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Skills And Training Skilled Trades Ontario To Launch Certificates And Wallet Cards

Skilled Trades Ontario will begin issuing over 17,500 certificates of qualification and over 200,000 wallet cards to apprentices and cer tified skilled trades workers across the province, this summer.

“This is an exciting milestone for thousands of skilled trades professionals,” said Melissa Young, CEO and reg istrar, Skilled Trades Ontario. “Not only do certificates of qualification and wallet cards serve to validate credentials, they are a testament to the hard work, resilience and unwavering dedication behind every cer tified skilled trades professional. I look forward to seeing them proudly displayed on worksites and in businesses across the province.”

Over the coming months, skilled trades professionals in compulsory and non-compulsory trades who received certification after January 1, 2022, will begin receiving their certificates of qualification in the mail. Cer tificates of qualification issued prior to January 1, 2022, will continue to be valid and recognized by Skilled Trades Ontario.

“It’s an honour to be one of the first recipients of the Skilled Trades Ontario certificate of qualification,” said Matthew Culber t, general machinist, Linamar. “After years of hard work and perseverance, I am proud to be able to hang this on my wall.”

Beginning this fall, wallet cards will be issued to apprentices and certified compulsory and non-compulsory skilled trades professionals.

A certificate of qualification is an official document that proves that a person is qualified to work in a particular skilled trade in Ontario. To obtain a cer tificate of qualification, individuals are required to have passed their cer tification exam and have met all requirements to practice their trade in Ontario.

Since launching, Skilled Trades Ontario has provided online verification of the status and license details of compulsor y apprentices and jour neypersons on its online public register.

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