Offered by British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby, Canada, Cert in Power Engineering Fifth Class Courses is a certificate in Energy Engineering programme. The programme runs for 12 months, delivered fully online. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Energy Engineering
Duration: 12 months
Delivery: Online
Language: English
We have no tuition fees on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
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BCIT's Power Engineering Fifth Class course prepares students for the Interprovincial 5th Class Power Engineer certification, the entry point into the province's power engineering credential ladder. The course is delivered fully online and is self-guided: there are no live virtual classes, instructional videos, or fixed weekly schedule, so students work through online quizzes and assignments at their own pace. Admission requires a minimum of Grade 12 English and Grade 11 Math. BCIT sets a standard completion window of about 12 months, while students able to commit at least 15 hours of study per week can finish in as little as 4 months. Academic support is available by email, phone, and online conferencing during posted office hours rather than through scheduled lectures. The course suits people beginning a career in power engineering, including workers in industrial plants, building operations, or the oil and gas sector, who need the theoretical foundation required before challenging the 5th Class exam and moving into supervised on-the-job plant experience toward higher class certifications.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires a minimum of Grade 12 English and Grade 11 Math, or their equivalents, and applicants must separately satisfy Technical Safety BC's requirements for practical qualifying experience before the certification itself is issued. The program page states no dedicated English-language-proficiency test score for this course. International students must hold valid status in Canada other than a study permit to take the courses domestically, or may complete them from outside Canada, and any final exam must be written at an approved invigilation centre in Canada. No minimum GPA, portfolio, or interview is stated. Intake for the Fifth Class Power Engineering courses is continuous throughout the year rather than tied to fixed terms.
Application Details
Start Date:Continuous, year-round
Application Deadline:BCIT publishes common credential application dates for most cohort-based diplomas, degrees and Flexible Learning routes, though each program's own page governs: for the January 2027 intake domestic applications run 1 February 2026 to 2 January 2027 and international to 1 November 2026; for the April 2027 intake domestic runs 1 May 2026 to 1 April 2027 and international to 1 February 2027; for September 2027 domestic applications open 1 October 2026 and close 1 September 2027, international 2 July 2027. Openings are 9:00 am and deadlines 11:59 pm Pacific Time, moving to the next business day on a weekend. Admission is not institute-wide rolling, but many programs work first-qualified-first-accepted and can fill before the posted deadline, and several programs, mostly in Health Sciences, trades and graduate studies, run entirely separate application tables of their own. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
