The Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC) has announced that Recreation Vehicle Service Technician (RVST) is now a designated, apprenticeable trade in Saskatchewan.
The announcement, made in December, was warmly received by many in the Canadian RV industry.
To become an apprentice, a person must have the educational qualifications, skills and aptitude to complete the apprenticeship program successfully, such as a complete Grade 10 transcript, with no modified classes or General Math. As with all trades, a Grade 12 education is recommended.
There are three levels of technical training, each consisting of eight weeks. Each apprenticeship year in the trade requires a total of 1,600 hours of training that includes on the job training and technical training.
Tradespersons currently working in the trade will be eligible to write the journeyperson exam as a trades qualifier. Trades qualifiers are those who challenge the exam based on work experience, without completing an apprenticeship.
In this trade, a trade qualifier must work 8,000 hours to challenge the exam. A journeyperson is not necessarily required to supervise an apprentice. The SATCC can determine if there is a Senior Qualified Tradesperson with a significant amount of knowledge and workplace experience in the trade to supervise an apprentice.
For more information on the trade, including topics covered in each level of technical training, please visit www.saskapprenticeship.ca.
