What type of carpentry work were you doing? If you plan on challenging the exams I would suggest getting your hands on the class room modules so you can read up on the theory portions, as well as the trade math. Aside from passing the tests you also have to pass a timed shop project and I believe you will have to draw a timed blue print for each year. First year shop used to be a tool box(as of 5 yrs ago) I'm not sure what you would build for second year as the majority of the shop portion is a participation mark on a class project of building a shed. Third year is a oak entry table with concrete top and forth year is a computer desk. I know a couple of the carpentry instructors pretty well and they've told me it's much harder to pass the challenge shop projects as you get zero guidance from an instructor as you are there to prove knowledge and not learn. As far as the subject matter for the testing first year is lots of tooling, some parts of the tree and where lumber comes from, floor framing and some foundations. Second year is mostly framing with a larger emphasis on roof framing, you get a roof blue print and have to label the names of the different rafters. The third year test is lots of concrete and commercial formwork, you will need to know some of the larger wall forming systems and slab forming systems. Forth year is a combination of all 3 years with some spiral stairs and some more roof framing thrown in. You will also need to be experienced in blueprint reading, other than the second year test all the blueprints used are out of commercial building blueprint sets. The redseal test is almost 75% building code and code reading. I'm not telling you this to try and make it seem impossible, I just wanted to forewarn you about trying to challenge the tests, I was in a similar position working 3 years as a first year and wishing I could have kind of jumped up the line a little. I would suggest instead of trying to challenge the system you may very well find it more educational to go to one of the smaller trade schools like red deer college or valleyview and do a couple years back to back as there is less enrolment in these schools. That way you receive the training and will be more likely to pass.
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