Ironworker (Structural) (420G)
Erect and connect structural steel, rig loads, and install metal decking and curtain walls.
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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
Erect and connect structural steel, rig loads, and install metal decking and curtain walls.
Exam format
- • 120 multiple-choice questions
- • 4-hour time limit
- • 70% required to pass
- • Closed-book
- • 120 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.
Occupational skills
Rigging and hoisting
Cranes
Erection, assembly and installation
Maintenance and upgrading
Official Red Seal resources
Source material from the Red Seal Program — administered by the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA).