FLOOR COVERING
INSTALLER:
The Trade

An apprenticeship is an agreement between a

person who wants to learn a skilled trade and an

employer who is willing to assume responsibility

Flooring is an important investment by consumers

for workplace training.

in their homes or their workplaces. They demand
quality products and expect quality installation.

A floor covering installer apprenticeship takes
about four years and combines on-the-job training

The floor covering industry in Ontario believes an
experienced and well-trained workforce is a
guarantee of customer satisfaction, and a proven

by qualified journeypersons with classroom
training provided by community colleges and

other approved facilities.

competitive advantage.
In-school training offers basic and advanced
Workers know that apprenticeship is an effective

way to learn and gain entry into one of many highlyfulfilling careers, and it also formally recognizes

their skills.

courses of 10 weeks each for a total of 600 hours (30
hours per week). Topics include: Trade Calculations,
Blueprint Reading and Layout, Trade Theory and Trade

Practice. On-the-job training lasts for 5,400 hours
and includes the installation of: Carpeting, Resilient

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Flooring and Hardwood Flooring.

Once training is completed, a Certificate of
Working with the Ministry of Education and

Training, the industry has developed an

Apprenticeship is awarded by the Ministry of
Education and Training.

apprenticeship program for floor covering installers,

and a set of training standards describing the skills
required of a qualified person in the trade.

Floor Covering Installer will become one of 70
trades with an Ontario regulation. A Certificate of

Qualification will also be available to apprentices

APPRENTICESHIP

Apprentices learn to prepare existing floors for
new coverings. They cut, fit and install or repair

underlay and flooring materials such as carpeting,

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resilient tile, sheet goods and wood. Apprentices are

usually employed by floor covering installation
contractors.

who complete the program.

Plans are also underway for the trade of Floor

Covering Installer to join the Interprovincial
Standards Program, or "Red Seal," which allows
skilled workers to move from one province to

another in Canada and have their skills recognized.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE FLOOR

COVERING INSTALLER APRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM, CONTACT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

Ken Langen, Instructor
Confederation College
Thunder Bay (807) 475-6332
Cosmo Mannella, Director
Apprenticeship, Training and Rehabilitation
Carpenters & Allied Workers, Local 27
Toronto (416) 749-7440

Nita McCown, Executive Director
Floor Covering Institute of Ontario
Toronto (416) 675-4332

college

Ted Strauch, Director
Apprenticeship Programs
Mohawk College
Hamilton (416) 662-3700

Barry Walker, Business Manager
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America, Local 18
Hamilton (416) 522-0752

Algogquin Joy McKinnon, Chair
Building Trades Department
Algonquin College
Ottawa (613) 727-4723 ext 7646

To find out more
about Apprenticeship
training, talk to an

Industrial Training
Consultant at an
Apprenticeship and
Client Services Office.
Call the Ministry's toll-

free Training Hotline at
1-800-387-5656 for the
office nearest you.

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