Qualification Examination

Passing the examination is one of the conditions for access to the status of journeyperson. The qualification examination is intended to assess your acquired skills in your trade or in your specialty. The exam questions, written and validated with expert journeypersons, cover all of the essential skills required for the trade or specialty.

Eligible candidates

The exam is for people in the following situations:

• Apprentices  who have completed their apprenticeship 
• Apprentices who have completed at least 85 % of their apprenticeship. If desired, apprentices can decide to complete their apprenticeship 100 % before registering for the exam
• People who have practised a trade or specialty and acquired experience in hours of work and, if applicable, training credits  at least equal to the total duration of the apprenticeship in the trade covered and whose file, when analyzed, proves this experience through supporting documentation 

Content

The exam usually contains between 50 and 70 multiple-choice questions, depending on the trade or specialty. Each question is written in plain language and has four response choices, of which only one is correct. To familiarize yourself with the type of question in a qualification examination, consult the examination sample questions. You may also consult the information sheet concerning your trade or specialty, which details the skills that may be covered in the exam questions.

Codes or other reference documents may be supplied to you for certain specific exams. The questions may be formulated using either the imperial measuring system (inches, feet, pounds, etc.) or the metric system (centimeters, meters, kilograms, etc.).

The exam is offered in English and French and lasts a maximum of three hours.

Exam registration

To know the procedure according to your situation, click here.

Anyone who consults the "Résultat d’examen" section in the online services can obtain the date on which their registration was made with the Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ). The date of his exam session will be sent to him by post with the necessary information to prepare for it.

Locations

To find out where your exam will take place, please see the list below. This list is subject to change. Please review it as your exam date approaches.

Schedule

The notice to appear for the examination that you will receive after you register will specify the date, location, and time (either 8:15 a.m. or 1:00 p.m.) of the exam session.

For the Nunavik region, click here.

You will not be allowed into the exam room after the official time for the beginning of the exam or if you have not proved your identity.

Measures for access to an exam room

You will have to wait in the waiting room until a session invigilator calls you.

Before entering the exam room:

• You must present one valid piece of identification (unexpired) with photograph (photocopies and digital IDs are not accepted) from among the following list 
• You must disinfect your hands
• You can obtain, if necessary, a mask (available on request).

Only items provided by the CCQ will be allowed into the exam room. For example, the following items are forbidden: cell phone, personal computer (laptop or tablet), music reader, electronic agenda, pager, smart watch, camera, sunglasses, caps and hats, notes, books, food, and beverages (except for a bottle of water). The CCQ reserves the right to reject any other item deemed inappropriate. 

Any breach of the examination rules will be considered fraud and will result in your failing the examination, as will any behaviour that interferes with the exam. It is also forbidden to take materials that belong to the CCQ.

Health measures and instructions to apply:

• if you have a fever, do not come to the examination room
• if you have one or more symptoms of a respiratory illness (cough, sore throat or nasal congestion), wearing a mask will be compulsory for the duration of the examination session

To obtain a new exam date, you must contact Customer Services at 1 888 842-8282.

Results

The result will be sent to you within 10 working days after you take the exam. If you have passed and hold a valid apprentice competency certificate in the trade, a journeyman competency certificate (JCC) will automatically be issued to you. 

If you fail the exam, a letter will notify you of which type of retake exam you will have the right to and when you will be able to register again.

People with disabilities

The Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ) is committed to offering adapted services to people with a motor, visual, or auditory disability. People who need any assistance with taking their exam may contact Customer Services directly at 1 888 842-8282.

Furthermore, for qualification examinations meeting certain criteria, the CCQ may offer the services of a reader to people with functional limitations such as dyslexia. For more information, candidates may make a request to the CCQ’s Customer Services.