Institutional Cook Trade Regulations
made under subsection 17A(1) of the
Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act
S.N.S. 2003, c. 1
N.S. Reg. 216/2023 (effective December 7, 2023)
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Citation
Definitions
Term of apprenticeship for institutional cook trade
Institutional cook trade certificate through trade qualification
Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations
Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the Institutional Cook Trade Regulations.
Definitions
2 (1) In these regulations,
“Act” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act;
“cook trade” means the cook trade as defined in the Cook Trade Regulations made
under the Act;
“General Regulations” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act
General Regulations made under the Act;
“institutional cook trade” means the occupation of an institutional cook consisting
of preparing, cooking and serving small- to large-quantity meals that meet the
dietary and health needs of guests and residents in institutional settings, in
accordance with institutional budgets, industry standards, food safety requirements
and occupational health and safety requirements.
(2) A term defined in the General Regulations has the same meaning when used in
these regulations.
Term of apprenticeship for institutional cook trade
3 (1) The term of apprenticeship for the institutional cook trade consists of all of the
following:
(a) 3600 documented hours of the combination of practical experience and the
portion of technical training spent learning the skills of the designated trade
as described in clause 26(1A)(a) of the General Regulations and as
approved by the Director;
(b) related technical training as described in clause 26(1A)(b) of the General
Regulations and as approved by the Director;
(c) a certification examination.
(2) Any probationary period included in a term of apprenticeship for the institutional
cook trade as permitted by subsection 12(2) of the General Regulations must be no
longer than 3 months.
(3) An apprentice in the institutional cook trade may obtain practical experience under
the supervision of a journeyperson in the cook trade to meet the practical
experience requirements as described in clause (1)(a).
Institutional cook trade certificate through trade qualification
4 The period of employment in the designated trade that is required by paragraph
30(1)(a)(ii)(B) of the General Regulations for a person who does not hold a certificate of
apprenticeship and is applying for a certificate of qualification in the institutional cook
trade is 5400 hours.
Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations
5 For the purpose of Section 34 of the General Regulations, which requires an apprentice
or journeyperson to keep their identity card in their possession when practising the
designated trade and produce it on request, a person is practising the institutional cook
trade while the person is doing any of the following:
(a) for an apprentice,
(i) acquiring practical experience in the trade, or
(ii) learning the skills of the trade during the technical training portion of
apprenticeship training;
(b) for a journeyperson, performing the duties of the trade as defined in these
regulations or their duties as set out in the General Regulations.
The following regulations are not
yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation: