Trade Exam Prep Books for Canada and USA
Exam prep books for Canadian Red Seal and US licensing certifications. Built by a Red Seal Steamfitter with 35 years across the UK, Australia, and Canada.
We started in the trades in Scotland, qualified in heavy industrial work in the UK, worked across Australia, and have spent the last two decades in Canada and America on major industrial operations, infrastructure projects, and shipbuilding. We built Red Seal Training Academy because the exam prep that existed wasn’t good enough. Most of it is written poorly.
The questions are generic, the explanations are thin, and the format doesn’t reflect how the actual exams are structured. We knew we could build something better. Every book in this series is built from 35 years of knowing what the work actually involves, what the exams actually test, and what separates the tradespeople who pass from those who don’t.
32 Trades Covered
Comprehensive exam prep across 32 in-demand skilled trades.
Canada & United States
Tailored for both Canadian Red Seal and U.S. licensing exams.
1,000 Practice Questions
Each title includes over 1,000 exam-style practice questions.
Multi-Ticketed Tradesperson
Created by a seasoned tradesperson with multiple certifications.
Find Your Trade
Select your country and find your trade below. Each trade page shows the exam requirements, what the exam covers, and how to get your practice book.
Start With the Right Book
Every title covers the topics that show up on the real exam. Choose your trade and get the practice questions that matter.
How It Works
Step 1: Choose your trade and country
Step 2: Study the Learning Pack
Tests 1 to 4 are the Learning Pack. Every question has a full explanation so you understand why the correct answer is right — not just what it is. This is where you build the knowledge.
Step 3: Test yourself under exam conditions
Tests 5 to 8 are the Exam Format. Answer keys only — no explanations, no hand-holding. Set a timer and work through each test the way you’ll face the real exam. This is where you build the speed, confidence, and mental stamina to walk in ready.
1,000 questions per title. Learning Pack and Exam Format in every book.
Built by someone who has done this work for 35 years
Red Seal Training Academy was founded by a Red Seal Steamfitter and Pipefitter with over 35 years of industrial experience. The author worked in heavy industry in the UK with Haden Young, and has spent his Canadian career on major industrial and infrastructure projects including Canada’s Federal Fleet Renewal program at Vancouver Shipyards with Seaspan. These books are not written by curriculum designers or publishing companies. They are written by someone who has held the ticket, passed the exams, supervised journeypersons, and worked in the same environments you are preparing to certify for. That is the difference.
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Scottish Qualifications Authority
City & Guilds
I built these books because the exam prep that existed wasn’t written to a level needed to pass the exams.
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