How Do I Become a Glazier?
Glazier is an Inter-provincially recognized Red Seal trade. With a Red Seal, you can work in this trade anywhere in Canada.
Completion of secondary school is recommended, but not required.
Although trade certification is not mandatory to be a glazier in B.C., it will likely increase your job opportunities. You become certified by completing a four-year apprenticeship program.
Once you complete the apprenticeship program and successfully pass the Interprovincial Red Seal exam, you become certified as journeyperson. After passing the Interprovincial exam (the final exam for this trade), you also automatically have a Red Seal endorsement through SkilledTradesBC.
If you have significant work experience as a glazier but have never been certified in Canada, you may apply to challenge the certification. This includes completing 9,600 hours of work in the trade and successfully writing the Interprovincial Red Seal exam.