Sector: Service

A Chef:

• Works in restaurants, hotels, entertainment clubs, country clubs, spas, bistros and other assorted eateries;
• Demonstrates knowledge of food preparation and presentation, menu management, sanitation and food safety, and the use of wines, liquors and spirits in cooking.

Pre-requisite required: Ontario Certification of Qualification in the trade of Cook, 415A

An Information Technology — Hardware Technician:

• Assembles, repairs, and upgrades microcomputer systems, components and peripherals
• Installs operating systems and application software

A Child and Youth Worker works to improve the physical, emotional, intellectual and social development of vulnerable children, youth and families. They focus on the growth and development of children and youth based on direct, day-to-day work with children and youth in their environment and develop relationships with children, their families, their communities and other inter-disciplinary team members. Specifically, a Child and Youth Worker:

• maintains safe environments
• promotes health and well-being
• builds relationships
• plans programs
• applies intervention strategies
• provides counselling and supports
• works in an interdisciplinary team environment and communicates with other professionals
• supports the needs of children, adolescents and their families

An Information Technology — Network Technician:

• Installs, configures and maintains client workstations and network servers connected by a local area network
• Applies technical knowledge of data communication, standards, protocols and internet working concepts

A Child Development Practitioner (CDP) plans and implements age-appropriate service, supports and programs for children that facilitate physical, social, emotional and cognitive growth. CDPs deliver services in multiple settings, including, but not limited to, childcare centres/facilities, the preschool sections of hospitals and schools, and Ontario Early Years Centres. Specifically, a Child Development Practitioner:

• practises and promotes health
• fosters relationships with children
• plans developmentally appropriate programs and supports emergent learning practices
• cultivates family, cultural and social relationships
• applies intervention strategies
• participates in a team environment with families, colleagues, community members, and support services providers
• works in an interdisciplinary team environment and communicates with other professionals
• practices professionalism and adheres to ethical standards

An electronic Service Technician:

• Interacts with customers and other workers
• Uses hand tools, hand power tools, testing equipment and specialty tools
• Applies electronic theory to electronic products
• Terminates and connects conductors and printed circuit boards contained within electronic products
• Maintains electronic products
• Troubleshoots and diagnoses problems in electronic products
• Services and repairs electronic products

A Retail Meat Cutter prepares meat and poultry for the retail market by:

• Demonstrating safe working practices and techniques
• Applying general work practices and merchandising
• Setting up and operating machinery
• Performing business practices / customer relations
• Preparing beef cuts
• Preparing pork cuts
• Preparing lamb cuts
• Preparing veal cuts
• Preparing poultry cuts
• Preparing meat for sausage making

An Aboriginal Child Development Practitioner:

• Plans, organizes, and implements activities for preschool children to encourage children in intellectual, physical, and emotional growth.

A Gemsetter/Goldsmith:

• Fabricates and repairs precious and semi-precious jewellery and gemstone work
• Tests metals
• Rolls and draws metals
• Forms rings
• Drills holes and sockets for stones or hinges
• Solders pieces of jewellery and gemstone work
• Designs and sets gem settings
• Fabricates and assembles all types of jewellery and gemstone work
• Cleans and polishes jewellery and gemstone work

A Saddler:

• Designs, manufactures, rebuilds, and repairs saddles, saddle trees, harnesses, riding boots and associated tack for equestrian disciplines