Federal Skilled Trade
Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP): This program is for those applicants who can be qualified in a skilled trade and have at least 2 years of full-time work experience (or an equal amount of part-time work experience) in a skilled trade within the 5 years before they apply and have a valid job offer of full-time employment for a total period of at least 1 year or certificate of qualification in that skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial, territorial or federal authority. Important things to consider in this program are:
1. Educational Requirement:
There is, as such, no requirement for education in this program but, your ranking can be improved in the Express Entry pool by:
If you have education in Canada, you must have a certificate, diploma or degree from a Canadian secondary institution (high school) or post-secondary institution.
If you have foreign education, you must have a completed credential, and an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) for immigration purposes, from a designated organization showing that your education is equal to a completed certificate, diploma or degree from a Canadian secondary institution (high school) or post-secondary institution.
2. Classification of Skilled trades
for the Federal Skilled Trades Program under the National Occupational Classification (NOC) is as below:
- Industrial, electrical and construction trades – Major Group 72
- Maintenance and equipment operation trades – Major Group 73
- Supervisors and technical jobs in natural resources, agriculture and related production – Major Group 82
- Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators – Major Group 92
- Chefs and cooks – Minor Group 632
- Butchers and bakers – Minor Group 633
3. Language ability:
Minimum score of Canadian Language Benchmark 5 for speaking and listening, and Canadian Language Benchmark 4 for reading and writing is required. You have to take approved language tests for writing, reading, listening and speaking. Your language tests are valid for 2 years after the date of the test result.
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