Job Title

Sprinkler and Fire Protection Installer

Job Description

A Sprinkler and Fire Protection Installer works in all sectors of construction. He/she fabricates, installs, tests, maintains and inspects a wide selection of fire protection systems, such as underground water supply, standpipes and hose rack systems, fire hydrants, wet and dry pipe systems, low and high pressure CO2 systems, clean agent fire suppression systems and foam systems. Their everyday tasks include installing pipes and fittings, valves and apparatus, actuation and detection devices and fire pumps, in all types of buildings including airports, airplane hangars, oil refineries, chemical plants, offices, schools and dwellings. They also have to be able to read blueprints or diagrams, good visual capabilities are an asset, good organizational and time management-skills, good communication skills and good physical condition to climb, reach, bend, stretch and work in confined spaces.

Education Requirements

  • Grade 12 completion
  • Agreement with a qualified employer in the field
  • Completion of 7,200 hours under the qualified employer?s supervision divided. This program is divided into 4 terms of 1,800 hours of work and it might take around 3.5, 4 years in length.
  • Final examination for certification is available (not required, but highly recommended).
  • Red Seal Certification is also available for work all across Canada and is obtained after an examination. This is a certified trade regulated under the Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act.

Schools in Canada

Alberta

Red Deer College               
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada              
Tel: (403) 342-3300
Web: http://www.rdc.ab.ca/

British Columbia

British Columbia Institute of Technology
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Tel: (604) 434-5734 
Web: http://www.bcit.ca/

Camosun College                  
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada                       
Tel: (250) 370?3550               
Toll Free: 1?877?554?7555                                                                                           
Web: http://www.camosun.bc.ca/

Pacific Vocational College                 
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada             
Tel: (604) 421-5255            
Web: http://www.pacificvocationalcollege.ca/

Manitoba

Assiniboine Community College                
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada                                                                                            
Toll Free: 1-800-862-6307            
Web: http://public.assiniboine.net/

Red River College         
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada              
Tel: (204) 632-3960            
Web: http://www.rrc.mb.ca/ba

New Brunswick Community College                      
New Brunswick, Manitoba              
Tel: (506) 453-2305            
Web: http://www.nbcc.nb.ca/

Newfoundland and Labrador

College of the North Atlantic         
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada            
Tel: (709) 637-8530            
Web: http://www.cna.nl.ca/

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Community College                  
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada             
Tel: (902) 491-4911           
Web: http://www.nscc.ns.ca/

For up-to-date information

United Association of Plumbers, Steamfitters and Pipe Welders
Web: http://www.ua.org

Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association
Web: http://www.casa-firesprinkler.org/

Apprenticeship Subject Pathways
Web: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/training/apprenticeship/skills/pathwaye.pdf

Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Workplace Support Services Branch
Web: www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/tcu/apprentices