Some designated trades require completion of advanced-level training courses, following successful completion of entry-level courses. After completing an entry-level apprenticeship training program and a period of employment, a registered apprentice must return to a public or private post-secondary training institution to complete additional advanced-level courses. The registered apprentice will receive a class call from either the training institution or the Department to complete the advanced-level training.
A committee, which is equally representative of employers and employees in respect of apprenticeship in occupations, established by the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board to make recommendations with respect to issues relating to apprenticeship training in a specific occupation.
A committee consisting of member(s) who are trained in the accreditation process and who are familiar with at least one program accreditation at either the trade or technology level, and member(s) active in the particular industry and registered as a journey person in the occupation that is being assessed. The Committee shall consist of three members, none of whom were involved in the accreditation under appeal, nor have a vested interest in the program under review or the educational agency seeking accreditation.
Recognition by the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board that the program conforms to the national standards established for that occupation and produces graduates with the requisite experiential hours qualified to write the certification examination.
The termination of an individual’s apprenticeship registration with the Institutional and Industrial Education Division.
An acknowledgment that the skills, knowledge and time requirements of a designated occupation have been certified by the appropriate authorities in another jurisdiction and are equivalent to the requisite skills, knowledge, and time requirements for that designated occupation in Newfoundland and Labrador, and that the applicant has passed the requisite examination(s).
A certificate issued to an apprentice who meets all the requirements as set out in a plan of training for an occupation.
For registered apprentices - A certificate issued to an apprentice who has satisfactorily completed the term of apprenticeship and passed the required examination(s).
For trade qualifiers - A certificate issued to individuals who have been employed in a designated occupation for a length of time not less than that as specified in the plan(s) of training for that occupation, plus additional prescribed hours as determined by the PACB, who have had an assessment of their prior learning and verification of their work experience conducted by the Division of Institutional and Industrial Education and have passed the examination(s) for that occupation.
A Certificate of Qualification renewal is issued every five years to those individuals previously certified that have made application and paid the prescribed fee.
For the Apprentice:
For the Trade Qualifier:
An occupation which has been approved by the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board for training and trade certification at the journeyperson level.
Many students enroll in a full-time entry-level apprenticeship training program before entering into an apprenticeship. Entry-level programs are offered by public and private post-secondary training institutions, and provide students with core theoretical and practical knowledge in specific trades areas. Most programs involve formal, institution-based instruction lasting approximately 9 months.
Entry-level students are NOT apprentices. Upon successful completion of an entry-level training program, students must seek employment with a company and become registered as an apprentice.
An educational process (formal or otherwise) by which employers are made aware of changes and/or regulations affecting training and certification.
A committee which works under the direction of the CCDA Products Committee to develop, validate, and revise National Occupational Analyses, training standards, interprovincial examinations and examination banks, as well as to develop administrative and security procedures for examinations and provide statistical information.
An individual who has completed all in-school training, has completed all workplace skills, has attained the required in-school and on-the-job hours and/or has successfully completed the certification examination in a specific occupation.
In accordance with the Apprenticeship and Certification Act, a written agreement entered into between a person and an employer under which the person agrees to learn an occupation based on on-the job training as outlined in the Plan of Apprenticeship Training.
Internship - All the institutional training is given at the beginning of the training process followed by a full industrial on the job segment.
Co-op Education - The institutional training is interspersed with paid industrial experience. This rotation is completed on a semester basis.
Modified Block - Upon completion of the entry level courses, prospective apprentices find relevant employment where they continue their training and, at designated times, return to the institutions to complete their advanced level courses.
Distance Education - A method of learning that allows the student to undertake the majority of study in a regular and systematic way while separated in time or space from the instructor.
A national publication that identifies and groups the skills and knowledge required to perform a particular occupation competently. It provides industry stakeholders with benchmarks against which occupations and the proficiency of people in those occupations are measured or assessed.
A Plan of Apprenticeship Training details the full scope of learning for a particular occupation, including both technical training competencies and industry experiences necessary to write an interprovincial examination and complete the requirements for Red Seal Certification, or necessary to write a provincial examination.
Post-Journeyperson training is enhanced skills training provided outside of the Provincial Plan of Apprenticeship Training for persons who hold journeyperson certification.
An evaluation designed to assess an individual’s practical, hands-on skills in a broad cross section of the occupation. Individuals will be expected to perform tasks in a practical examination to a journeyperson level.
Learning acquired through previous experiences. Sources of learning include any learning experience not associated with institutional study or courses taken at an institution that are not recognized through a credit transfer arrangement/agreement.
A plan approved by the Board for an employer by which employees may participate in an occupation and gain time and training credit towards certification in that occupation.
A prospective apprentice is a person who has satisfied the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board that he or she is an appropriate and suitable person to enter into a contract of apprenticeship. A prospective apprentice may be enrolled in an entry-level apprenticeship training program offered by an approved training institution, or is working with an employer who meets Departmental requirements and is willing to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding for Apprenticeship.
The Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board, or PACB, is responsible for establishing policies to ensure that the provisions of the Apprenticeship and Certification Act are implemented; to ensure that advisory and examination committees are established and maintained; to accredit institutions to deliver apprenticeship training programs; and to designate occupations for apprenticeship training and/or certification. The PACB consists of members representative of employers, employees, and Government.
Purchasing for the cost of in-school technical training in public and private colleges for registered apprentices, registered trade qualifiers and journeypersons requiring specialized training.
A booklet issued to registered apprentices, and becoming the property of the apprentice, which records credits issued, courses completed, work experience in the form of time and skills mastered, and outlines the conditions of apprenticeship.
A program established to provide greater mobility across Canada for skilled workers. The "Red Seal" allows qualified trades persons to practice the trade in any province or territory in Canada where the trade is designated without having to write further examinations.
An individual who has been indentured to an employer who agrees to provide skills training under the guidance of a certified journeyperson and to release the individual for periodic institutional training as established in an approved Plan of Training.
An individual who, based on work experience in an occupation, challenges the certification examination, is unsuccessful, and requests in-school training.
Those affected by or involved with apprenticeship training in the Province; i.e. apprentices, students, employers, employees, training institutions and the Institutional and Industrial Education Division of the Department.
An evaluation designed to assess an individual’s theoretical knowledge in a broad cross section of the occupation.
A Trade Qualifier is an individual with extensive work experience who applies and is approved to attempt the certification examination in a designated occupation. Trade Qualifiers have not completed an apprenticeship program of training.