Classification: Non-compulsory

Aboriginal Child Development Practitioner

An Aboriginal Child Development Practitioner:

  • Plans, organizes, and implements activities for preschool children to encourage children in intellectual, physical, and emotional growth.

Electric Motor System Technician

An Electric Motor System Technician performs some or all of the following:

  • Disassembles, diagnoses, rewinds, repairs, tests, and reassembles components of electric motors, transformers, switchgears, and generators.

Information Technology – Contact Centre Technical Support Agent

An Information Technology — Contact Centre Technical Support Agent demonstrates competency in the following:

  • Maintaining a contact centre environment
  • Communicating
  • Providing customer service
  • Creating and maintaining documentation
  • Supporting others and planning for personal development
  • Maintaining privacy and security
  • Installing microcomputer operating systems and components
  • Configuring, servicing and replacing microcomputer systems and components
  • Using troubleshooting strategies

Process Operator – Wood Products

A Process Operator — Wood Products:

  • Operates, monitors, adjusts and maintain wood processing systems and equipment

*IMPORTANT NOTICE*
Please note this trade has been designated as inactive and is no longer accepting apprenticeship registrations indefinitely following a 3-month evaluation period assessing the program’s viability. To learn more about the review process, please see: STO initiates review of 18 apprenticeship programs – Skilled Trades Ontario.

Tractor-Trailer Commercial Driver

A Tractor-Trailer Commercial Driver operates a tractor-trailer for commercial purposes to transport goods, products and materials across provincial, national and international routes. Specifically, a Tractor-Trailer Commercial Driver:

  • plans and executes driving routes
  • secures cargo and loads to ensure safety and prevent damage
  • inspects equipment, conducts routine vehicle safety checks and reports problems
  • prepares compliance and commercial documentation
  • handles equipment off road and on highways
  • controls vehicle speed, space and road position in all driving conditions
  • practices defensive and courteous driving techniques

Agricultural – Dairy Herdsperson

A Dairy Herdsperson:

  • Maintains the health, nutrition, and breeding of milk cows
  • Works with milk processing and sterilizing equipment
  • Operates and maintains barn mechanical and electrical systems and farm mechanical equipment
  • Performs milking
  • Performs feeding and watering
  • Performs herd health procedures
  • Performs routine herd maintenance
  • Operates and maintains farm mechanical and electrical systems
  • Operates and maintains farm mechanical equipment.

Electrician (Signal Maintenance)

An Electrician (signal maintenance):

  • Repairs and operates mechanical, electrical, electronic and computerized signal and train control equipment of transit systems

Light Rail Overhead Contact Systems Linesperson

A  Light Rail Overhead Contact Systems Linesperson:

  • Builds and maintains aerial feeder systems
  • Builds and maintains contact conductor systems
  • Builds and maintains electrical track switch systems
  • Maintains lighting systems

Refractory Mason

A Refractory Mason:

  • Builds and repairs heat and corrosion resistant structures and vessels such as furnaces, tanks, and containers

*IMPORTANT NOTICE*
Please note this trade has been designated as inactive and is no longer accepting apprenticeship registrations indefinitely following a 3-month evaluation period assessing the program’s viability. To learn more about the review process, please see: STO initiates review of 18 apprenticeship programs – Skilled Trades Ontario.

Water Well Driller

A Water Well Driller operates a truck-mounted drilling rig and supporting equipment to drill water wells.

Specifically, a Water Well Driller:

  • plans and prepares site locations
  • communicates with co-workers to identify previous job operations, availability of tools, parts, and machinery, scheduling requirements, and any other information needed to complete job
  • mobilizes the drilling rig
  • maintains and repairs drilling equipment
  • sets up and operates rotary drill
  • sets up, operates and maintains other related equipment
  • cuts and welds metal
  • performs well development
  • installs and maintains related systems
  • completes work documentations
  • follows legislative, regulatory, code and other related standards and requirements