Measure yourself against the Gold Seal standard Occupational profiles at the heart of the program
When you earn your Gold Seal Certified credential, you demonstrate excellence through certified experience and nationally-recognized validation of your skills, competence, and knowledge. The Gold Seal Certification program certifies estimators, foremen, owner’s construction managers, project managers, safety practitioners and superintendents working in, or with, Canada’s non-residential construction industry. 64 Vancouver Island Construction Association
The Gold Seal Certification program consults adult learning professionals, industry experts, and groups of volunteer industry practitioners to devise occupational profiles. These profiles define the knowledge, skills, and abilities that construction professionals working in Gold Seal designations should possess regardless of company field, size, or location. “We recommend that potential applicants read the profile before applying to identify the areas they are less familiar with, or don’t currently perform,” says Chanel Roberts, CCA’s manager of education and Gold Seal Certification program. “There is a lot of variety from one company to another, different backgrounds, etc., so the applicants need to acquire these competencies through training, research, or discussing with colleagues and peers before taking the exam.”
Updating the standard
The latest review concluded in September 2020 and resulted in updated occupational profiles, question banks, and sample questions for all designations. Some of the changes include: • More granular details to capture a fuller range of tasks and activities; • Some profiles (e.g. the superintendent) saw a significant increase in role requirements; • Language was aligned with CCDC and industry standard terminology; • Ethics competencies were developed for all occupational profiles and ethicsbased questions were added to all exams; • The “construction safety coordinator” designation was renamed “construction safety practitioner” to better capture the breadth and higher expectations for the role. “The importance of ethics cannot be overstated,” said Scott Mugridge, chair of
