electrician

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work setting:

• Construction.
• Repair.
• Various locations.
• Maintenance.
• Commercial.
• Residential.

Tasks:

• Professionalism in customer service.
• Install underground wiring and cables.
• Keep maintenance reports and documentation.
• Design and construct single-phase service for single or multimeter installations.
• Splice, join and connect wires.
• Test and measure voltage, loads, ground faults integrity of circuits.
• Troubleshoot and isolate faults.
• Estimate costs and materials.
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.

Support for persons with disabilities:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities .
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities .
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .

Support for youths:

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.

Support for Veterans:

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans.
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans .
• Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market .

Support for Indigenous people:

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations .
• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .

Support for mature workers:

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers .
• Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities) .

Supports for visible minorities:

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.