Technical Training: Union Training Centre

Technical Training Dept: Apprenticeships are workplace-based training programs that teach students the skills they need in the trades in order to achieve competencies and perform tasks to the industry standard. The training combines alternating periods of on-the-job time 80 to 85 per cent with technical training 15 to 20 per cent of the time . Technical training can occur at a college, a union training centre, a private trainer or online. From machinists to power line technicians, from steamfitters to sheet metal workers, training institutions of all kinds are needed to deliver the core content, along with the safety protocols of these trades, according to Globe and Mail. Once the apprentice has completed the required hours and/or modules for the trade, the apprentice can write the exam for the Certificate of Qualification for the province/territory. Possessing this Certificate makes you a journeyperson, i.e. a master able to train the next generation of trainees. There are 400 trades professions in Canada. In 55 of these professions, certifications are portable across the country the Red Seal trades. In the other professions, there is poor portability of prior trades experience across provincial boundaries and canada failure to graduate enough tradespeople has been a constant for decades. While Canada had nearly 400,000 registered apprentices in 2010, less than 50 per cent went on to obtain their certifications. Most dropouts leave because current policies make it impossible for them to stay. Canadian apprenticeships vary in length by trade and by province, with standard lengths going from two to five years, requiring the regular alternation of work and technical training. The compact between the employer and the trainee is that the apprentice must be released for the training in order to progress to the next level of complexity in the trade. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.