How to Become a Service Station Mechanic in Nova Scotia

• 4 steps without a listed fee

1. Get a supervised job

   You must be employed in the trade and supervised in the workplace by a certified journeyperson, and if working in a compulsory certified trade you should contact the apprenticeship office to ask about a temporary permit that lets you keep working while registration takes place.

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   “To register, you must be supervised in the workplace by a certified journeyperson. If you are currently working in one of the compulsory certified trades, contact the apprenticeship office nearest you and ask to speak with an Industry Training Consultant about how to obtain a temporary permit.”

   nsapprenticeship.ca/register-apprentice
2. Submit the application package

   You and your employer complete, sign and submit an application package, including an apprenticeship agreement with the Agency, proof of previous trades training and proof of previous work experience such as signed employer letters.

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   “Once a potential apprentice and an employer decide to enter into an apprenticeship agreement, an application package must be completed, signed and submitted to the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency.”

   nsapprenticeship.ca/register-apprentice
3. Arrange a meeting

   After submitting the complete application package, you contact the Industry Training Consultant for your trade and region to arrange a meeting with the Consultant, the employer and the apprentice.

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   “After you've submitted the complete application package to the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency, please contact the Industry Training Consultant for your trade/region to arrange a meeting with the Consultant, the employer and the apprentice.”

   nsapprenticeship.ca/register-apprentice
4. Sign and receive documents

   The Industry Training Consultant has the employer and apprentice sign the form, an Agency Director or Designate signs the agreement, and the Agency sends a signed copy to the apprentice and employer along with a logbook and a Nova Scotia Apprentice ID Card.

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   “An Agency Director/Designate will sign the agreement; The Agency will forward a signed copy of the agreement to the apprentice and employer; and The Agency will forward a logbook and a Nova Scotia Apprentice ID Card to the apprentice.”

   nsapprenticeship.ca/register-apprentice

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1. Carry your apprentice ID card

   If you are an out-of-province apprentice planning to work temporarily in Nova Scotia, you make sure you carry your apprentice ID card and you do not have to register again in Nova Scotia.

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   “Make sure you carry your apprentice ID card. You do NOT have to register again in Nova Scotia. There are no further requirements for you to be able to work as an apprentice in Nova Scotia.”

   nsapprenticeship.ca/get-started/labour-mobility/apprentice-mobility

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• 2 steps without a listed fee

1. Demonstrate eligible trade experience

   As an experienced worker who has not completed an apprenticeship program in Canada, you demonstrate proof of eligible trade experience totalling the required hours.

   Source

   “Provinces and Territories dictate a minimum number of required hours working in a trade for a trade qualifier to be eligible to challenge any certification examination; candidates must also demonstrate experience that covers the trade’s practices”

   ellischart.ca/eng/trades/non-red-seal/service-station-mech.shtml
2. Challenge the certification exam

   Once your eligible experience is demonstrated, you challenge the certification examination to become certified.

   Source

   “Written Certification Examination Indicates if there is a written examination required for certification.”

   ellischart.ca/eng/trades/non-red-seal/service-station-mech.shtml

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