School Subject: Physical Education

  • Oil and Gas Drilling, Servicing and Related Labourers

    Legacy duties

    • Manipulate sections of pipe or drill stem at the rig floor during drilling and during the removal and replacement of strings of pipe or drill stem and drill bit
    • Maintain drilling equipment on the drill floor
    • Handle, sort and move drill tools, pipe, cement and other materials
    • Clean up the rig area
    • Assist in setting up, taking down and transporting drilling and service rigs and service equipment
    • May drive a truck to transport materials and well service equipment.
  • Oil and Gas Well Drillers and Servicers

    Legacy duties

    • Direct rig crew in setting up rigs and drilling, completing or servicing oil and gas exploration and producing wells
    • Operate controls of drill or service rig drilling and hoisting machinery
    • Train or arrange for training of crew
    • Maintain records of drilling and servicing operations.
  • Logging Machinery Operators

    Legacy duties

    • Cable yarding system operators operate machines to transport trees from logging areas to landing or log loading sites in mountainous terrain in western Canada.
    • Mechanical harvester and forwarder operators assess site and terrain and drive heavy equipment to perform a combination of felling, slashing, bucking, bunching and forwarding operations at logging areas.
    • Mechanical tree processor and loader operators operate a variety of machines which perform a combination of slashing, bucking, chipping, sorting and loading logs or trees at landing sites.
  • Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Labourers

    Legacy duties

    • Spread top soil, lay sod, plant flowers, grass, shrubs and trees and perform other duties to assist with the construction of a landscape and related structures
    • Cut grass, rake, fertilize and water lawns, weed gardens, prune shrubs and trees and perform other maintenance duties as directed by supervisor
    • Operate and maintain power mowers, tractors, snowblowers, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, pruning saws and other landscape maintenance equipment
    • Spray and dust trees, shrubs, lawns and gardens, as directed, to control insects and disease
    • Perform other manual duties to clean and maintain landscaped environments.
  • Hunters

    Legacy duties

    • Operate boat or snowmobile or travel on foot to reach hunting area
    • Kill wild animals using firearms or other weapons
    • Skin dead animals for pelts using knives
    • Treat, pack and transport pelts to processing plants or to public auctions
    • Maintain hunting equipment
    • May monitor animal population in the hunting regions to ensure future sustainability.
    • Trappers and hunters may specialize in trapping or hunting a particular kind of animal.
  • Firefighters

    Legacy duties

    • Respond to fire alarms and other calls for assistance, such as automobile and industrial accidents, bomb threats and other emergencies
    • Rescue victims from burning buildings and accident sites
    • Control and extinguish fires using manual and power equipment, such as axes, water hoses, aerial ladders and hydraulic equipment and various firefighting chemicals
    • Administer first aid and other assistance
    • Ensure proper operation and maintenance of firefighting equipment
    • Inform and educate the public on fire prevention
    • Train to maintain high level of physical fitness
    • Assist the public, the police and emergency organizations during times of major disasters
    • May participate as members of a trauma or emergency response team and provide para-medical aid to accident victims or ill persons
    • May supervise and co-ordinate the work of other firefighters.
  • Drywall Installers and Finishers

    Legacy duties

    • Measure, cut and fit drywall sheets for installation on walls and ceilings
    • Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
    • Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners
    • Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife
    • Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
    • Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
    • Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
    • Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings.
  • Concrete Finishers

    Legacy duties

    • Check formwork, granular base and steel reinforcement materials and direct placement of concrete into forms or onto surfaces according to grade
    • Fill hollows and remove high spots to smooth freshly poured concrete
    • Operate power vibrator to compact concrete
    • Level top surface of concrete according to grade and depth specifications using straightedge or float
    • Impart desired finish to concrete surfaces using hand and power tools
    • Install anchor bolts, steel plates, door sills and other fixtures in freshly poured concrete
    • Apply hardening and sealing compounds to cure surface of concrete
    • Waterproof, damp-proof and restore concrete surfaces
    • Repair, resurface and replace worn or damaged sections of floors, walls, roads and other concrete structures.
  • Coaches

    Legacy duties

    • Identify strengths and weaknesses of athletes or teams
    • Plan, develop and implement training and practice sessions
    • Nurture and develop athletes' potential skills and abilities
    • Develop, plan and co-ordinate competitive schedules and programs
    • Motivate and prepare athletes or teams for competitive events or games
    • Formulate competitive strategy, develop game plans and direct athletes and players during games or athletic events
    • Analyse and evaluate athletes' or teams' performances and modify training programs.
  • Athletes

    Legacy duties

    • Train under the direction of a coach or trainer to qualify for competition
    • Attend scheduled practice and training sessions
    • Participate in local, regional, provincial, national or international competitions and sporting events
    • Assess performance after an event to identify strengths and weaknesses.