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Sheet Metal Worker

Trade Description:

After reading blueprints and orders, sheet metal workers lay out, cut, shape and finish sheet metal using hand and power tools and join the sheet metal using welding tools, rivets, screws and folding.

Potential employers include bus, farm equipment and aircraft manufacturers; metal fabrication shops and railways; air conditioning and heating contractors in residential, commercial and industrial construction; roofing contractors.

Trade Regulation PDF Document Prepping for the Exam - Booklist
Red Seal Occupational Standard
 

Apprenticeship - Annual Requirements:

Levels Total Hours/Year
(On-the-Job & Technical Training)
Total Weeks/Year
(Technical Training)
Delivered By
4 1,800 8-8-8-8 RRC
 

Training Standards:

2018 Technical Training Standard (See Implementation Schedule below)
PDF Document Level One PDF Document Level Chart
PDF Document Level Two
PDF Document Level Three PDF Document RSOS Subtask to Unit Comparison
PDF Document Level Four
 
2009 Technical Training Standard
PDF Document Level One PDF Document Level Chart
PDF Document Level Two PDF Document Profile Chart
PDF Document Level Three PDF Document NOA Subtask to Unit Comparison
PDF Document Level Four
 

Implementation Schedule

2019/2020 2020/2021 2021/2022 2022/2023
Level 1 – 2018 Standard Level 1 – 2018 Standard Level 1 – 2018 Standard Level 1 – 2018 Standard
Level 2 – 2009 Standard Level 2 - 2018 Standard Level 2 – 2018 Standard Level 2 – 2018 Standard
Level 3 – 2009 Standard Level 3 - 2009 Standard Level 3 - 2018 Standard Level 3 - 2018 Standard
Level 4 – 2009 Standard Level 4 - 2009 Standard Level 4 - 2009 Standard Level 4 - 2018 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
6 10,800 No
PDF Document Employer Declaration | PDF Document Employer Declaration (FR)
PDF Document Statutory Declaration | PDF Document Statutory Declaration (FR)
 

Designated Trainers:

PDF Document Work Experience Form