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Instrumentation & Control Technician (IC-447A)

Install, calibrate, and maintain instruments and control systems for industrial and process applications.

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A Red Seal endorsement is a seal on your provincial or territorial trade certificate. It shows you have the knowledge and skills to practice your trade across Canada — earned by passing the interprovincial Red Seal exam.

What this trade covers

Install, calibrate, and maintain instruments and control systems for industrial and process applications.

Exam format

  • 120 multiple-choice questions
  • 4-hour time limit
  • 70% required to pass
  • Closed-book
  • 125 questions, 4 hours, 70% to pass
  • Questions align with the Red Seal Occupational Standard (RSOS)

Exam blueprint (RSOS)

Questions are distributed across major work activities defined in the Red Seal Occupational Standard — the same breakdown used on the official exam.

Block A

Performs common occupational skills

12 Qs · 10%
Block B

Installs and services process measuring and indicating devices

30 Qs · 24%
Block C

Installs and services safety and security systems and devices

11 Qs · 9%
Block D

Installs and services hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems

14 Qs · 11%
Block E

Installs, configures and services final control elements

25 Qs · 20%
Block F

Installs and services communication systems and devices

12 Qs · 10%
Block G

Installs and services control systems and process control

21 Qs · 17%

Official Red Seal resources

Source material from the Red Seal Program — administered by the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA).

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