33. An apprenticeship booklet and an apprenticeship card issued before 1 January 2008 remain in force until the date provided for the revision of the booklet and are held to be, as of 1 January 2008, the apprenticeship booklet and apprenticeship card corresponding to the certificates of qualification provided for in this Regulation, according to the equivalence established in section 32.
An apprentice who completes apprenticeship between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2009, according to the duration and periods prescribed by section 15 and Schedule C to the Regulation respecting the vocational training and qualification of manpower, covering electricians, pipe fitters, elevator mechanics and electrical machinery operators in sectors other than the construction industry (chapter F-5, r. 4) as it reads on 31 December 2007, is deemed to complete the apprenticeship under this Regulation.
During the same period, the apprentice may apply to the Minister to have the apprenticeship booklet issued under the Regulation respecting the vocational training and qualification of manpower, covering electricians, pipe fitters, elevator mechanics and electrical machinery operators in sectors other than the construction industry converted to an apprenticeship booklet provided for in this Regulation.