Work towards your Red Seal Certification
For more than 40 years, students have come to Camosun for trades training, and employers have come to Camosun for skilled employees.
Register today!
For Trades Foundation programs apply online through Education Planner BC.
Learn more about the steps to register for Apprenticeship training.
For Apprentice training, email your application form to apprentice@camosun.ca
Call 250-370-3550 to inquire about seat availability.
Trades Foundation & Pre-employment Programs
Automotive Service Technician Foundation
Certificate - Provides entry into the automotive mechanical repair trade, and provides possible accreditation toward Year 1 Apprenticeship training. 30 weeks
Carpentry Foundation
Certificate - 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. 25 weeks
Electrical Foundation
Certificate - 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. 25 weeks
Fine Furniture/Joinery Foundation
Certificate - 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. 10 months
Heavy Mechanical Trades
Certificate - 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. 10 months
Horticulture Technician
Certificate - 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. 10 months
Plumbing & Pipe Trades Foundation
Certificate - The training programs prepare you for entry level employment and apprenticeships within a diverse field of trades including plumbing, gasfitting, sprinklerfitting and steam/pipefitting. 30 weeks
Professional Cook (Level 1 & 2)
Certificate - Learn the fundamentals of food preparation in all aspects of a modern industrial kitchen. 28/14 weeks
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanic Foundation
Certificate - 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. 30 weeks
Sheet Metal & Metal Fabrication Foundation
Certificate - Opens doors to apprenticeships and careers in construction, shipbuilding and manufacturing. 30 weeks
Welder Foundation
Certificate - 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. 28 weeks
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Apprenticeship Training
Apprenticeship Training is a two-way agreement between you and your employer/sponsor. Take all levels of training at Camosun:
Trades Apprenticeship schedules
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A Camosun Carpentry student on the job