PROVINCIAL PLAN OF TRAINING FOR THE SHEET METAL WORKER OCCUPATION Mandatory Document Status Date Distributed Implementation Date Comments Original Version March 2005 September 2005 March 2005 P reface This Provincial Plan of Training derived from the Atlantic Training Standard is based upon the 1997 edition of the National Occupational Analysis for the Sheet Metal Worker trade. It was developed through the cooperative efforts of the Atlantic Apprenticeship Council, which consists of both the Atlantic Directors of Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship Board Chairs. This document describes the curriculum content for the Sheet Metal Worker apprenticeship training program and outlines each of the courses necessary for completion of apprenticeship. i Acknowledgment Advisory committees, industry representatives, instructors and apprenticeship staff provided valuable input into the development of this Provincial Plan of Training. Their dedication to quality apprenticeship will benefit institutional training for apprentices in this trade. ii Apprenticeship Plan of Training Evaluation Form Thank you for your interest in the development and revision of this Plan of Training. Upon review of this document, please record your feedback in relation to the following items: - course division and organization - relevancy of the content - errors or omissions - other suggestions for improvement and consideration Overall comments are to be entered on this evaluation form and specific changes are to be entered directly on the document in the relevant area(s). When all feedback has been recorded, return this evaluation form along with the revised Plan of Training to the Apprenticeship Office noted at the bottom of the page. (PLEASE PRINT) Trade: Sheet Metal Worker Full Name: Type of Position: (Trade Practitioner, Instructor, etc.): Company: Address: Telephone: Comments: (Use a separate sheet of paper if necessary) ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Return Evaluation Form and Plan of Training to: Manager, Industrial Training Division of Institutional and Industrial Education Department of Education P.O. Box 8700 St. John’s, NF A1B 4J6 iii Table of Contents Preface............................................................................................................................. i Acknowledgment..............................................................................................................ii Evaluation Form..............................................................................................................iii Conditions Governing Apprenticeship Training...............................................................1 Requirements for Red Seal Certification.........................................................................7 Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders in the Apprenticeship Procress............................8 Program Outcomes.......................................................................................................10 Program Structure.........................................................................................................12 *Math.............................................................................................................................76 REQUIRED RELATED COURSES Workplace Communications.........................................................................................79 Customer Service..........................................................................................................81 Quality Assurance/Quality Control................................................................................83 Introduction to Computers.............................................................................................85 Workplace Skills............................................................................................................90 Job Search Techniques ................................................................................................92 Entrepreneurial Awareness...........................................................................................93 S heet Metal Worker CONDITIONS GOVERNING APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING 1.0 GENERAL The following general conditions will apply to all apprenticeship training programs approved by the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board in accordance with the Apprenticeship Training and Certification Act. Where an occupation requires additional conditions, these will be noted in the specific plan of training for that occupation. In no case should there be a conflict between these conditions and the additional requirements specified in certain plans of training. 2.0 ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS 2.1 Entry into the occupation as an apprentice requires: Indenturing into the occupation by an employer who agrees to provide the appropriate training and work experiences as outlined in this plan of training. 2.2 Notwithstanding the above, each candidate must have successfully completed a high school program or equivalent and in addition may be required to have completed certain academic subjects as specified in particular plans of training. Mature students, at the discretion of the Director of Institutional and Industrial Education, may be registered. A mature student is defined as one who has reached the age of 19 and who can demonstrate the ability and the interest to complete the requirements for certification. 2.3 At the discretion of the Director of Institutional and Industrial Education, credit towards the apprenticeship program may be awarded to an apprentice for previous work experience and/or training as validated through prior learning assessment. 2.4 A Registration for Apprenticeship form must be duly completed. 3.0 PROBATIONARY PERIOD The probationary period for each memorandum of understanding will be six months. Within that period the memorandum may be terminated by either party upon giving the other party and the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board one week notice in writing. Approved by the Provincial Apprenticeship Board - November 2004 1 S heet Metal Worker 4.0 TERMINATION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING After the probationary period referred to in Section 3.0 herein, the memorandum of understanding may be terminated by the Board by mutual consent of the parties thereto or cancelled by the Board for proper and sufficient cause in the opinion of the Board. 