Job requirements Skidder Operator in Northwest Territories

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

• Previous experience as a logging and forestry labourer or logging machine operator may be required. Experience requirements vary depending on the type and location of woodlands operations.
• Provincial certification or a forest worker program certificate is required in some provinces.
• Workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS) and first aid certificates may be required.
• Completion of a college program for forest workers may be required.
• Formal training in chain saw operation and maintenance and several months of on-the-job training are usually provided.
• Completion of secondary school may be required.
• Trade certification for fallers is available, but voluntary in Quebec.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing

If this occupation is regulated, you may need to get a professional license from a regulatory authority before you can start working. Licensing can be compulsory or voluntary, depending on the occupation.

• 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.

Find out if this occupation is regulated and contact the regulatory authority to learn about the certification process.

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

Find out where this occupation is regulated in Canada