


Ironworker (Generalist)
Trade Description:
Ironworkers are skilled tradespeople with a range of skills. They erect structural steel components, reinforce steel, post tension tendons, install conveyors and robotic equipment and perform reconstructive work on existing structures and bridges. The full range of tasks as an ironworker includes planning and co-ordination of equipment, materials and human resources; construction and demolition of structures; and storage and inventory of materials and equipment.
Construction contractors, insulation contractors, and industrial plants are major employers of ironworkers.
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National Occupational Analysis |
Apprenticeship - Annual Requirements:
Levels | Total Hours/Year (On-the-Job & Technical Training) |
Total Weeks/Year (Technical Training) |
Delivered By |
3 | 1,800 | 9-7-9* 9-6-9** |
RRC |
* 2020 Technical Training Standard – effective School Year 2020-2021 (for incoming Level 1 apprentices)
** 2012 Technical Training Standard – effective until School Year 2019-2020 (for active apprentices only)
Training Standards:
2020 Technical Training Standard (See Implementation Schedule below) | |
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2012 Technical Training Standard | |
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Implementation Schedule
2020/2021 |
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Level 1 – 2020 Standard |
Level 2 – 2020 Standard |
Level 3 - 2020 Standard |
Red Seal Exam Information
Red Seal Exam Breakdown | Red Seal Exam Self-Assessment Guide |
Sample Exams Red Seal Exam Self-Assessment Guide (PDF) |
Challenging the Exam - Trades Qualification:
Years of Experience |
Hours Required | Additional Practical
Exam Required |
4.5 | 8,100 | No |
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Designated Trainers:
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