Section 4
Certification

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This section analyzes the certification status of apprentices in the Red Seal trades versus non-Red Seal trades by apprentice status as compiled by NAS.

When registering in an apprenticeship program in any province or territory, apprentices ultimately aim to become journeypersons in their trade. Apprentices must pass an examination to obtain a Provincial or Territorial Certificate of Qualification, also called the "journeyperson's certificate."

To facilitate greater mobility, apprentices may obtain an additional endorsement through the Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program, which is administered in each province and territory under the guidance of the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship. The Red Seal endorsement enables journeypersons to practice their trades in any province or territory in Canada. Of the several hundred trades practiced across Canada, 49 are Red Seal designated.

Certification in Red Seal and non-Red Seal trades

Appendix 1 Table A.1.4.1that, in Quebec, 93% of completers and 96% of discontinuers were in Red Seal trades. Since the long-term continuers by definition had not yet finished their programs, none were certified and data on their status is not included in this analysis. This section only focuses on completers and discontinuers.

Of the completers, only 8% were without any type of certification. Of the 92% who were certified, 85% were in Red Seal-designated trades: 77% were certified for their own jurisdictions and 8% were certified for their own jurisdictions as well as recognized interprovincially through the Red Seal Program.

A much greater proportion of the discontinuers, about 83%, were without any certification. Of the 17% who were certified, 16% were in Red Seal trades: 15% were certified for their own jurisdictions and 2% were certified for their own jurisdictions as well as recognized interprovincially.