• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  
• Completion of an industry-offered apprenticeship program or three to four years of on-the-job training is usually required.
  
• Trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia.
  

High School Diploma
Certificate

Apprenticeship

Installing and Setting-Up Technical Infrastructure
Mechanical Installing, Maintaining and Repairing
Restoring and Repairing
Analyzing Information
Examining and Diagnosing
Inspecting and Testing
Processing Information
Electricity (Electrical and Electronics)
Engineering and Applied Technologies
Mechanics and Machinery