The remaining 20 percent is technical, classroom-based training, taken either once a year in a block of time away from work, or in a more flexible timeframe. Upon completion of each technical training session throughout the length of your apprenticeship, you write an examination. The Apprenticeship Branch arranges this technical aspect of your training. The Apprenticeship Branch and The Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Board, in cooperation with industry are examining more flexible ways to deliver this training. There are now over 50 designated trades in Manitoba and the number is growing.
Some trades are compulsory.
This means the only way you can work in these trades is through apprenticeship training or if you have a Certificate of Qualification. Upon successful completion of an apprenticeship trade program you receive a Certificate of Qualification. For a detailed description of each Manitoba-designated apprenticeship trade, check Trade Choices. For each trade, the years of training, time required for apprenticeship and technical training and the teaching institution providing technical training are shown. Apprenticeship trades training varies from two to five years.