I think no engineer performs the below mentioned duties of an electrician neither fulfill the employment requirements for 7242
Main dutiesIndustrial electricians perform some or all of the following duties:
Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, schematics and electrical code specifications to determine layout of industrial electrical equipment installations
Install, examine, replace or repair electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes, conduits, feeders, fibre-optic and coaxial cable assemblies, lighting fixtures and other electrical components
Test electrical and electronic equipment and components for continuity, current, voltage and resistance
Maintain, repair, install and test switchgear, transformers, switchboard meters, regulators and reactors
Maintain, repair, test and install electrical motors, generators, alternators, industrial storage batteries and hydraulic and pneumatic electrical control systems
Troubleshoot, maintain and repair industrial, electrical and electronic control systems and other related devices
Conduct preventive maintenance programs and keep maintenance records
May install, maintain and calibrate industrial instrumentation and related devices.
Employment requirements
Completion of secondary school is usually required.
Completion of a four- or five-year industrial electrician apprenticeship program
or
A combination of over five years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in industrial electrical equipment is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
Trade certification for industrial electricians is compulsory in Prince Edward Island, Quebec and the Yukon, and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Manitoba.
Interprovincial trade certification (Red Seal) is also available to qualified industrial electricians.
Trade certification for marine electricians is available, but voluntary, in New Brunswick.
Trade certification for mine electricians is available, but voluntary, in Nova Scotia.
Can anyone guide me that whether engineers can apply under 7242 category? If yes, then how much will be the processing time from start till end?