Classes of Individuals

Only the following classes of individuals may perform a restricted activity within the parts technician branch of the designated trade of parts technician:

• any individual who holds a trade certificate in the branch of the designated trade;
• any individual who holds an endorsement in the branch of the designated trade;
• any individual who does not hold a trade certificate in the branch of the designated trade but who, in the opinion of the individual’s employer, possesses the skills and knowledge in performing the restricted activity expected of an individual who holds a trade certificate in the branch of the designated trade;
• any apprentice with an apprenticeship education agreement approved by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training Programs Regulation in the branch of the designated trade;
• any individual who has filed an application for issuance of an Alberta Journeyperson Certificate in the branch of the designated trade if the application is subsisting and, during the time that the application is subsisting, the work of the individual in the branch of the designated trade is carried out under the supervision of an individual who holds a trade certificate or an endorsement in the branch of the designated trade;
• any individual who has filed an application for approval by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training Programs Regulation of an apprenticeship education agreement in the branch of the designated trade if the application is subsisting and, during the time that the application is subsisting, the work of the individual in the branch of the designated trade is carried out under the same conditions as those that apply to an apprentice with an apprenticeship education agreement approved by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training Programs Regulation in the branch of the designated trade;
• any individual who is registered in a student work training program in the branch of the designated trade;
• any individual who is registered in an education or training program that is recognized by the Administrator under section 12(d)(iii) of this Regulation as a program that, on successful completion, will result in a document recognized by order of the Board under section 14(2)(c) of the Act as being the equivalent of an Alberta Journeyperson Certificate in the branch of the designated trade if, during the time that the individual is registered in the program, the work of the individual in the branch of the designated trade is carried out under a mentor and the same supervision and ratio requirements as those that apply to an apprentice with an apprenticeship education agreement approved by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training Programs Regulation in the branch of the designated trade;
• any individual who is performing the restricted activity in accordance with an authorization granted by the Administrator under section 13 of this Regulation;
• any individual who is performing the restricted activity in accordance with section 14(2) or (3) of this Regulation;
• any individual who is performing the restricted activity in respect of any property that the individual
  • owns,
  • has possession of or control over, and
  • intends only for personal and not‑for‑profit use by the individual;
• any individual who is performing the restricted activity in respect of a farming and ranching operation, as described in section 1.1(1) and (2) of the Occupational Health and Safety Code (AR 191/2021), if the individual
  • is not paid wages, as defined in the Employment Standards Code, for the performance of farming or ranching work, or
  • is paid wages, as defined in the Employment Standards Code, for the performance of farming or ranching work and, in respect of the farming and ranching operation, is a person referred to in section 1(cc)(i)(B)(I), (II), (III) or (IV) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act;
• any individual who is performing a restricted activity within the branch of the designated trade that is the same as a restricted activity within another designated trade or branch of a designated trade and for which the same training is provided in both the branch of the designated trade and the other designated trade or branch of a designated trade if
  • the individual holds a trade certificate or, if applicable, an endorsement in the other designated trade or branch of a designated trade, or
  • the individual
    • is an apprentice with an apprenticeship education agreement approved by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training Programs Regulation in the other designated trade or branch of a designated trade, and
    • has completed the training in respect of the restricted activity.