How Automotive Apprenticeship Works | Step-by-step Guide.

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If you’re planning to get into automotive apprenticeship soon, I’ll explain how it works here in North America and talk a bit about the blue book. Each province and state will differ in the books they use for their apprenticeship, but it’ll all be similar in practice.
I’m using the blue book issued in Alberta.

So how does one get into apprenticeship?

Getting registered can be a bit of challenge and take some time in the beginning.
Basically if an employer offers to apprentice you, he/she will say this to you first and foremost.
Its not something you can just land upon on the first day of starting work. But it isn’t impossible. At the end of the video I’ll mention where you can learn more about it.

But basically, it works like this. You find a shop to work in and the employer hires you. Then once you’re hired, you’ll generally work for the employer for 1 year without being promoted.
Some shops may promote sooner, some may promote much later.
Avoid the shops that promote 2 years or later with your employment. Chances are they wont promote you at all.

But 1 year is typical among the industry.

After 1 year, if you’re still working for the same employer, he/she may approach you to sign you up. Typically that means you’re a good worker in their eyes, and they’re willing to give you a shot.

Some employers may even offer you apprenticeship and pay for all technical training.

After hearing this from your employer you then call to the apprenticeship board in your area to let them know you want to sign up.

Then they will get you to sign forms and verify that your employer is qualified to apprentice you and to make sure you actually got the go-ahead from your employer.

Once all the paperwork is done, the apprenticeship board will send you an apprentice record book, or a blue book in this instance.

Once you’ve received this blue book you can officially start logging hours and college training time towards your apprenticeship.

I can’t disclose the contents inside the blue book due to copyright, but essentially it will record things like engine repair all the way to HVAC and electrical. It will even have certain number of hours needed in those fields for you to complete.

Of course the first year you probably wont be dealing with HVAC and electric circuits, but as you progress that will be required.

Here in Alberta you need 1560 hours worked for 1 year of apprenticeship, which is about 10 month working full time. And you need 2 months of technical training in the same year.

But if you prefer to go at a slower pace, you could finish your 1 year apprentice after 2 years. This will also depend on if your province or state allows a longer time lapse.
So if you don’t enjoy working 5 full days a week like me, you could work 5 half days instead. Or whatever ratio you prefer.
As long as you get the total hours you need to complete year 1, you should have no problems moving up to year 2. And so on and so forth.

But if you enjoy working full time, more power to you. You’ll be right on track.

After graduating year 4, you can now become eligible to take the Journeyman licensing test. Once you’ve passed that you’ve now become a full fledged Journeyman.
In Canada, passing the Real Seal Journeyman exam means you are recognized as qualified across all provinces of Canada. People will hire you much sooner on the spot than a person without it.

So that’s essentially how apprentice works in the automotive field.

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