Job requirements Tool And Die Maker in Canada

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a four- or five-year tool and die making apprenticeship program or a combination of over five years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in tool and die making is usually required to be eligible for tool and die trade certification.
• Tool and die maker trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia.
• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified tool and die makers upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing