Vocational education and training - VET

The survey was conducted to provide information on the knowledge and use of the Red Seal endorsement in hiring practices among employers in the public and private sectors.
Key findings include:
•Forty-nine percent of employers in the private sector and 54 percent of employers in the public sector are aware of the Red Seal.
•Seventy-two percent of private sector employers reported that they train apprentices compared to only 39 percent for the public sector.
•Among those who are familiar with the Red Seal Program, 74 percent of private sector employers and 83 percent of public sector employers indicated that Red Seal endorsed journeypersons would have a moderate or strong hiring advantage.
http://www.red-seal.ca/images/RSES_Summary_Report_Final__EN.pdf

When a trade is designated as a Red Seal Trade, candidates in the trade who meet all eligibility requirements in a given jurisdiction may apply to write the Interprovincial Red Seal examination. If successful, they receive that jurisdiction's journeyperson certificate with a Red Seal endorsement affixed.
http://www.red-seal.ca/images/Red_Seal_IIP_09_ENG.pdf