At Ashton College, we have four new additions to our Red Seal Exam Prep course lineup:
- Baker Red Seal Exam Prep Course
- Gasfitter Red Seal Exam Prep Course
- Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) Red Seal Exam Prep Course
- Truck and Transport Mechanic Red Seal Exam Prep Course
On Talent.com, Red Seal certified trades people earn an average of $71,891 annually.
Note that all these jobs require you to have completed at least high school, the apprenticeship of each respective field, and have competencies in reading, writing, oral communication, computer use, and other skills of the same calibre for a solid foundation before reaching their specialized knowledge in order to do your jobs properly and effectively.
All these prep courses require an understanding of the National Occupational Analysis (NOA) and standard exam practices such as content review, study notes, and strategy against multiple choice questions.
Much like the cook, the Baker, focuses mostly on bread-based food. Being a Baker requires one to have knowledge of different baking techniques, machinery usage, and culinary knowledge on how different types of food work with each other.
Some of the things you will learn from this exam prep course include:
- Understanding the basics of food safety and sanitation
- Understanding food science
- Applying the mathematics of baking which covers conversions, calculations, percentages, and formulas
A Gasfitter helps with the inspection, repair, and maintenance of gas lines and other types of gas fired equipment in the form of British Thermal Units (BTU). The U.S. Energy Information Administration states that BTU is a measure of heat in fuels/energy. One BTU is around the energy released of one lit match. Gasfitter has two types of classes:
Class A permits the Gasfitter to handle an unlimited amount of BTU; Class B can only permit up to 400,000 BTU.
Some of the things you will learn from this exam prep course include:
- Understanding how gas piping systems work and how to assemble them
- Understanding the safety of handling gas and the tools and equipment that will be used
- Knowing the different types of systems which include, but are not limited to, vents, air supply, electrical, and propane
An Industrial Mechanic works on any machine or equipment that has any part that is mechanical based, pneumatic based, hydraulic based, fuel based, lubrication based, cooling based, or exhaust based, on an industrial level. Interestingly, the reason why this trades job has the word “millwright” in parenthesis is because it refers to a person who works in mills, to which have similar moving parts to most modern, big industrial machinery and we can assume, that is why the word “millwright” is there.
Some of the things you will learn from this exam prep course include:
- Understanding the ins and outs of basic robotics and automated equipment
- Knowing systems that Millwrights will work on, which include vacuum systems, pneumatic systems, hydraulic systems, etc.
- Understanding the components and system of a mechanical power transmission
A Truck and Transport Mechanic works on any vehicle that is big enough to transport cargo or is classified to be a truck. They work on inspection, repair, and maintenance on a lot of aspects of a vehicle, which include but are not limited to, structural integrity, mechanical parts, electrical parts, and even electronic systems.
Some of the things you will learn from this exam prep course include:
- Understanding the different systems that go on in trucks and other transport vehicles
- Knowing how to inspect and repair the many systems that exist in large vehicles
- Knowing the tools and how to use them to repair vehicles
Interested?
Get a head start on your Red Seal certification with the help of our red seal exam preparation courses. Sign up today at Ashton College.
Written By Adam Rosman
