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Filtered by Subject: Trades - General
Line A - Safe Work Practices Competency A-2: Describe WorkSafeBC Regulations
In most provinces, one or more agencies are responsible for safe, healthful working environments at job sites. These organizations normally have names such as the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) or...[more]
Line A - Safe Work Practices Competency A-1: Control Workplace Hazards
Safety is a part of the job. When you take a job, you have a safety obligation to your employer, co-workers, family, and yourself. By recognizing and understanding the hazards in your work area, you ...[more]
Line D - Organizational Skills Competency D-1: Solve Trades Mathematical Problems
Essential skills are used in every job to varying degrees and at different levels of complexity. They provide the foundation for learning all other skills and enable people to evolve in their jobs an...[more]
Line C - Tools and Equipment Competency C-2: Describe Common Power Tools and Their Uses
Power tools play a major role in virtually every trade. You will be expected to be familiar with a wide range of portable and stationary power tools and to understand the safe operation of these tool...[more]
Line D - Organizational Skills Competency D-5: Use Manufacturer and Supplier Documentation
Document use is one of the nine essential skills identified by the Government of Canada to be successful in the workplace. It refers to the skills needed to find, enter, and use letters, numbers, sym...[more]
Line D - Organizational Skills Competency D-3: Read Drawings and Specifications
Some of the most important documents used in the workplace are the technical drawings, diagrams, and schematics that specify how fabrication and construction tasks will be carried out, or describe th...[more]
Line D - Organizational Skills Competency D-6: Plan Projects
Every job is different and may have special requirements. Anticipating these requirements and planning accordingly is vital to ensuring that you have the materials, tools, and time to complete the jo...[more]
Line D - Organizational Skills Competency D-4: Use Codes, Regulations and Standards
Codes, regulations, standards, specifications, and recommended practices are used in all aspects of construction, fabrication, manufacturing, and inspection. The following list of lines and competen...[more]
Line D - Organizational Skills Competency D-2: Apply Science Concepts to Trades Applications
This Competency introduces the basic principles governing the structure and the behaviour of solids, liquids, and gases. You will look at the effects forces have on objects and the basic machines tha...[more]
Line C - Tools and Equipment Competency C-4: Describe Ladders and Work Platforms
In this Competency you will learn about some of the common equipment used for performing work at elevated locations. The safe use of ladders and scaffolds is required in all types of jobs. A safely b...[more]
