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PROVINCIAL PLAN OF TRAINING FOR THE CABINETMAKER OCCUPATION
July, 2002
Preface This Provincial Plan of Training derived from the Atlantic Training Standard is based upon the 2000 edition of the National Occupational Analysis for the Cabinetmaker trade. It was developed through the cooperative efforts of the Atlantic Apprenticeship Council, which consists of both the Atlantic Directors of Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship Board Chairs. This document describes the curriculum content for the Cabinetmaker apprenticeship training program and outlines each of the courses necessary for completion of apprenticeship.
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Acknowledgments Advisory committees, industry representatives, instructors and apprenticeship staff provided valuable input into the development of this Provincial Plan of Training. Their dedication to quality apprenticeship will benefit institutional training for apprentices in this trade.
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Apprenticeship Plan of Training Evaluation Form Thank you for your interest in the development and revision of this Plan of Training. Upon review of this document, please record your feedback in relation to the following items: - course division and organization - relevancy of the content - errors or omissions - other suggestions for improvement and consideration Overall comments are to be entered on this evaluation form and specific changes are to be entered directly on the document in the relevant area(s). When all feedback has been recorded, return this evaluation form along with the revised Plan of Training to the Apprenticeship Office noted at the bottom of the page. (PLEASE PRINT) Trade: Cabinetmaker Full Name: Type of Position: (Trade Practitioner, Instructor, etc.): Company: Address: Telephone: Comments: (Use a separate sheet of paper if necessary) _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Return Evaluation Form and Plan of Training to: Manager, Industrial Training Division of Institutional and Industrial Education Department of Youth Services and Post-Secondary Education P.O. Box 8700 St. John’s, NF A1B 4J6
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Table of Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Acknowledgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Evaluation Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Program Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Program Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Conditions Governing Apprenticeship Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Program Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 REQUIRED RELATED COURSES Workplace Correspondence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Quality Assurance/Quality Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Introduction to Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Workplace Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Job Search Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Entrepreneurial Awareness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Program Outcomes Upon completion of the Cabinetmaker Apprenticeship Program, apprentices will have the knowledge and skills required to perform the following tasks: Task 1
Plans work activities.
Task 2
Uses hand and portable power tools.
Task 3
Maintains machines and equipment.
Task 4
Builds prototypes.
Task 5
Works on job sites.
Task 6
Machines components using stationary woodworking machines.
Task 7
Machines components using automated equipment.
Task 8
Bends wood and related materials.
Task 9
Laminates wood and related materials.
Task 10
Applies veneers and inlays.
Task 11
Applies laminated materials.
Task 12
Applies solid surfaces.
Task 13
Applies edge treatment.
Task 14
Assembles cabinets.
Task 15
Assembles furniture.
Task 16
Assembles architectural woodword/millwork products.
Task 17
Prepares and applies finishing materials.
Task 18
Restores woodwork.
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Program Structure
NF Course No.
Atlantic Course No.
Suggested Hours
Course Name
Prerequisites
Page No.
TS-1510
Occupational Health & Safety
6
12
TS-1530
First Aid
14
15
TS-1520
WHMIS
6
16
AK-1130
CAB-0135
Construction Safety
40
AK-1100
CAB-0140
Blueprint I - Basic
75
AK-1200
CAB-1100
Hand Tools
45
CAB 0135
26
AK-1210
CAB-1105
Fasteners and Adhesives
30
CAB 1100
27
AK-1220
CAB-0145
Materials
45
CAB 0135
29
AK-1230
CAB-1110
Portable Power Tools
45
CAB 1100
34
AK-1240
CAB-1115
Common Stationary Equipment
60
CAB 1110
36
AK-1250
CAB-1120
Joint Fabrication and Assembly
45
CAB 1115
38
AK-1260
CAB-1125
Laminating
45
CAB 1120
40
AK-1270
CAB-1130
Speciality Stationary Equipment
60
CAB 1125
43
AK-1280
CAB-1135
High Production Equipment
75
CAB 1130
44
AK-1290
CAB-1140
Basic Casework
75
CAB 1150, CAB 1130
46
AK-1300
CAB-1145
Wood Finishing
80
CAB 1110
50
AK-2200
CAB-1155
Advanced Casework and Furniture Design
90
CAB 1140, CAB 1170
54
AK-1310
CAB-1160
Stairs
90
CAB 1150
57
AK-1101
CAB-1150
Blueprint Il (Intermediate)
40
CAB-0140
62
AK-1320
CAB-1180
Industry Codes and Practices
45
CAB-0135
65
AK-1330
CAB-1190
Installation Procedures
45
CAB 1180, CAB 1140
68
AK-2100
CAB-1170
Blueprint IIl (Advanced)
40
CAB-1150
70
AK-2101
CAB-1175
Blueprint lV (CAD)
60
CAB-1170
71
CM-2150
Workplace Correspondence
45
74
MR-1220
Customer Service
30
76
SP-2330
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
30
78
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TS-1520, TS-1530
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NF Course No.
