Appliance Service Technician
An Appliance Service Technician installs, assembles, disassembles, removes, services, repairs, maintains and disposes of domestic appliances and electrical household products. Some examples include refrigerators, dishwashers, washers, dryers, and ovens. Specifically, an Appliance Service Technician:
- performs work on multiple appliance and household product systems such as: electrical, electronic control and component, mechanical, water, air, and sealed
- reads and interprets work orders and manufacturer’s specifications, and follows service manual instructions
- installs, services, and repairs appliances and household products including performing inspections, determining leaks and malfunctions, cleaning, lubricating, adjusting and aligning systems and components, verifying operation, and confirming electrical supply
- uses specialized tools and methods to test, calibrate, adjust, and fabricate appliances, household products, their components and accessories
- recovers existing refrigerant and transfers the gases into approved storage containers for disposal
Red Seal trade
Apprenticeship Resources
Apprenticeship Training Standard (PDF) Curriculum Training Standard – Level 1, 2, & 3 (PDF) Trade ReportAPPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
An apprenticeship training program consists of on-the-job and in-school training. Generally, the time-frame to become competent in the trade of Appliance Service Technician is 6000 hours (approximately three years) consisting of 5280 hours of on-the-job work experience and 720 hours of in-school training.
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
An apprenticeship involves practical training provided on-the-job by a skilled worker, or trainer. The skills or competencies to be developed are set out by the trade’s Apprenticeship Training Standard and are recognized by the industry as being essential to the practice of the trade.
As these essential skills are developed, the apprentice’s sponsor or trainer signs the relevant sections of the training standard to indicate that the apprentice has met the individual training objectives by demonstrating the skills required of a skilled worker, or journeyperson, in the trade.
IN-SCHOOL TRAINING
An Appliance Service Technician apprenticeship includes three levels of theoretical training, which includes but is not limited to instruction in:
- applied safety procedures
- principles of electricity
- schematics interpretation
- operation of motors and motor components
- diagnosis and repair of major electrical appliances
- gas appliances, including components, connections, and operating characteristics
- properties and handling of propane and natural gas
- gas piping and tubing systems
- tools and test equipment
- relevant government legislation
Depending on the training delivery agency, in-school training may be available in one of the following ways:
- block release (full-time, for a set number of weeks)
- day release (one day per week from September to June)
- part-time (night-school programs)
- alternative delivery (online, correspondence, etc.)
Appliance Service Technician Appliance Service Technician is a trade named under the Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021. This trade has an apprenticeship program that is administered by the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development. Upon completion of an apprenticeship program, the Ministry issues a Certificate of Apprenticeship.
This trade has a certifying exam. When the certifying exam is passed, Skilled Trades Ontario will issue a Certificate of Qualification in this trade. Because this trade is non-compulsory, this certificate does not have to be renewed, and the information of individuals practicing this trade will not appear on the Skilled Trades Ontario Public Register.
In Ontario, the trade is part of the Interprovincial Red Seal Program—the national standard for the trade across Canada—under the title Appliance Service Technician: www.red-seal.ca.