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Ironworker (Generalist) Trade Regulations
made under Section 17A of the
Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act
S.N.S. 2003, c. 1
N.S. Reg. 216/2016 (October 5, 2016, effective April 1, 2017)
Citation
1 These trade regulations may be cited as the Ironworker (Generalist) Trade Regulations.
Definitions
2 (1) In these regulations,
“Act” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act;
“General Regulations” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act General Regulations made under the Act;
“ironworker (generalist) trade” means the occupation of an ironworker (generalist), consisting of work in the ironworker (reinforcing) trade and the ironworker (structural/ornamental) trade;
“ironworker (reinforcing) trade” means the ironworker (reinforcing) trade as defined in the Ironworker (Reinforcing) Trade Regulations made under the Act;
“ironworker (structural/ornamental) trade” means the ironworker (structural/ ornamental) trade as defined in the Ironworker (Structural/Ornamental) Trade Regulations made under the Act.
(2) A term defined in the General Regulations has the same meaning when used in these regulations.
Certificate in ironworker (generalist) trade through trade qualification—practical experience
3 (1) In this Section, “subtrade” means the ironworker (structural/ornamental) or ironworker (reinforcing) trade.
(2) The practical experience in the designated trade that is required by paragraph 30(1)(a)(ii)(A) 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 ironworker (generalist) trade is prescribed as completion of the practical experience portion of the term of apprenticeship for either of the subtrades, for a person who
(a) holds a certificate of qualification in the other subtrade;
(b) has been employed in the other subtrade for the number of hours prescribed for the purpose of paragraph 30(1)(a)(ii)(B) of the General Regulations in the trade regulations for that subtrade; or
(c) has completed the practical experience portion in the other subtrade.
(3) A person who holds a certificate of qualification in each of the subtrades is deemed to have completed the practical experience required for the purpose of paragraph 30(1)(a)(ii)(A) of the General Regulations for issuance of a certificate of qualification in the ironworker (generalist) trade.
Certificate in ironworker (generalist) trade through trade qualification—hours of employment
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 ironworker (generalist) trade is 8100 hours.
Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations
5 For the purposes 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 ironworker (generalist) 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.
Transition
6 A person who, immediately before the coming into force of these regulations, was an apprentice in an apprenticeship program under the Ironworker (Generalist) Trade Regulations, N.S. Reg. 223/2013, continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship program under these regulations.