Atlantic Course No.
Suggested Hours
Course Name
Prerequisites
Page No.
MC-1050
Introduction to Computers
30
80
SD-1700
Workplace Skills
30
85
SD-1710
Job Search Techniques
15
87
SD-1720
Entrepreneurial Awareness
15
88
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CONDITIONS GOVERNING APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING 1.0
GENERAL The following general conditions will apply to all apprenticeship training programs approved by the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board in accordance with the Apprenticeship Training and Certification Act. Where an occupation requires additional conditions, these will be noted in the specific plan of training for that occupation. In no case should there be a conflict between these conditions and the additional requirements specified in certain plans of training.
2.0
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS 2.1
Entry into the occupation as an apprentice requires: The completion of designated first year courses specific to the occupation
OR Indenturing into the occupation by an employer who agrees to provide the appropriate training and work experiences as outlined in this plan of training. OR Enrolment in a program of studies that includes all entry and advanced level skills and required work experiences as approved by the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board.
3.0
2.2
Notwithstanding the above, each candidate must have successfully completed a high school program or equivalent and in addition may be required to have completed certain academic subjects as specified in particular plans of training. Mature students, at the discretion of the Director of Institutional and Industrial Education, may be registered. A mature student is defined as one who has reached the age of 19 and who can demonstrate the ability and the interest to complete the requirements for certification.
2.3
At the discretion of the Director of Institutional and Industrial Education, credit towards the apprenticeship program may be awarded to an apprentice for previous work experience and/or training as validated through prior learning assessment.
2.4
A Registration for Apprenticeship form must be duly completed.
PROBATIONARY PERIOD The probationary period for each memorandum of understanding will be six months. Within that period the memorandum may be terminated by either party upon giving the other party and the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board one week notice in writing.
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TERMINATION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 4
After the probationary period referred to in Section 3.0 herein, the memorandum of understanding may be terminated by the Board by mutual consent of the parties thereto or cancelled by the Board for proper and sufficient cause in the opinion of the Board. 5.0
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRESSION SCHEDULE AND WAGE RATES 5.1
Progression Schedule
7200 Hour Programs
Requirements for Progression
Progress To
First Year Apprentice
25% of Course Credit Hours, Plus relevant work experience totaling 1800 hours
Second Year
Second Year Apprentice
50% of Course Credit Hours, Plus relevant work experience totaling 3600 hours
Third Year
Third Year Apprentice
75% of Course Credit Hours, Plus relevant work experience totaling 5400 hours
Fourth Year
100% of Course Credit Hours, Plus completion and sign-off of workplace skills required for certification totaling 7200 hours
Write Certification Examination
Fourth Year Apprentice
5400 Hour Programs
Requirements for Progression
Progress To
First Year Apprentice
33% of Course Credit Hours, Plus relevant work experience totaling 1800 hours
Second Year
Second Year Apprentice
66% of Course Credit Hours, Plus relevant work experience totaling 3600 hours
Third Year
Third Year Apprentice
100% of Course Credit Hours, Plus completion and sign-off of workplace skills required for certification totaling 5400 hours
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Write Certification Examination
Requirements for Progression
4800 Hour Programs
Progress To
First Year Apprentice
33% of Course Credit Hours, Plus relevant work experience totaling 1600 hours
Second Year
Second Year Apprentice
66% of Course Credit Hours, Plus relevant work experience totaling 3200 hours
Third Year
Third Year Apprentice
5.2
100% of Course Credit Hours, Plus completion and sign-off of workplace skills required for certification totaling 4800 hours
Write Certification Examination
For the duration of each Apprenticeship Training Period, the apprentice, who is not covered by a collective agreement, shall be paid a progressively increased schedule of wages which shall not be less than:
Program Duration 7200 Hours
5400 Hours and 4800 Hours
Wage Rates 1st Year
55%
2nd Year
65%
3rd Year
75%
4th Year
90%
1st Year
55%
2nd Year
70%
3rd Year
85%
Comments These wage rates are percentages of the prevailing journeyperson’s wage rate in the place of employment of the apprentice. No apprentice shall be paid less than the wage rate established by the Labour Standards Act (1988), as now in force or as hereafter amended, or by other Order, as amended from time to time replacing the first mentioned Order.
