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Farm Technician Trade Regulations

made under subsection 17A(1) of the

Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act

S.N.S. 2003, c. 1

N.S. Reg. 25/2020 (effective February 12, 2020)

amended to N.S. Reg. 150/2022 (effective July 6, 2022)

Table of Contents

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Citation

Definitions

Term of apprenticeship for farm technician trade

Certificate in farm technician trade through trade qualification

Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations

Citation

1 These trade regulations may be cited as the Farm Technician Trade Regulations .

Definitions

(1) In these trade regulations,

“Act” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act ;

“farm technician trade” means the occupation of a farm technician, consisting of

any and all of the following:

(

i) demonstrating agricultural production skills, technical skills,

leadership skills and regulatory awareness,

(ii) safely operating, maintaining and adjusting equipment,

(iii) maintaining properties such as buildings, farm grounds and storage

facilities using safe work practices,

(iv) caring for and feeding livestock,

(

v) engaging in soil and nutrient management, crop management and

integrated pest management,

(vi) packing, grading, storing and shipping farm products,

(vii) using a variety of farm equipment such as tractors, forklifts, skid

steers, loaders, implements and precision agriculture systems,

(viii) using and maintaining shop equipment and supplies, including

various hand and power tools,

(ix) using various types of technology including computers, robots,

programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and mobile devices to

increase the overall efficiency and productivity of the farm operation,

(

x) using any livestock or crop specific equipment that is directly related

to the primary tasks of a farm technician;

“General Regulations” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act

General Regulations made under the Act.

(2) A term defined in the General Regulations has the same meaning when used in

these regulations.

Term of apprenticeship for farm technician trade

(1) The term of apprenticeship for the farm technician trade consists of all of the

following:

(a) 3600 documented hours of the combination of practical experience and the

portion of technical training spent learning the skills of the designated trade

as described in clause 26(1A)(

a) of the General Regulations and as

approved by the Director;

(

b) related technical training as described in clause 26(1A)(

b) of the General

Regulations and as approved by the Director;

(

c) a certification examination.

(2) Any probationary period included in a term of apprenticeship for the farm

technician trade as permitted by subsection 12(2) of the General Regulations must

be no longer than 3 months.

4 [repealed]

Certificate in farm technician trade through trade qualification

5 The period of employment in the designated trade that is required by paragraph

30(1)(a)(ii)(

B) of the General Regulations for a person who does not hold a certificate of

apprenticeship and is applying for a certificate of qualification in the farm technician

trade is 5400 hours.

Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations

6 For the purposes of subsections 34(2) and (3) of the General Regulations, which require

an apprentice or journeyperson to keep their identity card in their possession when

practising the designated trade and produce it on request, a person is practising the farm

technician trade while the person is doing any of the following:

(

a) for an apprentice,

(

i) acquiring practical experience in the trade, or

(ii) learning the skills of the trade during the technical training portion of

apprenticeship training;

(

b) for a journeyperson, performing the duties of the trade as defined in these

regulations or their duties as set out in the General Regulations.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Farm Technician Trade Regulations

N.S. Reg.

25/2020

Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act

Note: The

information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is

compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Farm Technician Trade Regulations made

under the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

25/2020

Feb 12, 2020

date specified

Mar 13, 2020

150/2022

Jul 6, 2022

date filed

Jul 15, 2022

The following regulations are not

yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs . = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

4 ........................................................

rep. 150/2022

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.