Acts and Regulations

2012, c.19 - Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification Act

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Credit for on-the-job training, technical training or work experience
24(1)A person who has received on-the-job training or related technical training or gained work experience in a designated or compulsory occupation or in a related occupation may apply to the Director to have that training or experience credited towards the plan of apprenticeship for the designated or compulsory occupation.
24(2)In determining whether to grant credits under subsection (1), the Director shall consider
(a) the nature, quality and duration of
(i) the on-the-job training received and work experience gained in the designated occupation, compulsory occupation or related occupation, and
(ii) the related technical training completed and examinations passed,
(b) the standard achieved by the applicant in the technical training or on an examination referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii), and
(c) the recommendation of the employer with whom the apprentice has entered into an apprenticeship agreement.
24(3)A person who has received on-the-job training or related technical training or gained work experience in a designated or compulsory occupation or in a related occupation may apply to the Director to have that training or experience credited towards the requirements for taking a certification examination.
24(4)The Director may credit time spent by an apprentice attending technical training set out in a plan of apprenticeship for a designated occupation or a compulsory occupation toward the hours of on-the-job training and work experience required for the occupation.
Credit for on-the-job training, technical training or work experience
24(1)A person who has received on-the-job training or related technical training or gained work experience in a designated or compulsory occupation or in a related occupation may apply to the Director to have that training or experience credited towards the plan of apprenticeship for the designated or compulsory occupation.
24(2)In determining whether to grant credits under subsection (1), the Director shall consider
(a) the nature, quality and duration of
(i) the on-the-job training received and work experience gained in the designated occupation, compulsory occupation or related occupation, and
(ii) the related technical training completed and examinations passed,
(b) the standard achieved by the applicant in the technical training or on an examination referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii), and
(c) the recommendation of the employer with whom the apprentice has entered into an apprenticeship agreement.
24(3)A person who has received on-the-job training or related technical training or gained work experience in a designated or compulsory occupation or in a related occupation may apply to the Director to have that training or experience credited towards the requirements for taking a certification examination.
24(4)The Director may credit time spent by an apprentice attending technical training set out in a plan of apprenticeship for a designated occupation or a compulsory occupation toward the hours of on-the-job training and work experience required for the occupation.