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Option # 5
Mobile Crane Certification for writing
the MLTSD standard, P930030, 40 hours of
training. Employer registered with the MLTSD
is referred to as the “Signing Authority”. The
key elements of the program are:
1. Business owners / employers must obtain
“Signing Authority” authorization from the
MLTSD.
2. The employer must then select and register
employees for training.
3. The employer must then select a qualified
training institution that has competent
trainers who will conduct an adequate
training program. Trainers can adjust the
hours of training depending on the level of
experience of the student. Please note that
a list of trainers is available on the LBMAO
website.
4. Employee must then attend and complete
the training program instructed by a
qualified trainer.
5. Upon successful completion of the training
the employee operator will be issued a
Certificate of Training by the trainer.
6. For the Certificate of Qualification,
the Company completes and signs all
documents and submits them to the local
MLTSD office.
7. MLTSD Testing - Upon successfully
completing the written test, students must
achieve a 70% grade for passing. The test
can be taken over again if the student failed
at a further cost.
8. The MLTSD will issue accreditation (licence)
to the employee in a form of an Ontario
“Certificate of Qualification – Mobile Crane
Operator (0 – 8 Ton), Construction”.
9. The MLTSD indicates that a Certificate of
Qualification is not mandatory but is recommended The Canada-Ontario Job Grant intermediary organization needs
to ensure operators meet the highest standard of provides direct financial support to to ensure all the participating
training. individual employers or employer employers and trainees meet COJG
consortia who wish to purchase requirements and are able to make
These standards became effective March 31, 2009 training for their employees. It is their required contribution towards
and for those operators who already have a (C of Q available to small, medium and large the training cost.
“Certificate of Qualification”) issued prior to March 31, businesses with a plan to deliver short- • Most organizations acting as
2009 will not have to be retrained. term training to existing and new an intermediary are eligible for
Employees may also qualify for provincial/federal employees. Important to know: administrative funding equal to 15%
subsidies to offset all or part of the cost of training if • Employers can get up to $10,000 in of the government contribution.
they qualify. Verify if those subsidies are available government support per person for If you’re an employer with a
through your Provincial Employment Ontario and training costs. particular skills demand, the Canada-
MLTSD. • The training has to be delivered by Ontario Job Grant might be right for
• www.labour.gov.on.ca/mobilecranes.php an eligible, third party trainer. you. Applications are accepted on an
• feat.findhelp.ca • Employers with 100 or more ongoing basis.
• www.ontario.ca/page/employment-ontario- employees need to contribute 1/2 of
apprenticeship-offices the training costs. Small employers We thank John Columba for his
with less than 100 employees need assistance in clarifying the training
Canada Ontario Job Grant to contribute 1/6 of training costs. protocols and providing the various
Visit www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/eopg/cojg/. At the • For employer groups who want government programs available.
bottom is a resource for employers and training to apply for training supports
providers including an information sheet, employer the government offers a COJG John Colomba
overview presentation and questions and answers, as Consortium Stream. The Consortium Windsor Equipment Training Facility
well as the application by clicking “apply now”. Stream allows a group of employers Site, Job, Hazard & Equipment Specific
Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG) provides (two or more employers) to pool Custom Training Across Ontario
opportunities for employers, individually or in groups, their resources to support common www.windsorequipmenttraining.com
to invest in their workforce with help from the training objectives and goals. jcolomba@wetftraining.com
government. To apply as a consortium, the

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