School Subject: English

  • Automotive Mechanical Installers and Servicers

    Legacy duties

    • Change engine oil and lubricate running gears or moving parts of automobiles, trucks and heavy equipment
    • Grease booms, pulleys, buckets and other components of heavy equipment
    • Replace oil, air and fuel filters on motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment
    • Install replacement mufflers, exhaust pipes, shock absorbers or radiators on motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment
    • Repair and balance tires
    • Add or replace hydraulic and transmission fluids in motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment
    • Assist mechanics and perform other duties as directed
    • Drive automobile or service truck to location of construction, logging or other industrial sites to provide services.
  • Boat Operators

    Legacy duties

    • Operate motorboats, launches, small ferry boats and other similar vessels to transport passengers or freight
    • Maintain boats and equipment on board, such as engines, winches, derricks, fire extinguishers and life preservers
    • May perform other duties, such as checking for oil spills or other pollutants around ports and harbours, patrolling beaches and measuring depth of water.
  • Cable Ferry Operators

    Legacy duties

    • Signal passengers and motor vehicles to embark and disembark
    • Operate cable ferry across narrow waterway
    • Perform routine maintenance and repairs to engine, cables and winches.
  • Delivery and Courier Service Drivers

    Legacy duties

    • Operate and drive automobiles, vans and light trucks to pick up and deliver various products, such as fast food, newspapers, magazines, bakery and dairy products, and items such as dry cleaning, envelopes, packages and parcels
    • Perform pre-trip inspection of vehicle
    • Sell products over established routes and accept or make payments for goods
    • Record information on pick-ups and deliveries, vehicle mileage, fuel costs and any problems encountered
    • May communicate with central dispatch using cellular telephone or citizens' band (CB) radio.
  • Water Well Drillers

    Legacy duties

    • Review client requirements and proposed locations for water wells
    • Operate water well drilling rigs and other equipment to drill, bore and dig for residential, commercial and industrial water wells or environmental assessment, and install well screens, casings and other well fixtures
    • Document geological formations encountered
    • Clean and disinfect wells in preparation for use
    • Perform routine mechanical maintenance work on water well drilling rigs and equipment
    • Install, test, maintain and repair water well pumps, piping systems and equipment and perform pumping tests to assess well performance
    • May provide other drilling services, such as repair or dismantling of existing water well structure, elevator shaft drilling and hydro pole drilling.
    • Water well drillers may specialize in a specific method of drilling, such as cable, rotary, auger, hammer or reverse circulation drilling.
  • Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction

    Legacy duties

    • Read instructions or diagrams, lay out drill pattern and determine depth and diameter of blast holes and conduct field tests to determine type and quantity of explosives required
    • Assemble or direct other workers to assemble primer charges using selected detonators, fuses, detonating cords and other materials
    • Load explosives in blast holes by hand or direct movement of bulk explosives trucks to load holes
    • Connect electrical wires, detonating cords or fuses into series and connect series to blasting machines, press handle or button to detonate charges
    • Handle, store and transport explosives and accessories in accordance with regulations and ensure that safety procedures are observed
    • May operate air-track, rotary, down-the-hole or other drilling machines to drill blast holes or may direct drilling of blast holes.
  • Aircraft Mechanics and Aircraft Inspectors

    Legacy duties

    • Troubleshoot aircraft structural, mechanical or hydraulic systems to identify problems and adjust and repair systems according to specifications, technical drawings, manuals and established procedures
    • Repair and overhaul aircraft structural, mechanical or hydraulic systems
    • Install or modify aircraft engines and mechanical, hydraulic, flight control, fuel and pneumatic systems
    • Dismantle airframes, aircraft engines or other aircraft systems for repair, overhaul and cleaning, and reassemble
    • Perform and document routine maintenance
    • Order and maintain inventory of parts and supplies.
    • Aircraft mechanics usually specialize in working on specific aircraft systems such as engines, engine accessories, airframes, propellers, mechanical components or hydraulic systems and specific kinds of aircraft, such as light aircraft, jet transports and helicopters.
    • Aircraft inspectors inspect structural and mechanical systems of aircraft and ensure that these systems meet Transport Canada and company standards of performance and safety
    • Aircraft inspectors inspect work of aircraft mechanics performing maintenance, repair and overhaul, or modification of aircraft and aircraft mechanical systems to ensure adherence to standards and procedures
    • Aircraft inspectors maintain detailed repair, inspection and certification records and reports.
  • Cable Television Service and Maintenance Technicians

    Legacy duties

    • Communicate with subscribers and company personnel to determine work assignments
    • Connect, disconnect and relocate cable outlets, install splitters, converters, decoders, satellite and pay TV equipment, and install other cable hardware and systems at subscriber's premises
    • Install cable modems and software to enable Internet access at subscriber's premises
    • Inspect, test and repair cable and satellite television signals and associated equipment at subscriber's premises.
    • Maintain and repair main aerial and underground coaxial and fibre optic cable television transmission lines, trunking and related distribution and interconnecting systems including power supplies and amplifiers
    • Inspect, monitor, test and adjust cable transmission and distribution systems
    • Repair or replace faulty cables, power supplies, amplifiers and other associated transmission and distribution equipment
    • Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
    • Communicate with other workers to co-ordinate the preparation and completion of work assignments.
  • Babysitters

    Legacy duties

    • Supervise and care for children in the absence of regular caregiver
    • Bathe, dress and feed infants and children
    • Prepare formulas and change diapers for infants
    • Organize activities such as games and outings to provide amusement and exercise
    • May perform housekeeping duties and prepare meals for children according to employer's instructions.
  • Chefs and Specialist Chefs

    Legacy duties

    • Prepare and cook complete meals or specialty foods, such as pastries, sauces, soups, salads, vegetables and meat, poultry and fish dishes, and create decorative food displays for special events such as banquets
    • Instruct cooks in preparation, cooking, garnishing and presentation of food
    • Create new recipes
    • Supervise cooks and other kitchen staff
    • May plan menus
    • May requisition food and kitchen supplies.