Parts Technician - Red Seal Self-Assessment and Exam Breakdown
Self-Assessment
This tool can be used to reflect on your own experience and knowledge in the trade compared with what is on the exam.
Exam Breakdown
Each Red Seal exam's questions are developed to assess the activities laid out in in the National Occupational Analysis. This trade's Red Seal exam has 120 questions Footnote *, which are distributed as follows:
Block A - Common occupational skill - 16 questions
Task 1 Performs safety-related functions
3 questions
Task 2 Uses tools and equipment
3 questions
Task 3 Organizes work
5 questions
Task 4 Communicates with others
5 questions
Block B - Customer service - 32 questions
Task 5 Provides services to retail customers
7 questions
Task 6 Provides services to wholesale customers
7 questions
Task 7 Provides services to internal customers
9 questions
Task 8 Provides general customer service and support
9 questions
Block C - Parts acquisition - 31 questions
Task 9 Identifies parts
17 questions
Task 10 Sources parts
14 questions
Block D - Warehousing and inventory - 24 questions
Task 11 Handles parts and materials
8 questions
Task 12 Performs inventory control
8 questions
Task 13 Performs shipping and receiving duties
8 questions
Block E - Business practices - 17 questions
Task 14 Promotes products and services
7 questions
Task 15 Implements pricing formula
5 questions
Task 16 Processes financial transactions
5 questions
For more information about exam preparation materials (textbooks, modules, etc.) contact your provincial/territorial apprenticeship office.