Apprenticeship Information

If you're looking at trades as a career.

Red Seal Recruiting focuses specifically on recruiting for experienced and certified technical, engineering and journeyman trades positions.

The majority of apprentices are hired internally and unfortunately not through employment agencies and Red Seal. What does that mean? It means that companies offer trades apprenticeships to employees working in entry level jobs who show initiative and loyalty.

The number one way we suggest to get an apprenticeship is find out what type of apprenticeship you would like and then put on a pair of work boots, clean work clothing, grab the phone book, and go to all the companies in the area with a two page resume and a smile. Ask if they have any entry level jobs and if they do not ask them when they think business will be increasing and ask if they would mind if you visited them again in two weeks.

If you are considering getting into a specific trade, please use the following resources to help you with your search to become an Inter-provincial or Red Seal journeyman.

If you're still testing the waters.

Find out what trade would be good for you: www.apprenticesearch.com/fpTrades/trades.asp

If you know where you're going but not how to get there.

Find training in BC: www.educationplanner.ca/index.cfm

For additional trades information: www.apprenticetrades.ca/en/

Contact your Provincial Certificate Granting Authorities for in depth information about schools, challenging exams, timelines etc.: