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General Training Applications & Forms
Trades Qualification Application & Work Experience Forms
Designated Trainer Work Experience Applications
High School Apprenticeship Program Applications & Forms
Certificate of Qualification Recognition (AIT)
Additional Applications for the Trades of Hairstylist, Esthetician and Electrologist

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General Training Applications & Forms

*New Apprenticeship Application Online –Prospective apprentices can now apply and pay for the Apprenticeship Application online at AccessManitoba.ca!  Create your account and follow the application instructions. .  This application is required to begin an apprenticeship and to be registered as an apprentice,  to change a trade,  or  to change an apprenticeship employer. Note: The Apprenticeship Application requires a $50 fee which must accompany the application in order for it to be processed.

The form is also available for download in pdf format.  To submit, print and include signatures in ink where specified.

Verification and Disclosure of Manitoba Apprenticeship Training and Certification Credentials    (français)  - This application is for out-of-province requests for information about Manitoba apprenticeship training and certification credentials and is completed by the government body or person(s) requesting this information.

Increase in Ratio Application - Apprentice/Journeyperson Training Ratio


Exemption Permit Application
- Allows a non-certified employee to perform a portion, but not all of the taskswithin the scope of a compulsory certification trade

Copy of Personal Records Form    (français)  - To order another copy of a Report of Hours, Pocket Card, Trade Portfolio, Certificate of Qualification or a record for the Trades of Hairstylist, Esthetician and Electrologist.

Notice of Appeal Application

Apprenticeship Technical Training Registration Application

Exam Application - Applicants eligible to write an examination i.e.Trades Qualification Exam, Practical Exam, or an Exam Re-Write will be notified by mail with an Exam Application form. For Level Placement Exams or Provincial certificate holders who would like to challenge the interprovincial exam, contact Apprenticeship Manitoba for an Exam Application Form.

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Trades Qualification (TQ) Application & Work Experience Forms
(Application for certification through work experience)

To apply for Trades Qualification, ensure you submit the following documents:

  1. New Trades Qualification Application Online - Exam challengers can now apply and pay for the Trades Qualification Application online at AccessManitoba.ca!  Create your account and follow the application instructions. 
    You may also download the Trades Qualification Application   
    This form fillable or can be printed and completed manually. To submit, the application must be printed and include signatures in ink where specified.

  2. Work Experience Form for your trade

  3. Employer Letter(s)    (français) -  documenting exact dates of employment, total hours worked, a brief description of duties performed, the employer signature and any trade related certificates. If your employer is no longer in business or if you were self-employed during this time for which you area applying, please submit a Self Declaration Letter    (français)  instead of the Employer Letter.

After you have submitted the required documents and have been approved to challenge the exam, you'll need to start preparing. Apprenticeship Manitoba's Trades Qualifications office has put together a guide (called the Trades Qualification Learning Supports) to help you prepare for the Interprovincial/Provincial Certification Exam in your trade.

Download the Trades Qualification Learning Supports    (français)  here.

For more information, see section on Trades Qualification.

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Designated Trainer Work Experience Application

This application should be used to apply as a designated trainer for employers of both regular and Senior Years apprentices. Please ensure you submit the following two documents:

  1. Designated Trainer Application    (français) 
  2. Work Experience Form for your trade

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High School Apprenticeship Program (HSAP) Applications & Forms

To apply for HSAP ensure that you submit an HSAP Registration Form, Apprenticeship Application/Agreement, CareerFocus Application (if applicable), a high school transcript, application fee, if required an HSAP Designated Trainer Work Experience Application for trainers that are not certified journeypersons.

For details, read section on the High School Apprenticeship Program.

HSAP pplication Forms:

HSAP Registration Form
- must be completed by the high school contact

Apprenticeship Application
  - must be completed by the prospective apprentice & employer

Employer Assessment Forms


On-the-Job Practical Assessment Form


Report of Hours Form
   (français) 

Educator Forms:


Application for Certificates of Completion
   (français) 

Practical Assessment Form    (français) 

Verification of Credits (for mature HSAP students at Adult Education Centers)

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Certificate of Qualification Recognition (AIT)

Application to recognize Certificates of Qualification for a Manitoba compulsory trade received in another Canadian jurisdiction.

*Applications are not required from candidates with a Certificates of Qualification from jurisdictions already approved for Certificate of Qualification Recognition or for those wishing to work in non compulsory trades.

Certificate of Qualification Recognition Information & Application    (français) 

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Applications for the Trades of Hairstylist, Esthetician and Electrologist

*New - Renew or apply online at AccessManitoba.ca! Create your account and follow the instructions.
You may also download the Authorizations to Practise    (français)  (Reinstatement of Renewals)
Verification of Enrolment    (français)  (for technical training)
Verification of Completion for Technical Training – Hairstylist
Verification of Completion for Technical Training  – Electrologist
Verification of Completion for Technical Training)  – Esthetician
Verification of Completion for Technical Training – Skin Care Technician
Verification of Completion for Technical Training  – Nail Technician
Technical Training Course Completion - Estheticians only (for technical training)
Waiver for Practical Examination Model    (français) 

Esthetician
Temporary Permit with Supervision Exemption Application    (français) 

Trade Examiners
Trade Examiner Application    (français) 

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