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Youth Ability in Skilled Trades



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Provincial Alberta Manitoba Newfoundland Ontario PEI & New Brunswick Saskatchewan Youth with Disabilities and Employment

Trades and Trends
Types of Skilled Trades

Manufacturing

Instrument Technician


  • installs, maintains and repairs various types of measuring and control instruments
  • works with pneumatic, electronic, and microcomputer instruments
  • consults manuals
  • uses testing devices
  • practices loss management
  • consults and advises process operators
  • trains apprentices
  • maintains, repairs, or adjusts components
  • removes and replaces defective components
  • does risk assessments
  • maintains and calibrates instruments according to specifications
  • works with engineers on design
  • installs and maintains instruments on new or existing equipment
  • interprets and uses appropriate standards
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Machinist


  • sets up and operates machines for cutting and grinding metals, plastics, rubber textiles, fibreglass, and space-age alloys to make precise parts
  • studies specifications, charts, drawings, or sample parts
  • obtains dimensions and tolerances
  • prepares materials
  • sets up and operates tools, many of which are computerized
  • assembles and verifies dimensions of parts
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Millwright


  • installs, maintains, repairs and troubleshoots stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment
  • reads diagrams and drawings
  • moves machinery and parts
  • assembles parts
  • aligns, tests, and adjusts parts
  • performs maintenance
  • troubleshoots controls
  • does welding and fabrication
  • maintains inventory of replacement parts
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Sheet Metal Worker


  • designs, fabricates, assembles, installs, and repairs sheet metal products
  • prepares metal according to blueprints and drawings
  • uses various types of equipment to prepare the metal as required
  • fastens metal by various means
  • ensures that standards and codes are followed
  • covers insulated piping and industrial equipment with metal
  • manufactures and installs flashing for roofs
  • supplies, services, and installs various types of air handling equipment
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Steel Detailer


  • drafts diagrams used by steel fabricators or ironworkers
  • interprets blueprints or instructions
  • uses various computer applications
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Structural Steel and Plate Fitter


  • fabricates steel components for buildings, bridges and other load-bearing structures, and plates for tanks, boilers, pressure vessels and other products
  • reviews and discusses drawings to determine materials
  • prepares materials and patterns
  • uses various types of equipment to manipulate steel
  • assembles, fits, and fastens components
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Tool and Die Maker


  • builds and repairs tools, metal moulds (used for plastic), patterns, prototypes, jigs, fixtures (both used to hold pieces in place while they are bored, stamped, milled, or drilled), gauges, dies (used to shape metal during stamping or forging), press tools, and small mechanical devices
  • works from blueprints, models, or instructions
  • chooses and prepares materials
  • checks, assembles, and tests completed work
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Welder


  • joins or severs metal in various types of materials and components
  • makes metal parts
  • welds parts, tools, machines and equipment via arc, gas, or resistance processes
  • uses patterns, blueprints and layouts
  • cleans, inspects, and shapes parts
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