Challenge Exams for Registered Apprentices

Sponsored Apprentices

1. Ask your sponsor if they believe you have the skills and knowledge to challenge the exam.
2. If they agree, ask them to provide you with a signed Sponsor Recommends Exam Challenge letter. 
3. Upload the letter to your MyTradesecrets account to request the exam. 

Unsponsored Apprentices

1. Submit a Record Book (blue book) showing that you completed the required work experience (months and hours) for your period of apprenticeship, with a valid previous sponsor.
2. Contact an AIT Office to request an exam challenge. 

If AIT approves your request, you will be contacted to pay a $150 fee and schedule your exam. 

• If your trade requires a practical exam, you will also pay that exam fee (fee varies by trade).

• Pass: You will progress to your next period of apprenticeship without being required to attend classroom instruction.
• First fail: You may request a second attempt through the same processes outlined above.
• Second fail: You may request a third attempt if:
  • you received a mark of 60% or higher on your first or second attempt, AND
  • you complete an AIT Training Plan.
• Third fail: You will be required to attend and pass classroom instruction for the period of apprenticeship; no further exam challenges will be approved.
  • This also applies if you receive a mark below 60% on your first two attempts, or your AIT training plan is not approved. 

Pass Marks Policy( AIT Policy Manual)

Study Materials

This means that you cannot challenge every exam--you'll have to attend classes for at least one period. 

Exemption: If classroom instruction is unavailable in all periods of your program, you might be exempt from this requirement.  

• This applies to programs that are listed as ‘Temporarily Unavailable’ in the Class Catalogue.
• This does not apply to programs where classes are being offered but are currently full.
• If classroom instruction is re-established in the program, this exemption will be rescinded.

AIT Training Plan