7 - Trades, Transport & Equipment Operators

The apprenticeship program is five years long. Each year you work for ten months and go to school for two months. The first level is mostly all safety and code. The second level is more rural plumbing like septic fields, pumps and so forth. The third level involves natural gas piping, furnaces, boilers, hot water tanks and electrical.

The fourth and fifth levels are review and working additional hours. There's a lot riding on those final years - your apprenticeship, college exam and Red Seal exam.

Note: For more information about the apprenticeship program, see Manitoba Competitiveness, Training and Trade (Trade Programs: Plumber) in USEFUL LINKS.