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Nova ScotiaBoat Builder Apprenticeship Program

DO THE JOB YOU WANT EARN WHILE YOU LEARN

Myth: "The trades have a high rate of unemployment, low job diversity, and are for people who are unqualified to get into university." Fact: There is now more challenge and work in trades than ever before. Skilled tradespeople will form an integral part of the future Canadian economy, and that includes the boatbuilding sector. Now more than ever, there is a growing demand for pleasure boats based on proven NS designs. This new opportunity, plus the continued demand for safe and practical commercial boats, means the demand for skilled tradespeople is also growing. As a boat builder apprentice, you have the opportunity to become involved. Save money while gaining valuable skills on the job. Enjoy low tuition costs, network with industry, and be paired with a Certified Boat Builder as mentor. Access grants and awards for successful completion of your program from the province of NS. Discover ideas for entrepreneurship and express yourself through hands-on work with some of Canada's finest marine engineers and artists. Start yourself on the right career path. Explore your options today.

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Pathways to Boatbuilding3 TO 5 YEAR APPRENTICESHIPThe NS BBAP consists of three pathways: Advanced Fibre

Composites, Metal and Wood. Apprentices, paired with

experienced tradespeople who have undergone certification as a

Boat Builder with the province, earn course credits while

performing job-related skills and completing workbooks. The

program involves the use of a logbook to record evidence of

competencies which are assessed by the Industry Training

Coordinator (ITC) for the NSBA and the ATD. Each program spans

3 to 5 years of on the job experience and completing workbooks.

Working with boatsis like a different job every day

CHOOSE YOUR INTERESTS As part of their training apprentices are given the option of

selecting from a number of elective workbooks. You can choose

to study other subjects while focusing on your chosen pathway.

The BBAP is tailored to each individual; the ITC will work with

you to customize your independent learning plan while

conducting quarterly reviews on the job site.

FAST FACTS • More and more students are breaking the mold and looking

into trades training after high school

• Boatbuilding is evolving and becoming more environmentally

aware with new equipment and construction methods

• The BBAP teaches essential job skills with practical experience

• Apprentices must secure employment at an NS boatyard

before applying, but the NSBA may be contacted to learn of job

opportunities and seek résumé help

• Registration with the province is $135.95

• Books are $45 plus tax each

• You can receive credit for skills gained performing related work

or in high school skilled trades programs through Prior Learning

Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)

• Skills are marketable and transferable

ADVANCED FIBRE COMPOSITES

Also known as the Fibre-Reinforced Plastics

(FRP)/Composites stream, this is the pathway taken by

apprentices learning to build, repair, or restore

composite boats—like NSfishing boats and pleasure

craft.

METALThe Metal pathway is for

apprentices learning to form, shape and assemble steel

and aluminum plates. Steel and aluminum are often used

in workboats and large pleasure boats like trawler

yachts.

WOODWooden boatbuilding is the

traditional art form best known to most Nova Scotians.

Apprentices studying in this stream will construct wooden

framework and joinery, and sheath a boat's framework

using wood andFRP/composites. Wood (or wood epoxy) boats include

small and large pleasure craft like dories and schooners.

LEARNING CLOSE TO HOME The Nova Scotia Boat Builder

Apprenticeship Program (BBAP) is an

on-the-job apprentice program that is

cooperatively organized by the Nova

Scotia Boatbuilders Association

(NSBA) and the NS Department of

Labour and Advanced Education—

Apprenticeship Training Division

(ATD).

In 2005, the NSBA signed the first-ever

licensing agreement with the New

Zealand Marine Industry Training

Organisation to adapt and deliver their

boat builder training materials to

apprentices who are registered in

Canada's Maritime provinces. The NSBA

office in Halifax develops and helps

administer a Certificate of Qualification

under the leadership of the ATD, who

regulate trades and designate boat

builders in the province.

Over 100 individuals have become

certified boat builders since the trade was

designated in 2005—and this number

continues to grow.

It’s not hard to understand why:

boatbuilding is a Nova Scotian heritage

trade made up of many different skills and

backgrounds. Whether you are a recent

high school graduate, have just finished a

community college program in welding or

mechanics, or have been interested in

designing and lofting up boats for years,

there’s something for everyone in the NS

BBAP.

Which direction will you go?