4000 (Hairstylist) - The apprentice shall be paid no less than the minimum wage for hours worked and a commission agreed upon between the apprentice and the employer.
6.0
TOOLS Apprentices shall be required to obtain hand tools as and when specified by the Board.
7.0
PERIODIC EXAMINATIONS AND EVALUATION 7.1
Every apprentice shall submit to such occupational tests and examinations as the Board shall direct. If after such occupational tests and examinations the apprentice is found to be making unsatisfactory progress, his/her rate of 6
wage shall not be advanced as provided in Section 5 until his/her progress is satisfactory to the Director of Institutional and Industrial Education and his/her date of completion shall be deferred accordingly. Persistent failure to pass required tests shall be a cause for revocation of his/her Memorandum of Understanding.
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7.2
Upon receipt of reports of accelerated progress of the apprentice, the Board may shorten the term of apprenticeship and advance the date of completion accordingly.
7.3
For each and every course, a formal assessment is required for which 70% is the pass mark. At the discretion of the instructor, the summative mark may be for completion of a theory examination or a combination of the theory examination and an assigned practical project.
GRANTING OF CERTIFICATES OF APPRENTICESHIP Upon the successful completion of apprenticeship, the Board shall issue a Certificate of Apprenticeship
9.0
HOURS OF WORK Any hours employed in the performance of duties related to the designated occupation will be credited towards the completion of the term of apprenticeship. Appropriate documentation of these hours must be provided.
10.0
COPIES OF THE REGISTRATION FOR APPRENTICESHIP The Director of Institutional and Industrial Education shall provide copies of the Registration for Apprenticeship form to all signatories to the document.
11.0
RATIO OF APPRENTICES TO JOURNEYPERSONS The ratio of Apprentices to Journeypersons normally shall not exceed one apprentice to every one journeyperson employed. Exceptions for specific occupations may occur with the approval of the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board.
12.0
RELATIONSHIP OF THE PLAN OF TRAINING TO A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT Collective agreements take precedence over the conditions outlined in the plan of training.
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13.0
AMENDMENTS TO A PLAN OF APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING A plan of training may be amended at any time by the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board.
14.0
15.0
EMPLOYMENT, RE-EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS 14.1
The plan of training requires Apprentices to attend regularly their place of employment.
14.2
The plan of training requires Apprentices to regularly attend training programs for that occupation as prescribed by The Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board.
14.3
Failure to comply with Sections 14.1 and/or 14.2 will result in cancellation of the Memorandum of Understanding. Apprentices may have their M.O.U.’s reinstated by the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board but would be subject to a commitment to complete the entire program as outlined in the General Conditions of Apprenticeship. Permanent cancellation in the said occupation is the result of non-compliance.
14.4
Cancellation of the Memorandum of Understanding to challenge journeyperson examinations, if unsuccessful, would require an apprentice to serve a time penalty of two (2) years before reinstatement as an apprentice or registering as a Trade Qualifier.
14.5
Under the plan of training the employer is required; to keep each apprentice employed as long as work is available, and if the apprentice is laid off due to lack of work, to give opportunity to be re-employed before another is hired.
14.6
The employer will permit each apprentice to attend regularly training programs as prescribed by the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board.
14.7
Apprentices who cannot acquire all the workplace skills at their place of employment will have to be evaluated in a simulated work environment at a training institution and have sign-off done by instructors to meet the requirements for certification.
APPEALS TO DECISIONS BASED APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
ON
CONDITIONS
GOVERNING
Persons wishing to appeal any decisions based on the above conditions must do so in writing to the Minister of Youth Services and Post-Secondary Education within 30 days of the decision.
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REQUIREMENTS FOR RED SEAL CERTIFICATION 1.
Evidence that the required work experiences outlined in this plan of training have been obtained. This evidence must be in a format that clearly outlines the experiences and must be signed by an appropriate person or persons attesting that these experiences have been obtained to the level required.
2.
Normally, a combination of training from an accredited training program and suitable work experience totalling 7200 hours Or A total of 9000 hours of suitable work experience.
3.
Completion of a National Red Seal examination, to be set at a place and time determined by the Industrial Training Division.
4.
Payment of the appropriate examination fee.
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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STAKEHOLDERS IN THE APPRENTICESHIP PROCESS The Apprenticeship process involves a number of stakeholders playing significant roles in the training of apprentices. This section captures, in a broad sense, these roles and the responsibilities that result from them. The Apprentice