CITO - Phase I Report - Industry Training Authority

FERENCE WEICKER & COMPANY
ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN
DESCRIPTION OF THE TRADES INCLUDED WITHIN THE CITO MANDATE
Trade Description
Architectural Sheet
Metal Worker
Bricklayer
(Mason)
Boilermaker
Cabinetmaker
(Joiner)
Carpenter
Cement Mason
Construction
Electrician
Construction
Formwork
Technician
Domestic/
Commercial Gasfitter
Drywall
Finisher
Elevator
Mechanic
Floor Covering
Installer
Glazier
Work on the installation, welding, burning, cutting, layout, fastening, repair,
hoisting and rigging of metal and translucent sheets, insulation, ventilators, all
flashings, gutters, louvers, skylights and metal doors when associated with the
construction of buildings.
Use bricks, concrete blocks, stone, structural tiles and other materials to
construct or repair walls, foundations and other structures. Also responsible for
preparing surfaces to be covered and mixing ingredients.
Use blueprints and other plans to construct, install, and repair boilers, tanks, and
other large containers that hold liquids and gases. Work on heat exchangers
and other heavy metal structures and use brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters
and other tools during their work.
Build, repair and re-style wooden furniture, cabinets, fixtures and other products.
Many similarities with the carpentry trade and both involve primarily working with
wood. Joinery, however, tends to be more specialized.
Build and repair structures made of wood, wood-substitutes and other materials.
Assemble and erect forms for concrete, wood and metal frame construction and
use plans and instruments to prepare for excavating and shoring. Also install
floor beams, lay sub-flooring, erect walls and roof systems, and trim items.
Finish all concrete construction, such as floors, walls, ceilings, sidewalks, curbs
and gutters, whether finished by trowel or float or any other process; and sack,
chip, rub, grind and cure by compounds in concrete finishing work; and dry pack,
grout and finish in connection with setting machinery, such as engines,
generators, air compressors and tanks.
Work on everything from lighting and climate control systems, to communication
equipment and thousands of other specific tools and devices. Work involves
assembling, installing, commissioning, testing, maintaining, servicing and
operating electrical systems and equipment. Typically work settings are
construction, industrial, and institutional
Build footing, column and wall forms, suspended slab forms and slab-on-grade
forms and concrete stair forms, and use specialized forming methods for all
types of civil, commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential construction
and renovation.
Install, test, maintain and repair propane and/or natural gas lines, appliances,
equipment and accessories in residential and commercial premises.
Prepare, tape, fill, and sand all seams, corners and angles. Prepare for and
apply all decorative fixtures.
Install, construct, alter, repair, maintain, commission, test, service, calibrate and
operate related elevating devices.
Install, repair and replace finishing surfaces such as carpet, hardwood, and cork
flooring, and other types of floor coverings in residential, commercial, industrial
and institutional buildings.
Measure, handle, cut, prepare, install and repair all types of glass, mirrors and
glass substitutes, typically in buildings or on the exterior walls of buildings.
Hardwood Floorlayer Lay hardwood and wood strip/block flooring using nails, screws and/or adhesives.
Heat and Frost
Insulator
Ironworker
Cover exposed surfaces of pipes, steam generators, ducts, process vats and related
equipment with a variety of insulating materials.
Build, assemble and repair products or structures, primarily working with steel and
other metals. Must be familiar with the properties of steel and other types of metal
and be able to modify this metal by using specialized metalworking machines.
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