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Training in metal structure and metalworking manufacturing in Québec
Training program
- In the Québec education system, completion of this program requires 1,350 hours of secondary level vocational training, representing a total of 11 years of study.
- This training leads to an occupation with good prospects for employment integration in Québec. This occupation is:
- Structural metal and platework fabricator and fitter (NOC 7263).
The occupation
Structural metal and platework fabricator and fitter (NOC 7263)
Main duties
- Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters fabricate, assemble, fit and install steel or other metal components for buildings, bridges, tanks, towers, boilers, pressure vessels and other similar structures and products.
- In Québec, the occupation of structural metal and platework fabricator and fitter is regulated by the Commission de la construction du Québec. Obtaining a competency certificate is required to practise this occupation. For more information on the conditions for practising an occupation in the construction industry, see the section Regulated trades in the construction industry.
Labour market information
- Employment prospects for the 2009-2013 period are favourable in the Estrie region.
Some figures
- Approximately 1,000 persons practised the occupation of structural metal and platework fabricator and fitter or a related occupation in Québec in 2008, 97% of whom were men (compared to 53% for all occupations).
- 96% of structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters and persons practising a related occupation were employed full time in 2008 (compared to 81% for all occupations).
- The average gross annual income was $35,000 for full-time employment in 2005.
Main activity sectors in terms of employment
Metal products |
48% |
Construction |
18% |
Machinery |
7% |
Prime metal manufacturing |
5% |
Wholesale trade |
5% |
Other |
17% |
Employers
- There are 2,087 companies in the metal products sector in Québec:
- 460 in the Montérégie region;
- 393 in the Montréal region;
- 212 in the Chaudière-Appalaches region.
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