Lather (Interior Systems)

About Lather
In the First Year Lather Program, students will complete 15 of the 25 courses outlined in the Provincial Plan of Training for Lather (Interior Systems Mechanic) Apprenticeship. During this entry level program, students will learn the essential skills of the trade and will be prepared, upon graduation, to enter the workforce as a first year apprentice.

Once graduates earn employment as a Lather (Interior Systems Mechanic), they are encouraged to contact the Industrial Training Division of the Department of Education to become a "Registered Apprentice". Under the supervision of a Certified Journeyperson, the hours and competencies the apprentice earns will be then credited toward the qualifications required to become eligible to challenge the Interprovincial Exam. 

What is an Apprentice
An apprentice is someone who is learning a trade by working under the guidance of experienced skilled workers of that trade, called journeypersons. It is on-the-job training where you earn while you learn and you are paid a wage from the first day you become an apprentice. Apprentices are usually paid at about 65% of the journeyperson's rate of pay upon graduating and starting work, but the wages are increased periodically as the apprentice attains higher level of competencies and completes more courses.
It takes about three or four years to learn the trade, but remember, your Apprenticeship training could be FREE if you become a registered apprentice.

Course Outline

• ENTRY LEVEL (1st Year)
• Basic Drawing & Sketching
• Basic Math
• Ceiling Systems
• Confined Space Awareness
• Fall Protection Awareness
• First Aid
• Interior Systems Fundamentals
• Metal Wall Systems
• Occupational Health & Safety
• Powerline Hazards Awareness
• Rigging
• Scaffolds
• WHMIS
• Workplace Harassment

Lather Student Tool List

RELATED COURSES

• Workplace Communications
• Customer Service
• Quality Assurance / Quality Control
• Introduction to Computers
• Workplace Skills
• Job Search Techniques
• Entrepreneurial Awareness

Advanced level
Registered Apprentices (through Department of Education, Industrial Training Division) receive funding for the advanced blocks of training, pending they have attained the required work experience and are EI eligible.

BLOCK 2:

• Blueprint Reading and Estimating I
• Demountable Wall Systems
• Advanced Ceiling Systems
• Metal Cutting and Welding

BLOCK 3:

• Blueprint Reading and Estimating II
• Specialty Wall Systems
• Specialty Ceiling Systems
• Specialty Wall Systems
• Access Flooring