How to get started in an apprenticeship

If you wish to explore apprenticeship training and a career in the skilled trades, there are certain recommended steps to follow to get started. However, the exact order of those steps depends upon 2 major things:

   1.    The province/territory in which you plan to work
   2.    The trade that you select.

The first steps

When you want to obtain a certificate as a skilled tradesperson, you first need to decide in which province/territory you will work because the requirements for obtaining your trade certificate in one province/territory may be slightly different than the requirements for obtaining your trade certificate in another province/territory.

Next, before you can begin apprenticeship training, you need to decide which trade you wish to learn. This is because the requirements for obtaining a trade certificate as an Electrician may be different from the requirements for obtaining a trade certificate as a Cook, or an Automotive Service Technician. 

What’s next? Read: Getting started in apprenticeship (a list of recommended steps to follow)