5.0 APPRENTICESHIP PROGRESSION SCHEDULE AND WAGE RATES 5.1 Progression Schedule 7200 Hour Programs Requirements for Progression Progress To First Year Apprentice Completion of entry level (Block 1) Second Year courses, plus relevant work experience totaling a minimum of 1800 hours * Second Year Apprentice Completion of advanced level (Block 2) Third Year courses, plus relevant work experience totaling a minimum of 3600 hours Third Year Apprentice Completion of advanced level (Block 3) Fourth Year courses, plus relevant work experience totaling a minimum of 5400 hours Fourth Year Apprentice Completion of advanced level (Block 4) Write courses and (Block 5) if applicable, plus Certification sign-off of workplace skills required for Examination certification totaling a minimum of 7200 hours** 5400 Hour Programs Requirements for Progression Progress To First Year Apprentice Completion of entry level (Block 1) Second Year courses, plus relevant work experience totaling a minimum of 1800 hours * Second Year Apprentice Completion of advanced level (Block 2) Third Year courses, plus relevant work experience totaling a minimum of 3600 hours Third Year Apprentice Completion of advanced level (Block 3) Write courses, plus sign-off of workplace Certification skills required for certification totaling a Examination minimum of 5400 hours 4800 Hour Programs Requirements for Progression Progress To Approved by the Provincial Apprenticeship Board - November 2004 2 S heet Metal Worker First Year Apprentice Completion of entry level courses Second Year (Block 1), plus relevant work experience totaling a minimum of 1600 hours * Second Year Apprentice Completion of advanced level (Block 2) Third Year courses, plus relevant work experience totaling a minimum of 3200 hours Third Year Apprentice Completion of advanced level (Block 3) Write courses, plus sign-off of workplace Certification skills required for certification totaling a Examination minimum of 4800 hours * All direct entry apprentices must meet the Requirements for Progression either through Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition or course completion before advancing to the next year. ** Apprentices in a 7200 hour program which incorporates more than four blocks of training are considered fourth year apprentices pending completion of 100% course credits and workplace skills requirements. 5.2 For the duration of each Apprenticeship Training Period, the apprentice, who is not covered by a collective agreement, shall be paid a progressively increased schedule of wages which shall not be less than: Program Wage Rates Comments Duration 7200 Hours 1st Year 55% These wage rates are percentages of the prevailing journeyperson’s wage rate in the 2nd 65% place of employment of the apprentice. No Year apprentice shall be paid less than the wage 3rd Year 75% rate established by the Labour Standards Act (1988), as now in force or as hereafter 4th Year 90% amended, or by other Order, as amended from time to time replacing the first mentioned 5400 Hours 1st Year 55% Order. and 2nd 70% 4800 Hours Year 3rd Year 85% 4000 Hours (Hairstylist Program) - The apprentice shall be paid no less than the minimum wage for hours worked and a commission agreed upon between the apprentice and the employer. Approved by the Provincial Apprenticeship Board - November 2004 3 S heet Metal Worker 6.0 TOOLS Apprentices shall be required to obtain hand tools as and when specified by the Board. 7.0 PERIODIC EXAMINATIONS AND EVALUATION 7.1 Every apprentice shall submit to such occupational tests and examinations as the Board shall direct. If after such occupational tests and examinations the apprentice is found to be making unsatisfactory progress, his/her rate of wage shall not be advanced as provided in Section 5 until his/her progress is satisfactory to the Director of Institutional and Industrial Education and his/her date of completion shall be deferred accordingly. Persistent failure to pass required tests shall be a cause for revocation of his/her Memorandum of Understanding. 7.2 Upon receipt of reports of accelerated progress of the apprentice, the Board may shorten the term of apprenticeship and advance the date of completion accordingly. 7.3 For each and every course, a formal assessment is required for which 70% is the pass mark. At the discretion of the instructor, the summative mark may be for completion of a theory examination or a combination of the theory examination and an assigned practical project. 8.0 GRANTING OF CERTIFICATES OF APPRENTICESHIP Upon the successful completion of apprenticeship, the Board shall issue a Certificate of Apprenticeship 9.0 HOURS OF WORK Any hours employed in the performance of duties related to the designated occupation will be credited towards the completion of the term of apprenticeship. Appropriate documentation of these hours must be provided. 10.0 COPIES OF THE REGISTRATION FOR APPRENTICESHIP The Director of Institutional and Industrial Education shall provide copies of the Registration for Apprenticeship form to all signatories to the document. Approved by the Provincial Apprenticeship Board - November 2004 4 S heet Metal Worker 11.0 RATIO OF APPRENTICES TO JOURNEYPERSONS The ratio of Apprentices to Journeypersons normally shall not exceed one apprentice to every one journeyperson employed. Exceptions for specific occupations may occur with the approval of the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board. 12.0 RELATIONSHIP OF THE PLAN OF TRAINING TO A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT Collective agreements take precedence over the conditions outlined in the plan of training. 13.0 AMENDMENTS TO A PLAN OF APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING A plan of training may be amended at any time by the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board. 14.0 EMPLOYMENT, RE-EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS 14.1 The plan of training requires Apprentices to attend regularly their place of employment. 14.2 The plan of training requires Apprentices to regularly attend training programs for that occupation as prescribed by The Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board. 14.3 Failure to comply with Sections 14.1 and/or 14.2 will result in cancellation of the Memorandum of Understanding. Apprentices may have their M.O.U.’s reinstated by the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board but would be subject to a commitment to complete the entire program as outlined in the General Conditions of Apprenticeship. Permanent cancellation in the said occupation is the result of non-compliance. 14.4 Cancellation of the Memorandum of Understanding to challenge journeyperson examinations, if unsuccessful, would require an apprentice to serve a time penalty of two (2) years before reinstatement as an apprentice or registering as a Trade Qualifier. 14.5 Under the plan of training the employer is required; to keep each apprentice employed as long as work is available, and if the apprentice is laid off due to lack of work, to give opportunity to be re-employed before another is hired. 14.6 The employer will permit each apprentice to attend regularly training programs as prescribed by the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Approved by the Provincial Apprenticeship Board - November 2004 5