An investigation into cheating at Moose Jaw’s Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus has resulted in 22 construction electricians having their certification suspended.

The academic misconduct happened between 2015 and 2018 with an investigation led by the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission showing apprentices gained access to materials they should not have during training and exams.

Since the construction electrician trade is compulsory, the individuals are not able to work legally in Saskatchewan as construction electricians during the suspension or cancellation periods. People working in compulsory trades must be either registered apprentices working under the supervision of a certified journeyperson or certified journeypersons themselves. In other words, apprenticeship and certification are required to work in these trades.

The construction electricians who possessed electrical licenses have had them suspended for the same period of time that their journeyperson certifications are cancelled or suspended. In order to hold an electrical license, Construction Electricians require a valid journeyperson certificate.