At British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby, Canada, Trades - Apprenticeship in Ironworker - Reinforcing: Apprenticeship is offered as a trades - apprenticeship in Trades programme. The programme runs for 14 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 2,100 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Trades - Apprenticeship
Field:Trades
Duration: 14 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,100 / total
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program delivers the technical training component of the Ironworker – Reinforcing apprenticeship, offered by BCIT's School of Construction and the Environment. It trains apprentices to rig, place, and secure reinforcing materials such as rebar and prestressing steel tendons used in concrete construction for buildings, bridges, dams, and other structures. The in-school training totals 420 hours delivered across two levels of seven weeks each, held at the Burnaby campus on a Monday-to-Friday schedule with morning or afternoon shift options. Multiple intakes run through the year according to the apprenticeship training schedule. Enrolment requires active registration as an apprentice with SkilledTradesBC, reached either by completing the Ironworker Foundation certificate or by securing employment with an ironworker who registers the trainee as an apprentice. Recommended entry preparation includes Grade 10 education or equivalent, covering English 10, Math 10, and Science 10, with high school graduation preferred. On completion of the full apprenticeship, trainees can obtain Red Seal interprovincial certification through SkilledTradesBC. The program suits individuals already working in or sponsored into the ironworking trade who need physically demanding, team-oriented, hands-on training for concrete-focused construction work.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants must be an active apprentice registered with SkilledTradesBC, entering either by completing BCIT's Ironworker Foundation certificate for credit toward Level 1, or by securing direct employment with an ironworker sponsor who registers them. The program recommends Grade 10 education or equivalent, including English 10 or equivalent English-language proficiency, any Math 10, and Science 10, with high-school graduation preferred but not mandatory; no standardized English test score is published for this trade. Applicants with medical or physical limitations are directed to Accessibility Services for an assessment. Training is restricted to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with multiple intakes offered through the year.
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.
