alberta training systems An Overview Alberta ADVANCED EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT albertaworkforce Description Length of Program Services, repairs and sets up agricultural machines 2 years including two 10-week in-class sessions Appliance Serviceman (C)(R) Repairs and services household appliances 3 years including two 8-week & one 6-week in-class sessions Auto Body Technician (C)(R) Repairs and refinishes automobile bodies 3 years including three 8-week in-class sessions Services and repairs automobiles 4 years including four 8-week in-class sessions 3 years including three 8-week in-class sessions Trade Agricultural Mechanic (R) Automotive Service Technician (C)(R) Baker (R) Boilermaker (C)(R) Bricklayer (R) Cabinetmaker (R) Carpenter (R) Concrete Finisher (R) Communication Electrician Construction Craft Network Craft Cook (R) Crane & Hoisting Equipment Operator (C) Boom Truck Operator Makes bread, pastries, cookies and cakes Builds, tests and repairs air-tight and liquid-tight containers 3 years including four 6-week in-class sessions Lays brick, hollow tile and concrete block for buildings or other structures Builds custom or production-type fixtures and furniture of wood and wood substitutes 3 years including one 12-week & two 6-week in-class sessions 4 years including four 8-week in-class sessions Works with wood and wood substitutes in the construction of buildings and other structures 4 years including four 8-week in-class sessions Places, finishes, cuts and repairs concrete 3 years including two 4-week in-class sessions Installs, services and repairs telephone equipment and related communication systems Installs, tests and maintains cabling on poles, in manholes, cable vaults and pedestals Installs, maintains and repairs networks, communication equipment and other specialized telecommunication equipment Prepares food and meals in hotels, restaurants and institutions 4 years including one 10-week & three 8-week in-class sessions 4 years including three 8-week & one 10-week in-class sessions 3 years including three 8-week in-class sessions Operates tower cranes, mobile cranes and boom trucks to lift and swing material Operates and services hydraulically truck mounted crane to lift and swing materials and loads 1 year including one 3-week in-class session Operates and services any mechanical device or hydraulic structure to lift and swing 3 years including one 3-week & one 5-week in-class sessions Operates and services a mechanical device or structure of a travelling, fixed or climbing type used for raising or lowering materials 2 years including one 3-week in-class session Repairs and rebuilds electric motors, generators, transformers, controls and other electrical equipment 4 years including four 8-week in-class sessions Installs, alters, repairs and maintains electrical systems in buildings to supply heat, light, power, controls and signals or fire alarms 4 years including three 8-week & one 12-week in-class sessions Services and repairs radio and television-receiving equipment 4 years including two 12-week & two 6-week in-class sessions Installs, repairs and maintains elevators, escalators and moving walkways, etc. 4 years including two modular training sessions Installs many types of resilient and carpet floor coverings in buildings 2 years including one 7-week & one 6-week in-class sessions Gasfitter - First Class (C) Installs piping, appliances, equipment and controls for the use of natural gas or propane gas as a fuel 3 years including two 8-week in-class sessions Glassworker (R) Cuts and installs glass for windows, showcases and curtain-wall building construction 4 years including four 6-week in-class sessions Hairstylist (C)(R) Cuts, trims, waves and colours hair; facial and scalp massage; trims beards, mustaches, etc. 2 years including two 10-week in-class sessions Services and repairs construction and other heavy industrial mobile and stationary equipment 4 years including four 8-week in-class sessions Maintains, services, repairs and installs measuring and control instruments used in process industries 4 years including two 8-week & two 10-week in-class sessions Installs insulation materials in commercial and industrial structures 4 years including two 6-week & one 8-week in-class sessions Builds, erects, constructs and joins structural steel on buildings, bridges and towers 3 years including three 8-week in-class sessions 2 years including one 10-week in-class session Mobile Crane Operator (R) Tower Crane Operator Electrical Rewind Mechanic (R) Electrician (C)(R) Electronic Technician (C)(R) Elevator Constructor (C) Floorcovering Installer (R) Heavy Equipment Technician (C)(R) Instrument Mechanic (R) Insulator (R) Ironworker (C)(R) Metal Building Systems Erector (C) Erects pre-engineered one-storey buildings (C) designated compulsory certification trade. A person working in this trade must be a registered apprentice or certified journeyman (R) Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Trade trainingsystems Description Length of Program Grows, installs and maintains trees, plants and grasses in all environments 4 years including four 8-week in-class sessions Lather-Interior Systems Mechanic (R) Installs metal, plaster lath and interior finishes in the construction of buildings 3 years including two 8-week & one 6-week in-class sessions Locksmith Installs, replaces, rebuilds, rearranges, repairs or readjusts locking devices or safes; makes keys; and circumvents locking devices 4 years including four 8-week in-class sessions Machinist (R) Works with metals, operates metal-cutting and shaping machinery 4 years including four 8-week in-class sessions Millwright (R) Installs and maintains machinery in factories and other production plants 4 years including four 8-week in-class sessions Assembles, services and repairs two-wheeled single-tracked motor vehicles and three-wheeled two-tracked motor vehicles (sidecars) 4 years including two 8-week & two 6-week in-class sessions Applies paint, varnish and wallpaper to interior and exterior building surfaces, and to other fittings and furnishings 3 years including three 8-week in-class sessions Partsman (R) Stores and dispenses automotive, heavy duty or farm machinery parts Plumber (C)(R) Installs piping, fixtures, appliances, equipment and controls for water and sanitation purposes 3 years including one 8-week & two 6-week in-class sessions 4 years including four 8-week in-class sessions Trade Landscape