial
Provincial
2
1
2
1600
1000
1100
1060hrs
400 hrs
800 hrs
Various Locations in MB
Electrologist Red Seal/**/SYAO
-public school program not currently available

Provincial

1

1000

500 hrs
Various Locations in MB
Floorcovering Installer Interprovincial 3 1400 7-6-0 SAIT
Hairstylist Red Seal/**/SYAO< Interprovincial 2 1500 1400 hrs Various Locations in MB
Landscape Technician SYAO Provincial 4 1700 Under Development RRC
Partsperson SYAO Interprovincial 3 1800 8-8-6 SIAST
Pork Production Technician SYAO Provincial 2 1800 185 hrs ACC, Various Locations in MB

Red Seal Compulsory apprenticeship or a Certificate of Qualification is required to work these trades
** Enrolment in, or completion of, technical training is required before an apprenticeship
Used toward final federal certification as an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
SYAO Senior Years Apprenticeship Option available

Institutions providing apprenticeship technical training

Note: Technical training classes to apprenticeship standards are purchased by the Apprenticeship Branch from the following training providers or delivered on the basis of interprovincial agreements.

RRC….Red River College, Winnipeg
ACC….Assiniboine Community College, Brandon
UCN.....University College of the North, The Pas and Thompson
SAIT….Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary
NAIT…Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Edmonton
SAATC..Stevenson Aviation and Aerospace Training Centre,(Southport), Portage la Prairie
SIAST…Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Moose Jaw/Saskatoon

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