Job requirements Fourth-class Stationary Engineer in the Prince Albert Region
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Find out what you typically need to work as a fourth-class stationary engineer in the Prince Albert Region. These requirements are applicable to all Power engineers and power systems operators (NOC 92100).

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

  • Trade certification is available, but voluntary for power engineers in Nova Scotia.
  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Control room operators at nuclear power plants require licensing from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
  • Power systems operators require completion of a three- to five-year power system operator apprenticeship program or over three years of work experience in the trade and some college or industry courses in electrical and electronic technology.
  • Power engineers require a provincial or territorial power engineering certificate according to class. There are five classes in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia while there are four classes in Newfoundland/Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut territories.
  • Trade certification is available, but voluntary for power systems operators in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Power engineers require a college training program in power engineering and several years of work experience. An exam is mandatory to move from one class to the other.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing

Saskatchewan

If this occupation is regulated, you may need to get a professional license from a regulatory authority before you can start working. Licensing can be compulsory or voluntary, depending on the occupation.

  • If the licence is compulsory, you must be certified before you can practise the occupation and use the professional designation.
  • If the licence is voluntary, you don’t need to be certified to practise this occupation.

Find out if this occupation is regulated and contact the regulatory authority to learn about the certification process.

Job title Power Engineer
Regulated

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

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