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Apprenticeship

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Image of carpentry apprentice About Apprenticeship Training
  • apprenticeship is a formal agreement between an individual who wants to learn a skill and an employer who needs a skilled worker

  • apprenticeship training is an "earning while learning" arrangement for a required term

  • apprenticeship skills learnt on the job are supplemented with a required number of weeks each year of technical training

  • upon successful completion of an apprenticeship program, you are eligible to write an examination to become certified in the trade

Apprenticeship Contract
You may enter into an apprenticeship contract (become indentured) if you:

  • are 16 years old or older
  • have the proper educational requirements
  • work in a designated trade (either as an employee, employer or self-employed shop owner)

When signed, the apprenticeship contract is registered with the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission.

Technical Training

  • technical training provides you with theory, testing and hands-on experience. It is available in Regina, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon and Prince Albert

  • technical training is also available in cities in other provinces (for some trades)


Training Programs and Other Information
For more information about the trades listed below (requirements for technical and on-the-job training, entrance level and journeyperson examinations) or for information about start dates for specific training periods, please contact the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission.


Apprenticeship Incentive Grant and Apprenticeship Completion Grant

The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant offers $1,000 to eligible apprentices who successfully complete their first and/or second level of apprenticeship training in a designated Red Seal trade, to a maximum of $2,000.

The Apprenticeship Completion Grant offers $2,000 to eligible apprentices who successfully complete their apprenticeship training and receive their journeyperson certification in a designated Red Seal trade on or after January 1, 2009.

By combining the two grants, apprentices could be eligible for up to $4,000 upon certification in a designated Red Seal trade.

Program Name

Campus

Term of Apprenticeship

Length of Training at SIAST per Year/Level
Agricultural Machinery Technician Kelsey 4 years 8 weeks per year
John Deere Agricultural Technician
 Kelsey 4 years Level 1:  12 weeks
Level 2:  8 weeks
Level 3:  12 weeks
Level 4:  8 weeks
Auto Body Technician Kelsey and Wascana 4 years
 Level 1:  6 weeks
Level 2:  6 weeks
Level 3:  7 weeks
Level 4:  7 weeks
Automotive Service Technician

Kelsey and Palliser

 4 years 8 weeks per year
Automotive Service Educational Program (ASEP) Kelsey and Wascana 4 years 8 weeks per year
Bricklayer Palliser 3 years 8 weeks per year
Carpenter Palliser and Woodland 4 years 7 weeks per year
Cook
 Kelsey and Palliser 3 years 40 days per year
Custom Harvester Wascana 4 years 20 days per year
Electrician
 Palliser and Woodland 4 years
 Level 1:  8 weeks
Level 2:  8 weeks
Level 3:  9 weeks
Level 4:  8 weeks
Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic Kelsey 4 years 8 weeks per year
Industrial Instrument Technician Palliser 4 years 10 weeks per year
Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) Kelsey 4 years 8 weeks per year
Ironworker (Structural) Palliser 3 years Level 1:  7 weeks
Level 2:  8 weeks
Level 3:  7 weeks
Machinist Kelsey 4 years Level 1:  8 weeks
Level 2:  8 weeks 
Level 3:  8 weeks
Level 4:  6 weeks
Meat Cutter Kelsey 3 years 8 weeks per year
Motor Vehicle Body Repairer Kelsey and Wascana 4 years Level 1:  6 weeks
Level 2:  6 weeks
Level 3:  7 weeks
Level 4:  7 weeks
Partsperson Kelsey 3 years Level 1:  8 weeks
(offered via distance learning)
Level 2:  8 weeks
Level 3:  6 weeks
Plumber
 Kelsey 4 years Level 1:  8 weeks
Level 2:  8 weeks
Level 3:  7 weeks
Level 4:  7 weeks
Pork Production Technician Wascana 2 years 15 days per year
Refrigeration Mechanic Kelsey 4 years 8 weeks per year
Roofer Woodland 3 years 6 weeks per year
Sheet Metal Worker Kelsey 4 years 8 weeks per year
Steamfitter-Pipefitter


 Kelsey


 4 years

 Level 1:  8 weeks
Level 2:  8 weeks
Level 3:  7 weeks
Level 4:  7 weeks
Steel Fabricator Kelsey 3 years 8 weeks per year
Truck and Transport Mechanic Kelsey 4 years 8 weeks per year
Welding Kelsey and Palliser 3 years Level 1 - 7 weeks
Level 2 - 7 weeks
Level 3 - 8 weeks