Job requirements Board Grader - Wood Processing in the Red Deer Region
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Find out what you typically need to work as a board grader - wood processing in the Red Deer Region. These requirements are applicable to all Lumber graders and other wood processing inspectors and graders (NOC 94123).

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • On-the-job training and up to two weeks of classroom training are provided for lumber graders.
  • Previous experience as a sawmill machine operator, other wood processing operator or as a labourer in wood processing is usually required for graders and inspectors in this unit group.
  • Lumber graders require a lumber grader's licence issued by a provincial lumber association.

Source National Occupational Classification

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  • If the licence is compulsory, you must be certified before you can practise the occupation and use the professional designation.
  • If the licence is voluntary, you don’t need to be certified to practise this occupation.

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Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

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