🇨🇦 Red Seal & Union Exam Prep

Your Path to a Skilled Trade Starts Here

From your first look at a trade to writing your Red Seal exam — TradesReady walks you through every step with crash courses, safety certifications, academic prep, and real practice exams.

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20+

Trades covered in depth

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100+

Safety & certification courses

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1,000+

Practice exam questions

What's Included
Everything You Need to Get Into the Trades

Whether you're just curious or actively studying for your ticket, TradesReady has a path for you.

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Is This Trade Right for You?

Short, honest crash courses for each trade — what you'll actually do on the job, what the pay looks like, and whether it suits your strengths.

Beginner Friendly
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Deep-Dive Trade Breakdowns

Once you've picked a direction, get a full breakdown of the day-to-day work, tools, specialisations, and how far you can take it.

All Experience Levels
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Certifications & Safety Training

WHMIS, First Aid, Working at Heights, Confined Space, and more — with clear info on exactly how each cert helps you get hired and advance.

Employment Focused
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Academic Prep Courses

Math, trade theory, blueprint reading, and all the academic areas tested in union and Red Seal exams — taught in plain language.

Exam Ready

Practice Exams by Year

Realistic practice questions broken down by apprenticeship year — so you're always studying the right material for where you are right now.

Year 1 → Red Seal
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Career Progression Maps

See exactly where a trade can take you — from apprentice to journeyperson to foreman, contractor, or inspector. Know your ceiling before you start.

Long-Term Planning
Explore Trades
Find Your Trade

Click any trade to see a crash course, full breakdown, and exam prep resources.

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Your Journey
From Curious to Certified

TradesReady meets you wherever you are and guides you to where you want to be.

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Explore Trades

Take crash courses to find what clicks. No commitment — just honest overviews.

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Get Certified

Complete safety and certification courses that employers actually require.

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Study the Academics

Build the math, theory, and trade knowledge you'll need for your exams.

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Practice Exams

Work through real-style questions matched to your apprenticeship year.

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Write Your Ticket

Walk into your union or Red Seal exam with confidence and pass.

Safety & Certifications
Get the Certs That Get You Hired

Every certification includes a plain-English explanation of what it means, who requires it, and how it moves your career forward.

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WHMIS 2015

Hazardous materials identification and safe handling — required on virtually every job site in Canada.

✓ Required by most employers before day one
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Standard First Aid & CPR

Emergency response training covering injuries, cardiac events, and trauma common to trade environments.

✓ Often mandatory for foreman and above
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Working at Heights

Fall protection, harness use, and aerial work platform safety — required for construction and industrial work.

✓ Mandatory in Ontario, strongly recommended everywhere
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Confined Space Entry

Entry procedures, atmospheric testing, rescue protocols for tanks, vessels, and enclosed work areas.

✓ High-value cert for pipefitters, millwrights, boilermakers

Lockout / Tagout (LOTO)

Procedures for safely isolating energy sources before performing maintenance or repair work.

✓ Required before most industrial maintenance tasks
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Hot Work & Fire Watch

Welding, cutting, and grinding safety — controlling ignition sources and preventing fires on site.

✓ Essential for welders, pipefitters, and ironworkers
Practice Exams
Study Smart — By Year, By Trade

Every apprenticeship year has different exam expectations. Our practice questions match exactly what's being tested at each level.

Trade Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 / Red Seal
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