Trade and Apprenticeship Programs

Foundation or pre-employment programs provide entry-level technical training and the skills needed for specific trades and can make it easier to find an employer to sponsor your apprenticeship training.

An apprenticeship is a combination of on-the-job training and classroom learning that leads to a trade credential - or "ticket". If you're ready to start an apprenticeship, you'll need to find a job with an employer who will sponsor and train you. You can get your required technical training at Camosun. 

Once you complete your apprenticeship and receive your ticket, you are qualified to work in a skilled trade.

• Foundation program schedules 

• Apprenticeship program schedules

How to apply

Apply through EducationPlannerBC

How to apply

To register for Apprenticeship training, email your completed application form to apprentice@camosun.ca. 

Automotive Service Technician Foundation
Certificate - 30 weeks

Provides entry into the automotive mechanical repair trade, and provides possible accreditation toward Year 1 Apprenticeship training.

Heavy Mechanical Trades
Certificate - 10 months

These tradespeople are in constant demand to keep essential heavy duty vehicles in top running order for the booming construction, transportation, mining and forestry industries.

• Automotive Service Technician
  Red Seal - 7 weeks
• Diesel Engine Mechanic
  Red Seal - 8 to 10 weeks
• Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
  Red Seal
• Transport Trailer Technician
  Red Seal
• Truck and Transport
  Red Seal

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Carpentry Foundation
Certificate - 25 weeks

We'll teach you the skills and knowledge necessary to get started as a carpenter and build a solid future for yourself and your community.

Fine Furniture/Joinery Foundation
Certificate - 10 months

Looking for a program that combines traditional woodworking and joinery skills with creativity and design? The Fine Furniture program will provide the foundation you need to start a career as a cabinetmaker, or design and build your own custom pieces.

• Carpenter
  Red Seal - 7 weeks
• Construction Craft Worker
  Red Seal - 4 weeks

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Professional Cook (Level 1 & 2)
Certificate - 28/14 weeks

Learn the fundamentals of food preparation in all aspects of a modern industrial kitchen.

• Professional Cook 1
  BC Certificate of Qualification - 6 weeks
• Professional Cook 2
  BC Certificate of Qualification - 6 weeks
• Professional Cook 3
  Red Seal - 6 weeks

E-PPRENTICE option
Need more flexibility? The E-PPRENTICE Cook program provides the option for& online delivery of the Technical Training portion of your apprenticeship.

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Electrical Foundation
Certificate - 25 weeks

You’ll learn to install, maintain, design and upgrade a wide variety of electrical systems including commercial and residential wiring systems, heating, lighting and power distribution systems, electrical equipment and alternate energy generating equipment, alarm and data systems, and industrial systems.

• Construction Electrician
  Red Seal - 10 weeks

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Horticulture Technician
Certificate - 10 months

Prepares you for employment in the horticulture industry in areas such as landscaping, landscape maintenance, parks, golf courses, retail garden outlets, greenhouses, silviculture, wholesale nurseries and plant propagation.

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Plumbing & Pipe Trades Foundation
Certificate - 30 weeks

The training programs prepare you for entry level employment and apprenticeships within a diverse field of trades including plumbing, gasfitting, sprinklerfitting and steam/pipefitting.

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanic Foundation
Certificate - 30 weeks

Focuses on the first-year competencies that are common to all of the piping trades. You'll work through common core, occupational core and refrigeration & air conditioning specialty modules.

• Domestic/Commercial Gasfitter
  BC Certificate of Qualification - 10 weeks
• Plumber
  Red Seal - 6 to 8 weeks
• Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanic
  Red Seal - 6 to 10 weeks
• Sprinkler Fitter
  Red Seal - 8 weeks
• Steam/Pipefitter
  Red Seal - 6 to 8 weeks

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Sheet Metal & Metal Fabrication Foundation
Certificate - 30 weeks

Opens doors to apprenticeships and careers in construction, shipbuilding and manufacturing.

Welder Foundation
Certificate - 28 weeks

Conforming to industrial standards, practices and procedures, this competency-based program provides you with the skills you'll need to prosper in today's job market.

• Metal Fabricator
  Red Seal - 6 or 7 weeks
• Sheet Metal Worker
  Red Seal - 6 or 8 weeks
• Welder
  Red Seal - 8 or 10 weeks

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