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Trades Qualification - Required Experience Chart

Trade	Certificate	Years experience required (within last 10 yrs.)	Hours Required	Additional Practical Exam Required
Agricultural Equipment Technician	Interprovincial	6	10,800
Automotive Service Technician	Interprovincial	6	10,800
Boilermaker	Interprovincial	5	8,000
Bricklayer	Interprovincial	6	7,200	Yes
Cabinetmaker	Interprovincial	6	9,600
Carpenter	Interprovincial	6	10,800	Yes
Concrete Finisher	Interprovincial	4.5	5,400
Construction Craft Worker	Interprovincial	3	8,100
Construction Electrician *	Interprovincial	6	10,800
Cook	Interprovincial	4.5	8,100
Crane & Hoisting Equipment Operator
- Mobile Crane Operator *	Interprovincial	4.5	7,650
- Boom Truck Hoist Operator *	Provincial	3	3,750
- Tower Crane Operator *	Provincial	3	4,500
- Power Generation and Transmission Mobile Crane Operator	Provincial	4.5	1,350
- Power Generation and Transmission Boom Truck Hoist Operator	Provincial	4.5	1,350
Diesel Engine Mechanics	Provincial	under development	under development
Domestic Gasfitter	Provincial	3	5,400
Electric Motor System Technician	Interprovincial	6	9,000
Electrologist *	Provincial	1.5	1,500	Yes
Esthetician *	Provincial	3.5	4,800	Yes
Nail Technician*	Provincial	1.5	1,500	Yes
Skin Care Technician*	Provincial	3	3,300	Yes
Floorcovering Installer	Interprovincial	4.5	6,300
Gas Turbine Repair and Overhaul Technician	under development	under development	under development	under development
Gasfitter	Provincial	6	10,800
Glazier	Interprovincial	5	9,000
Hairstylist *	Interprovincial	3	4,500	Yes
Heavy Duty Equipment Technician	Interprovincial	6	10,800
Industrial Electrician *	Interprovincial	6	10,800
Industrial Instrument Mechanic	Interprovincial	6	9,600
Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)	Interprovincial	6	9,600
Insulator (Heat and Frost)	Interprovincial	6	9,000
Ironworker	Interprovincial	4.5	8,100
Lather	Interprovincial	6	10,800
Landscape Horticulturalist	Provincial	4.5	7,650
Machinist	Interprovincial	6	10,800	Yes
Marine & Outdoor Power Equipment Technician	Interprovincial	4.5	8,100
Motor Vehicle Body Repairer	Interprovincial	6	10,800	Yes
Motor Vehicle Body Painter	Interprovincial	4	7,200	Yes
Painter & Decorator	Interprovincial	4.5	8,100
Partsperson	Interprovincial	4	8,100
Plumber	Interprovincial	7.5	13,500
Pork Production Technician	Provincial	3 in last 5 years	5,400
Power Electrician	Provincial	5	8,000
Pre-Engineered Building Erector	Provincial	under development	under development	under developmernt
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanic *
-Commercial	Interprovincial	7	12,600
-Residential	Provincial	6	10,800
Railway Car Technician	Provincial	under development	under development
Recreation Vehicle Service Technician	Interprovincial	4.5	8,100
Rig Technician	Interprovincial	under development
Roofer	Interprovincial	4.5	6,300
Sheet Metal Worker	Interprovincial	6	10,800
Sprinkler System Installer *	Interprovincial	6	10,200
Steamfitter - Pipefitter *	Interprovincial	7.5	13,500
Steel Fabricator	Interprovincial	5	9,000
Tool & Die Maker	Interprovincial	6	10,800	Yes
Transport Trailer Technician	Interprovincial	4.5	8,100
Truck & Transport Mechanic	Interprovincial	6	10,800
Water and Wastewater Technician	Provincial	3	4,800
Welder	Interprovincial	4.5	7,200	Yes

*Compulsory apprenticeship or a Certificate of Qualification is required to work in these trades.
Must be employed with Manitoba Hydro

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Trades Qualification - Required Experience Chart