Painter & Decorator (411A)
Prepare surfaces and apply paint, wallpaper, and decorative finishes to interior and exterior surfaces.
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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
Prepare surfaces and apply paint, wallpaper, and decorative finishes to interior and exterior surfaces.
Exam format
- • 120 multiple-choice questions
- • 4-hour time limit
- • 70% required to pass
- • Closed-book
- • 130 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.
Performs common occupational skills
Prepares surfaces
Prepares and applies residential, institutional and commercial paints, coatings and finishes
Prepares and applies wall coverings
Prepares and applies wood finishes
Prepares and applies industrial paints and coatings
Official Red Seal resources
Source material from the Red Seal Program — administered by the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA).