Across professions
Who Asks for the Red Seal Exam
Also called Interprovincial standards (Red Seal) examination, Interprovincial Red Seal Exam, Red Seal Written Examination, Red Seal Certification Exam, Certification (Red Seal) Exam, Drywall Finisher and Plasterer Interprovincial Red Seal exam, Red Seal Welder Written Exam or Welder Interprovincial Red Seal (written examination)
Occupations and provinces
| Occupation | Where | What the regulator says |
|---|---|---|
| Appliance service technician | Nova Scotia | Read the quote“The only pathway to certification in Nova Scotia is to challenge the Red Seal Certification Exam as a trade qualifier.”nsapprenticeship.ca/trades/trade/restoration-stone-mason |
| Automotive refinishing technician | Nova Scotia | Read the quote“The only pathway to certification in Nova Scotia is to challenge the Red Seal Certification Exam as a trade qualifier.”nsapprenticeship.ca/get-started/trades |
| Automotive service technician | Nova Scotia | Read the quote“Canadian Automotive Service Technician: Certificate of Qualification Test Preparation from Centennial College Press contains practice tests that closely imitate the Red Seal exam in both content and level of difficulty.”nsapprenticeship.ca/trades/trade/restoration-stone-mason |
| Bricklayer | Nova Scotia | Read the quote“Successful completion of the program is represented by the Red Seal Endorsement, which is a recognized standard across Canada and protected in the *Nova Scotia Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act* for exclusive use by completed apprentices and skilled tradespersons who have passed the Red Seal exam.”nsapprenticeship.ca/tradespersons/trade-certificates |
| Construction craft worker | Nova Scotia | Read the quote“protected in the *Nova Scotia Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act* for exclusive use by completed apprentices and skilled tradespersons who have passed the Red Seal exam.”nsapprenticeship.ca/tradespersons/trade-certificates |
| Construction electrician | Nova Scotia | Read the quote“provides the "Canadian Construction and Maintenance Electrician: Certificate of Qualification Exam Preparation" book, which contains practice tests that closely imitate the Red Seal exam in both content and level of difficulty.”nsapprenticeship.ca/trades/trade/restoration-stone-mason |
| Cook | Nova Scotia | Read the quote“Successful completion of the program is represented by the Red Seal Endorsement, which is a recognized standard across Canada and protected in the *Nova Scotia Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act* for exclusive use by completed apprentices and skilled tradespersons who have passed the Red Seal exam.”nsapprenticeship.ca/tradespersons/trade-certificates |
| Heavy duty equipment technician | Nova Scotia | Read the quote“Exam Prep: Centennial College Press provides the "Canadian Heavy Equipment Technician: Certificate of Qualification Test Preparation" book, which contains practice tests that closely imitate the Red Seal exam in both content and level of difficulty.”nsapprenticeship.ca/get-started/trades |
| Instrumentation and control technician | Nova Scotia | Read the quote“Write the Red Seal Exam for Red Seal Certification; or Obtain a provincial certificate without writing an exam.”nsapprenticeship.ca/trades/trade/restoration-stone-mason |
| Insulator (heat and frost) | Nova Scotia | Read the quote“- Write the Red Seal Exam for Red Seal Certification; or”nsapprenticeship.ca/get-started/trades |
| Ironworker (Generalist) | Nova Scotia | Read the quote“The only pathway to certification in Nova Scotia is to challenge the Red Seal Certification Exam as a trade qualifier.”nsapprenticeship.ca/get-started/trades |
| Landscape horticulturist | Nova Scotia | Read the quote“Write the Red Seal Exam for Red Seal Certification”nsapprenticeship.ca/trades/trade/restoration-stone-mason |
| Restoration mason | Nova Scotia | Read the quote“Joey is also a mentor for the East Preston Empowerment Academy for the Bricklayer and Restoration Stone Mason trades, supporting tradespeople in the community who wish to challenge the Red Seal exam.”nsapprenticeship.ca/employers/employer-champions/2016 |
| Sheet metal worker | Nova Scotia | Read the quote“the Red Seal Endorsement, which is a recognized standard across Canada and protected in the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act for exclusive use by completed apprentices and skilled tradespersons who have passed the Red Seal exam.”nsapprenticeship.ca/tradespersons/trade-certificates |
| Welder | Nova Scotia | Read the quote“Welder apprentices at the end of their 3rd (final) level of training must apply for both the Welder Practical Exam and the Red Seal Welder Written Exam.”nsapprenticeship.ca/apprentices/training-and-exams |
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