Job requirements Telephone Line Technician in Canada

Find out what you typically need to work as a telephone line technician in Canada. These requirements are applicable to all Telecommunications line and cable workers (NOC 72204).

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

  • Completion of secondary school is required.
  • For telecommunication line and cable installers and repairers, completion of a four-year telecommunications line and cable apprenticeship program or a combination of over three years work experience in the trade and some industry- related or other specialized courses or completion of a two-year college program in electronics is usually required.
  • For cable television maintenance technicians, completion of a college program in electronics or a combination of college, correspondence or industry courses related to electronics and electrical systems and on-the-job training or completion of a four-year cable television technician apprenticeship program is required.
  • Trade certification for network cabling specialists is available, but voluntary, in Ontario.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing

You might need to get a certification from a regulatory authority before you start working. Find out if this occupation is regulated and contact the regulatory authority to learn about the certification process.

British Columbia

Job title Broadband Network Technician (Telecommunications)
Regulated
Regulatory body: Skilled Trades BC

Manitoba

Job title Telecommunications Line And Cable Workers
Regulated
Job title Telecommunications Installation And Repair Workers
Regulated

New Brunswick

Job title Distribution Construction Lineman
Regulated

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

Do you want to work in another province or territory?

If you are already certified to work in a regulated occupation in your province or territory, it will be easier for you to have your certification recognized in another province or territory. See the Workers Mobility's website to learn more.

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