Apprenticeship Exemption Test (APPR)
Brief Description
The Apprenticeship Branch of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) has authorized community colleges to administer trade exemption testing for apprentices and non-apprentices. Apprentices may challenge within their community colleges the in-school portion of apprenticeship levels of the trade-specific apprenticeship program depending on their level of expertise and time spent on the job. Non-apprentices can likewise challenge the in-school portion of the program starting at level one.
The exemption tests are based on the formal instruction requirements for an apprenticeship program. To be eligible to write an exemption test, the apprentices or non-apprentices must possess the entry requirements for the trade. Minimum age to write the test is 16. Trade-specific standards and entry requirements can be obtained from the local Apprenticeship Branch of the Ministry of Training Colleges and University (MTCU) Training Office at 519-653-5758 or online.
Availability
Exemption tests for apprentices and non-apprentices are scheduled twice a month, at the Doon campus, ATS Building - Room 202. The testing schedule is available online.
Test candidates must bring photo identification on the day of writing. Test candidates must register a minimum 7 days prior to the preferred test day.
Cost
$155.00 per Apprenticeship Exemption Test
How to register
The exemption tests are written in sequential order. Contact 519-748-5220, ext 2260 or e-mail dstoicoiu@conestogac.on.ca prior to completing the registration form available online.
To contact MTCU apprenticeship offices in Ontario please access http://www.findhelp.ca/mtcu/appoff.html
Who to contact
For more information on the process of exemption testing for apprentices and non-apprentices, including obtaining the test breakdown and confirming writing eligibility, please contact 519-748-5220, ext 2260 or e-mail dstoicoiu@conestogac.on.ca.
To contact MTCU apprenticeship offices in Ontario please access http://www.findhelp.ca/mtcu/appoff.html
Sample test
Not applicable