Apprenticeship+information

= = = = = Apprenticeship and Certification = ** Information Relating to the Department of Education Coop Program **

=Introduction= In New Brunswick nine occupations are designated compulsory under the //Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification Act//. To work in these occupations, one must be either a certified journeyperson or be a registered apprentice. ** Automotive Service Technician ** ** Automotive Service Technician (Steering, Suspension and Brakes) ** ** Automotive Service Technician (Electrical and Fuel) ** ** Automotive Service Technician (Transmission) ** ** Bricklayer ** ** Construction Electrician ** ** Plumber ** ** Refrigeration and Air Condition Technician ** ** Sprinkler System Installer ** If a student wants to participate in a Coop term with an employer in a compulsory occupation, the student will require a pre-apprentice card from the Regional Apprenticeship Office Staff. **They will be required to carry this card with them at all times while on the job site.** = **__ Required information __** =

In order for Apprenticeship and Certification to issue a pre- apprentice card, a list of students, with the following information, must be provided to the appropriate Regional Manager (listed below) at least 10 days before the coop term is to begin: · Full legal name of the student  · Address   · Social Insurance Number (or Medicare Number if SIN not available)   · Date of birth   · Occupation in which the student will be doing their coop term   · Employer’s name and coordinates with whom each student will be doing their coop term   · Date and duration of the coop term. The name and phone number of the person responsible for the Coop Program (Coop Program Coordinator) either at the School District level or at the school level, with whom the Regional Apprenticeship Staff can communicate must also be provided. = **__ Documents provided by AOC Staff __** =

The Regional Apprenticeship Staff will provide the Coop Program Coordinator with the pre-apprentice cards for all students who are doing a coop term in a compulsory occupation along with a letter from the Director of Apprenticeship and Certification. The student must present this letter to their employer on the first day of work. = **__ Responsibilities of Coop Program Coordinator __** =

· Provide the Apprenticeship Regional Managers with the above listed information at least 10 days before the Coop Term begins. · Ensure coop students get their card and letter before they leave for their coop term. · Collect pre-apprentice cards and return to the Apprenticeship Regional Manager upon completion of the coop program. = **__ Regional Managers: __** =

Bathurst and Campbellton (North-East includes Caraquet)  Guy Caissie   Tel # Bathurst: 547-2711   Tel # Campbellton: 789-2402 Edmundston (North-West)  Claude Lepage   Tel # 735-2501    Fredericton   Daryl Hay   Tel # 453-2276 Miramichi (includes the Acadian Peninsula except for Caraquet)  Leonel Richard   Tel # 778-6057 Moncton  Derek Woods   Tel # 856-2236 Saint John  Brian Powe   Tel # 658-2133 Woodstock  Hubert Perkins﻿﻿  Tel # 325-4891  For a printable version of this page click [|Apprenticeship and Compulsary Trades.doc] to download the word document.