| 1 |
Qualification (French) |
Certificat de la formation préparatoire au travail (CFPT) |
Certificat de formation menant à l’exercice d’un métier semi-spécialisé (CFMS) |
Attestation d’études professionnelles (AEP) |
Diplôme d’études professionnelle (DEP) |
Attestation de spécialisation professionnelle (ASP) |
| 2 |
Awarding Body |
Ministère de l’Éducation
(Quebec Ministry of Education) |
Ministère de l’Éducation
(Quebec Ministry of Education) |
Ministère de l’Éducation
(Quebec Ministry of Education) |
Ministère de l’Éducation
(Quebec Ministry of Education) |
Ministère de l’Éducation
(Quebec Ministry of Education) |
| 3 |
Admission Requirements |
For those who have not completed all elementary school subjects
by end of secondary school Cycle One |
Certificat de la formation préparatoire au travail (CFPT),
Prework Training Certificate (PWTC), through the PT-TCST Bridge program |
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Certificat de formation menant à l’exercice d’un métier semi-spécialisé (CFMS),
Training Certificate for a Semiskilled Trade (TCST), through the the TCST-DVS Bridge program |
Diplôme d’études professionnelle (DEP)
Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS) |
| 4 |
Length of Program |
3 years |
1 year |
3 to 6 months |
6 to 18 months |
3 to 9 months |
| 5 |
Streams |
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Specific semiskilled trades |
Specific skilled trades |
Specific skilled trades |
Specialized area within a specific skilled trade |
| 6 |
Graduation Requirements |
- 2700 hours of practical training
- Completion of a Work Skills Course (900 hours)
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- Completion of Secondary Cycle One subjects
(first language, mathematics, second language)
- 900 hours of training
- Practical training with a minimum of 450 hours
- To earn the TCST, students in Practical Training (PT) program must:
- complete a practicuum within the Work Skills Course in their third year
through the PT-TCST Bridge Program
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- 180 to 795 hours of education and training
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- 615 to 1800 hours of instruction and training
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- 300 to 1230 hours of instruction and training
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| 7 |
Post-graduation Pathways |
Access to:
- PT-TCST Bridge program
- job market
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Access to:
- the TCST-DVS Bridge program
- admission into specific post-secondary TVET training programs
- semiskilled trade in the job market
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Access to:
- a skilled trade in the job market
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Access to:
- Attestation de spécialisation professionnelle (ASP)
Attestation of Vocational Specialization (AVS)
- CEGEP program with necessary prerequisites
- skilled trade in the job market
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Access to:
- career progression within a specific trade
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