Trades - Apprenticeship in Gasfitter Class A: Apprenticeship at British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby, Canada is a trades - apprenticeship in Trades programme. The programme runs for 20 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 2,900 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Trades - Apprenticeship
Field:Trades
Duration: 20 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,900 / total
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This apprenticeship prepares gasfitters to design, install, test, adjust, maintain, and repair gas lines, appliances, burners, and related equipment used in industrial, commercial, and institutional settings, covering fuel types including natural gas, propane, biogas, and hydrogen. Offered by the British Columbia Institute of Technology at its Burnaby campus, the in-class technical training is organized into two levels, with the second level building on skills from the first, and is delivered alongside employer-sponsored, on-the-job apprenticeship hours. Admission requires candidates to already hold a current Gasfitter Class B Certificate of Qualification, held for at least two years, and to be registered apprentices with SkilledTradesBC; the program is described as a progressive extension of the Class B training. Successful completion of the technical training and the associated trade qualification exam leads to a Certificate of Apprenticeship and a Technical Safety BC Certificate of Qualification at the Class A level. The program suits experienced gasfitters advancing from Class B toward Class A certification rather than newcomers to the trade, and it forms the classroom component of an employer-supported apprenticeship rather than a stand-alone academic credential.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants must hold a current Gasfitter B Certificate of Qualification with Technical Safety BC and be an active apprentice registered with SkilledTradesBC before enrolling at BCIT. The program recommends, without strictly requiring, a Grade 12 diploma including English 12, Applications of Math 11 or Principles of Math 11, and Physics 11; BCIT states that industry and instructors strongly advise apprentices to upgrade their math and physics skills given the trade's technical demands. No standardized English test score is published for this program. Applicants with medical or physical challenges are directed to Accessibility Services to arrange a consultation with a rehabilitation specialist. Training is restricted to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
Application Details
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.
