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Residential Building Maintenance Worker

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A Residential Building Maintenance Worker is a "Jack of all Trades" who maintains and repairs residential buildings (single-family unit, multi-unit, high rise) including minor carpentry, drywall, electrical, floor-laying, painting, plumbing, refrigeration mechanic and roofing repairs, maintenance, installation, inspection, testing and troubleshooting (as per Technical Safety BC legislation and regulations).

Other programs in this sector:

 Cabinetmaker
 | Carpenter
 | Construction Craft Worker
 | Saw Filer
 | Saw Filer Endorsement: Benchperson
 | Security Systems Technician

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Recommendations

The following education is recommended: Grade 10 or equivalent, including English 10 and Math 10.

 

The Apprenticeship Program is comprised of Levels 1-to-3 of progressive technical training, with each Level taking 8 weeks (240 hours) to complete.

 

In addition, apprentices are required to accumulate 4,500 hours of work-based training. Refer to SkilledTradesBC for full details.