Gardener Motorcycle Mechanic (C)(R) Painter & Decorator (R) Power Lineman (R) Power System Electrician Printing & Graphic Arts Craftsman Constructs, maintains or operates electrical transmission or distribution systems Constructs or maintains electrical utility power system and power station equipment, or metering, protection and control apparatus 4 years including three 7-week in-class sessions 4 years including two 8-week & two 9-week in-class sessions Prepares, produces and finishes printed material Design and layout, document composition, image reproduction, assembly, proof­ ing and plating, using traditional pre-press tools and computer applications 4 years including four 4-week in-class sessions Press Install plates, prepare ink fountains and feeder units, make mechanical adjust­ ments and monitor the presses during production runs 4 years including four 4-week in-class sessions Bindery Some tasks include folding, cutting, gluing, stapling and packaging the finished printed materials, including shipping 3 years including two 4-week in-class sessions Bindery II Some tasks include folding, cutting, gluing, stapling and packaging the finished printed materials, including shipping 2 years including two 4-week in-class sessions 3 years including two 8-week in-class sessions Pre-Press Recreation Vehicle Mechanic (C) Repairs mobile motor homes and recreation vehicles Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanic (C)(R) Installs and services refrigerating and air conditioning systems 4 years including four 8-week in-class sessions Roofer (R) Installs and maintains built-up roofs, composition roof coverings, shakes, shingles and plastic membranes 3 years including three 6-week in-class sessions Sawfiler Repairs, sets and sharpens band saws, chain saws, hand saws, circular saws and other types of saw blades 4 years including four 4-week in-class sessions Repairs, sets and sharpens chain saws, hand saws, circular saws and other types of saw blades 3 years including three 4-week in-class sessions Designs, fabricates, installs and repairs ducts and fittings for heating, ventilating, air conditioning, exhaust and dust collecting systems 4 years including four 10-week in-class sessions Installs and maintains fixed fire extinguishing systems 4 years including three 6-week in-class sessions Installs piping, equipment and controls for hot water, steam, process and chemical piping in industrial and commercial establishments 4 years including four 8-week in-class sessions Works in the shop fabrication, preparation, layout, assembly or repair of structural and miscellaneous components or vessels 3 years including three 8-week in-class sessions Works with ceramic tile, terrazzo and marble 3 years including three 6-week in-class sessions Manufactures and repairs jigs, fixtures, gauges, dies, molds, press tools and various types of small mechanical devices Under development Installs, repairs and maintains equipment in mobile units used to haul perishable loads 3 years including three 8-week in-class sessions Drills, installs and services water wells, and installs and services water well pumping systems 2 years including two 6-week in-class sessions Joins metal by fusion using oxyacetylene flame, electric arc or other welding processes 3 years including three 8-week in-class sessions Circular Sawfiler Sheet Metal Worker (C)(R) Sprinkler Systems Installer (R) Steamfitter - Pipefitter (C)(R) Structural Steel & Platefitter (R) Tilesetter Tool & Diemaker (R) Transport Refrigeration Mechanic Water Well Driller Welder (C)(R) History of Apprenticeship in Alberta International Training Agreements The Alberta government has been assisting employers in the development and administration of skilled trades training since the first Apprenticeship Act was passed more than 50 years ago. Alberta is willing to enter into contracts with clients from around the world who wish to participate in the Alberta apprenticeship system and its related programs and services. The Government of Alberta is prepared to extend the delivery of apprentice­ ship training and certification to apprentice trainees from other countries. Since 1944, Alberta has certified over 240,000 journeymen through its trades training and certification programs. Strict standards of excellence in apprenticeship training are developed through cooperation between government and industry so that excellence in workmanship is established and maintained. A unique feature of the Alberta system is that over 130 advisory groups are involved in guiding the curricula. Today, because of this strong industry support, over 22,000 appren­ tices are enrolled in Alberta’s 50 apprenticeship trades. Alberta’s par­ ticipation and retention rate is the highest in Canada accounting for 25% of all apprentices trained in the country. Significantly, Albertans make up only 10 % of the Canadian population. Contracts are negotiated on an individual basis. Successful graduates of the apprenticeship program receive an internationally recognized Alberta Journeyman Certificate. Alberta is prepared to assist the governments of interested countries or companies located outside of Canada to develop and align their academic curricula so that their students can qualify and fully; participate in Alberta’s apprenticeship program. The Alberta Apprenticeship System Alberta Advanced Education and Career Development is responsible for the development and delivery of apprenticeship programs. The Apprenticeship and Industry Training Division develops the course outlines, objectives and the examinations used for apprenticeship training. This division also issues certificates to trades people who have successfully completed their practical and classroom training. Private industry delivers on-the-job training to apprentices who work under the direct supervision of experienced trades people. In most trades, approximately 80% of trade skills are learned on the job. Each year of an apprenticeship requires apprentices to spend several weeks in a classroom learning theoretical aspects of the trade at a local college or technical institute. alberta apprenticeship Excellence through Training and Experience Alberta ADVANCED EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT on program costs and services provided, please contact: Director, International Marketing 10th floor, Commerce Place 10155 ■ 102 Street Edmonton, Alberta Canada T5J 4L5 Telephone: 403.427.8766 Fax: 403.422.7376 Internet: lupulb@aecd.gov.ab.ca < ■