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EN CAS DE
DÉSACCORD AVEC
UNE DÉCISION
LA RÉVISION
D’UNE
DÉCISION
EMPLOI-QUÉBEC
DEVELOPING YOUR SKILLS
AND HAVING THEM
RECOGNIZED
LA
QUALIFICATION
OBLIGATOIRE
EMPLOI-QUÉBEC
COMPULSORY
QUALIFICATION
Certain trades are governed by regulations aimed at ensuring the safety of workers and the public.
To practise a regulated trade, you need to hold a certificate of qualification.
COMPULSORY QUALIFICATION
LEGAL OBLIGATIONS
¢ Workers have to obtain the required certificates of qualification
to perform certain regulated work.
¢ Employers have to make sure that their personnel hold the
certificates of qualification required by regulation.
A CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION ISSUED BY EMPLOI-QUÉBEC IS REQUIRED IN THE FOLLOWING FIELDS
¢ stationary engines and pressure vessels
¢ natural gas and propane
FOR NON-CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES
¢ electricity
¢ pipe fitting
¢ refrigeration systems
¢ halocarbons
¢ elevator mechanics
¢ potable water, wastewater,
¢ explosives (blasters/shot-firers)
OBTAINING COMPULSORY QUALIFICATION IS GENERALLY A THREE-STEP PROCESS
STEP 1 EnrolmentTo obtain the vocational qualification you require to practise a regulated trade, you have to start by filing an application.
STEP 2 ApprenticeshipYou have to apprentice with an employer. If you are not yet employed, you have to be hired by an employer in order to take the apprenticeship program. Please note that you must carry a valid apprenticeship card at all times.
STEP 3 Qualification examinationMost apprenticeship programs include a qualification examination prepared and administered by Emploi-Québec.
FEATURES AND ADVANTAGES
Certificates are defined by type of work and equipment used, not by trade.
¢ Advantages: Greater employment possibilities for workers and
more flexibility for employers in terms of work organization.
The apprenticeship process requires on-the-job training, not just a total number of hours of practice or classroom training.
¢ Advantage: Apprentices who want to qualify for a certificate
are better prepared.
Classroom training can be taken part-time or in the form of distance training.
¢ Advantage: People can take training while working.
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NOTEThis general information document may not be used for legal interpretation purposes.
MORE INFORMATION
WEBSITE
See the Emploi-Québec website, at the following address: www.emploiquebec.gouv.qc.ca
Emploi-Québec’s Centre administratif de la qualification
professionnelle (CAQP) answers requests for information
and processes files.
You can reach the CAQP as follows:
BY MAIL
Centre administratif de la qualification professionnelle
Case postale 100
Victoriaville (Québec) G6P 6S4
BY TELEPHONE1-866-393-0067
