5. The following are eligible to sit for the qualification examination:(1) any apprentice who has completed his apprenticeship in accordance with this Regulation, taking into account the applicable training credits and the hours of practice referred to in section 15;
(2) anyone who demonstrates by means of supporting documents that he has practised a trade or specialty and has gained experience in working hours and, where applicable, in applicable vocational training credits at least equal to the number of periods prescribed in Schedule B;
(3) (subparagraph revoked).
An apprentice electrician who has completed 3 periods of apprenticeship related only to work pertaining to the specialty of security systems installer is eligible for the qualification examination prescribed for that specialty.
An apprentice crane operator who has completed a period of apprenticeship related only to work pertaining to the specialty of operator of concrete pumps equipped with a distribution mast is eligible for the qualification examination prescribed for that specialty.
An apprentice crane operator who has completed a period of apprenticeship related only to work pertaining to the specialty of operator of concrete pumps equipped with a distribution mast, as well as the holder of a journeyman competency certificate corresponding to the specialty of operator of concrete pumps equipped with a distribution mast, are eligible for the qualification examination prescribed for crane operators, if they have accumulated at least 2,000 hours of apprenticeship for the trade of crane operator excluding the hours worked in the speciality of operator of concrete pumps equipped with a distribution mast.
An apprentice carpenter-joiner who has completed 2 periods of apprenticeship related only to work pertaining to one of the specialties of deep foundation installer, concrete former or flooring-layer-sander is eligible for the qualification examination prescribed for the corresponding specialty.
An apprentice carpenter-joiner who has completed 2 periods of apprenticeship related only to work pertaining to one of the specialties of deep foundation installer, concrete former or flooring-layer-sander as well as the holder of a journeyman competency certificate in one of those specialties, are eligible for the qualification examination prescribed for carpenter-joiners, if they have accumulated at least 2,000 hours of apprenticeship for the trade of carpenter-joiner excluding the hours worked in their specialty.
O.C. 313-93, s. 5; S.Q. 1993, c. 61, s. 74; O.C. 1489-95, s. 1; O.C. 855-2012, s. 1; O.C. 746-2013, s. 1.