Painter and Decorator
Trade Description:
Responsibilities of painters and decorators include blending and mixing paints, creating colour schemes, and using a variety of techniques to paint a wide range of surfaces. They also work with neutralizing agents, putty, varnish, lacquer, and stipple-texturing, and match and apply fabric or vinyl products to ceilings and walls.
Potential employers include construction contractors, building maintenance firms and painting contractors.
| Board By-Law | |
| Red Seal Occupational Standard (RSOS) |
Apprenticeship - Annual Requirements:
| Levels | Total Hours/Year (On-the-Job & Technical Training) |
Total Weeks/Year (Technical Training) |
Delivered By |
| 3 | 1,800 | 8-8-8 | RRC |
Training Standards:
 Level One |
Level Chart |
| Level Two |
Profile Chart |
| Level Three |
NOA Subtask to Unit Comparison |
Red Seal Exam Information
| Red Seal Exam Breakdown | Red Seal Exam Self-Assessment Guide |
| Sample Exams | Red Seal Exam Self-Assessment Guide (PDF) |
| Types of Exam Questions | Red Seal Exam Preparation Guide |
Challenging the Exam - Trades Qualification:
Years of Experience |
Hours Required | Additional Practical
Exam Required |
| 4.5 | 8,100 | No |
| Employer Declaration | Employer Declaration (FR) Statutory Declaration | Statutory Declaration (FR) | ||
Designated Trainers:
| Work Experience Form |