TIME IS RUNNING OUT;

Written by Lindsay Gates Wednesday, 01 September 2010 17:37

TIME IS RUNNING OUT;

In August 2009, the Motor Vehicle Body Repairer (Metal and Paint) (MVBR) trade was designated compulsory certified under the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act (ATQA) by the government of Nova Scotia.  Compulsory Certification means that only those individuals who possess a Certificate of Qualification in the trade, are registered apprentices in the trade, or who hold a valid Temporary Permit to work in that trade are permitted to work in that trade. Any person who is performing the work of the MVBR trade will need to become certified or become an apprentice to train as a tradesperson. Commencing on August 4th, 2009 until August 4th, 2011, the fee to apply and challenge the certification examination, under the Trade Qualifier route (Section 30) is waived. After August 4th, 2011, the regular application and examination fee of will apply. The Apprenticeship Training and Skill Development (ATSD) division is providing this opportunity at no cost in order to promote certification and to further build capacity of journeypersons in these trades in order to train more apprentices. 

To assist individuals in being successful in obtaining their certification, the ATSD developed a 38 hour upgrade/refresher course which was delivered, free of charge, at various locations throughout the province with a great success rate. There are some individuals/technicians who have not become certified or registered with the ATSD and we want to remind you that time is running out for the fee waiver and free training.

For information on becoming certified contact the ATSD at 1 800 – 494 -5656 (424 – 5651) or visit the ATSD website at www.nsapprenticeship.ca.

For immediate release

Friday, 07 May 2010 18:59

Canadian Automotive Service Information Standard (CASIS) 

Burnaby, B.C., May 3, 2010 - Following the signing of the CASIS agreement between the

Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada (AIAM C), the Canadian

Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association (CVMA ) and the National Automotive Trade Association

(NATA ) in September 2009, Canadian automotive manufacturers have been working

aggressively towards the stated goal of implementing the CASIS on May 1, 2010. NATA is

pleased to announce that this stated goal has been met...

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