How to Become a Water Treatment Operator in Manitoba

• 1 fee depends on your situation and is not in the total
• 3 steps without a listed fee

1. Sign the Apprenticeship Agreement

   You receive the Apprenticeship Agreement from Apprenticeship Manitoba by email and sign it, and your employer signs Part C.

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   “Apprenticeship Manitoba sends an email to you with the Apprenticeship Agreement - you can print out the agreement and sign it, or electronically sign the agreement - your employer must also sign Part C of the agreement”

   gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/apply-for-your-appr...
2. Register your Apprenticeship Agreement

   You submit your education records, documentation of related work or educational experience, and the signed Apprenticeship Agreement to Apprenticeship Manitoba to register it.

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   “Provide documentation and register your Apprenticeship Agreement with Apprenticeship Manitoba Follow instructions on your Apprenticeship Agreement to submit: a copy of your education records (post-secondary transcript, or high school diploma, and/or Grade 12 transcripts, GED certificate/ Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC), or equivalent).”

   gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/apply-for-your-appr...
3. Complete on-the-job and technical training

   You complete the required on-the-job hours and pass the classroom technical training for each level of your apprenticeship program.

   • Technical Training: $425 (Starting at)
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     “Technical Training (click link for full fee breakdown) Starting at $425”

     gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/apply-for-your-appr...
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   “You will participate in technical training in a classroom setting for about 20 per cent of your apprenticeship. This learning helps to reinforce and expand on what is learned on the job. Once you have completed the required number of on-the-job hours, you can register for technical training delivered by a recognized technical training provider. You need to complete and pass the technical training before progressing to the next level.”

   gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/discover-apprentice...
4. Pass the certification exam

   After completing all apprenticeship requirements you pass the certification exam, with a minimum passing grade of 70 per cent, to earn your Certificate of Qualification.

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   “Once you’ve completed all levels and apprenticeship requirements for your program, you must pass the certification (final) exam. The minimum passing grade is 70 per cent. Some trades also include a practical exam that you must also pass).”

   gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/discover-apprentice...

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• 1 step without a listed fee

1. Have your certification recognized

   If you hold certification from another Canadian jurisdiction for a trade that requires compulsory certification in Manitoba, your certification will be recognized.

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   “If you have received certification elsewhere in Canada for a trade that requires compulsory certification in Manitoba, your certification will be recognized.”

   gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/discover-apprentice...

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• 6 steps without a listed fee
• Listed time: 1.4 months (only 1 of 6 steps state a time)

1. Obtain the Authorization Letter

   If you are on a work permit, you must obtain the approved Authorization Letter from the Government of Canada before you can register for technical training.

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   “You are required to provide the approved Authorization Letter from the Government of Canada to Apprenticeship Manitoba before you will be able to register for technical training while on a work-permit.”

   gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/explore-trades/newcomers.html
2. Contact your Training Coordinator

   Once you have your Authorization Letter, you contact your Apprenticeship Training Coordinator, who will help you register for technical training.

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   “Once you have obtained your Authorization Letter, contact your Apprenticeship Training Coordinator and they will assist you with being able to register for technical training.”

   gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/explore-trades/newcomers.html
3. Check your eligibility

   You review the work experience form for your trade on the Apprenticeship Manitoba website to determine whether you have the work experience, training, knowledge and skills needed to write the qualification exam.

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   “Determine if you have the work experience, training, knowledge and skills required to be eligible to write the qualification exam by reviewing the work experience form for your trade on the Apprenticeship Manitoba website.”

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4. Submit trades qualification application

   If you meet all requirements to write the qualification exam, you submit your trades qualification application with your completed work experience form, employer letters and copies of previous trades certification to Apprenticeship Manitoba.

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   “Submit to Apprenticeship Manitoba your trades qualification application (along with your completed work experience form, employer letter(s) and copies of previous trades certification) only if you meet all requirements to write the qualification exam in your trade.”

   immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations
5. Wait for application review

   You wait for a reply from Apprenticeship Manitoba; approval of your application means you are eligible to write the exam.

   Time: 6 weeks

   Time source

   “Wait for a reply from Apprenticeship Manitoba (application review typically takes about six weeks).”

   immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations
   Source

   “Wait for a reply from Apprenticeship Manitoba (application review typically takes about six weeks). Approval of your application means you are eligible to write the exam.”

   immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations
6. Write the certification exam

   Once your application is approved, you write the certification exam for your trade.

   Source

   “Approval of your application means you are eligible to write the exam.”

   immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations

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