An Aboriginal Child Development Practitioner:
- Plans, organizes, and implements activities for preschool children to encourage children in intellectual, physical, and emotional growth.
Classification: Non-compulsory
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 that this trade has been placed under review for a 3-month period as a result of low activity in the apprenticeship program. 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 that this trade has been placed under review for a 3-month period as a result of low activity in the apprenticeship program. 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