I have been reading a bunch of stuff online about the Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) program. It basically recognized military trades in the civilian world. My understanding is that if a person has the correct military qualifications in a specific trade, then that can be transferred over to the civilian world, e.i. a journeyman ticket. I read somewhere QL5 qualified.
Here is my situation. I am looking at getting into the military (again). Currently, I am a civilian Journeyman Electrician. Master Electrician actually (a higher qualification in Alberta). I also have previous military experience (7 years army, not as an electrician). However, I do not qualify to be a Electrical Distribution Tech. My high-school math is not good enough. I didn’t even take grade 12 math. Why? Because it was not needed to get a diploma, and I was just a punk kid, wanting to chase girls instead.
When I asked this question at the recruiting centre, they did not seem to know. Nor did they know where I could go to find the answer.
I am aware of a PLAR. However, that is not a guarantee. There seems to be some variation and it really depends on the individual. It is possible that there could be a waiver of qualifications, but that is not guaranteed either. Also, it was indicated to me that this could take a long time.
So my thought; if there is program in place recognizing qualifications going one way, would it also work the other way? Will civilian qualifications be recognized by the military?