- The term of apprenticeship for a roofer is 4 years (four 12-month periods) including a minimum of 1420 hours of on-the-job training and 6 weeks of technical training in each of the first three years, and a minimum of 1600 hours of on-the-job training in the fourth year.
- There are no specified entrance requirements for this trade.
- Apprentices may attempt the Interprovincial Exam in the final period of their apprenticeship training and, if successful, be granted a Red Seal.
Roofers prepare and apply protective coverings to flat and sloped roof surfaces in accordance with construction plans and specifications.
Roofers may also:
- inspect problem roofs to determine the best procedures for repairing them,
- estimate materials required and quote costs,
- repair older roofs,
- waterproof roofs, basements, foundations, plaza decks or parkades,
- install green/vegetated roof components, and
- incorporate new future roofing technology (i.e. conventional and non-conventional solar roofing technology).
Learn more here: https://tradesecrets.alberta.ca/trades-occupations/profiles/028/
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