To be eligible to write your Certificate of Qualification Exam, an apprentice needs to have:
A Completed Training Standard
- Ensure that your trainer(s) have signed each of the required skills and sections
- Ensure that the employer sponsor has signed beside each section on page 19 & 20
- Complete the last page, entitled Completing your Apprenticeship
Complete Approximately 5,400 hours of on-the-Job Training
- These hours can be with a single employer or multiple
- These hours equate to 3-4 years of training
A Letter from their Employer Sponsor
- The letter must be on company letterhead and signed
- Stating total hours (which should be approximately: 5,400 hours)
- Stating that the apprentice is ready to complete their apprenticeship
Complete Both In-Class Training Levels
- Level 1 and Level 2 must be successfully completed (passed)
- The Ministry will verify that you have completed both levels
- If you did not attend school and wrote exemptions tests, the certificates must be submitted and on file with the Ministry
If the Apprentice has completed the requirements above:
- Print and fill out the Ministry of Labour, Training, Skills Development (MLTSD) Completing your Apprenticeship Form
Completing your Apprenticeship Form (PDF) - The Apprentice will contact the MLTSD and submit their “Completing your Apprenticeship Form“. The MLTSD will advise the Apprentice of the required next steps.
- If the apprentice meets the requirements, the MLTSD will approve the completion of the apprenticeship. The Apprentice will gain their Certificate of Apprenticeship (C of A).
- The Apprentice will now automatically become a Journey-person Class Candidate with the Ontario College of Trades.
- A Journey-person Class Candidate is qualified to write their Certificate of Qualification Exam (C of Q) to become a Journey-person in the Trade.
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