At British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby, Canada, Technology Support Professional Certificate is offered as a certificate in Information Systems & Technology programme. The programme runs for 40 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 15,500 per total for local students.
This hands-on certificate builds a foundation of information-technology skills aimed at tech-support roles, designed for those without prior education or background in computing. Beyond the core technical training, it adds mock interviews, resume writing, building a professional LinkedIn profile, and competencies such as time management, self-care, communication, and teamwork.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: No previous computing background or education is required. Applicants need English Studies 12 at 50% or equivalent (Category 3, also met by IELTS Academic 6.0 with no band below 5.0, TOEFL iBT 4 with no section below 3, PTE Academic 52, Duolingo 105, or CAEL 60, per BCIT's institution-wide English Language Proficiency page). This certificate has a single September intake each year; applications open October 1 and close September 1 for domestic applicants or July 2 for international applicants, with acceptance on a first-qualified basis as long as space remains. International students need a valid BCIT study permit and must complete the mandatory work term to graduate; this program meets Post-Graduation Work Permit eligibility.
Application Details
Start Date:September
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.
