Job requirements Cable Repairer, Telecommunications in the Campbellton–Miramichi Region

Find out what you typically need to work as a cable repairer, telecommunications in the Campbellton–Miramichi Region. These requirements are applicable to all Telecommunications line and cable workers (NOC 72204).

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

  • Completion of secondary school is required.
  • For telecommunication line and cable installers and repairers, completion of a four-year telecommunications line and cable apprenticeship program or a combination of over three years work experience in the trade and some industry- related or other specialized courses or completion of a two-year college program in electronics is usually required.
  • For cable television maintenance technicians, completion of a college program in electronics or a combination of college, correspondence or industry courses related to electronics and electrical systems and on-the-job training or completion of a four-year cable television technician apprenticeship program is required.
  • Trade certification for network cabling specialists is available, but voluntary, in Ontario.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing

New Brunswick

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.

Job title Distribution Construction Lineman
Regulated

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

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