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Frequently Asked Questions if I am an Apprentice - FAQ

A group of questions with answers have been compiled for program apprentices. Rather than phone the ITA Customer Service office you may find the information below addresses your uncertainty. Answers to specific questions are addressed in the following areas:

  1.  Who was surveyed?
  2.  Who is responsible for the work-based hour requirement increase?
  3. Why were the work-based hours increased?
  4.  Will my requirements change for the BC Training Tax Credits, Apprenticeship Incentive Grant and Apprenticeship Completion Grant?
  5. Who can sign-off on an apprenticeship?
  6. Who is responsible for reporting my work-based hours?
  7. Who is responsible for sign-off and how will final sign-off occur to acquire my BC Certificate of Qualification?
     

 Frequently Asked Questions if I am a Program Challenger -FAQ

A group of questions with answers have been compiled for program challengers. Rather than phone the ITA Customer Service office you may find the information below addresses your uncertainty. Answers to specific questions are addressed in the following areas:

  1. Who was surveyed?
  2. Who is responsible for the work-based hour requirement increase?
  3. What happens if my challenge application was approved before the work-based hours were increased?
  4. How do I schedule to write or re-write the Interprovincial (Red Seal) exam?
  5. What happens if you fail the Interprovincial (Red Seal) exam?
  6. If I have completed a Plumber Certificate of Qualification, how many hours do I need to challenge
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Description

Carpenters build and repair a vast array of structures made of wood, wood-substitutes and other materials. Many work for construction companies, contractors and maintenance departments while others are self-employed. Carpenter is a nationally designated trade under the Inter-provincial Red Seal program.

Carpenters assemble and erect forms for concrete, wood and metal frame construction and use plans and instruments to prepare for excavating and shoring. On smaller projects, they direct concrete placement, and install exterior and interior finish materials such as siding, doors, windows and cabinets.

Carpenters also install floor beams, lay sub-flooring, erect walls and roof systems, and fit and install trim items.

There are different specializations within the carpentry trade.
  • Rough Carpenters construct forms and assemble basic structures.
  • Framing Carpenters erect and sheath the frame of houses and other buildings as well as install windows.
  • Finishing Carpenters work on the final stages of construction, such as the installation of doors, moldings and stairs.
Broadly speaking, the construction industry is divided between residential and industrial-commercial-institutional projects, and carpentry duties vary between these two types of work.

Program Profile
Carpenter Profile  (program standard for apprentices registered prior to December 31, 2010; program standard for program challengers prior to October 31, 2010)

Carpenter Profile  (program standard for apprentices registered  on or after January 1, 2011; program standard for program challengers on or after December 1, 2010)

Program Outline
Carpentry Program Outline

Training Institutions
Click here for a list of ITA-approved institutions

Certification Challenge Application
CS011.3 Carpenter Challenge Package

Application for Sign-Off Authority (formerly known as Equivalency Status Application)
CS012.3 Carpenter Supervision and Sign-Off Authority

Prior Work-based Training Credit Application
CS002.2 Carpenter

Information Guide: Preparing to Write an Interprovincial Red Seal Examination
This published information guide provides study techniques which can be used to prepare for writing the Interprovincial Red Seal examination for this trade. Topics which are discussed in the guide are: the National Occupational Analysis (NOA), studying for the Red Seal exam, sample Red Seal questions, and writing the Red Seal exam.

Inter-Provincial Examination Information
All of the Inter-Provincial examinations have an assigned number of questions based on each National Occupational Analysis (NOA) blocks and tasks. Refer to the table for an assigned number of questions per exam, the assigned number of questions per block section and the assigned number of questions per task for this trade.

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