British Columbia Institute of Technology offers Trades - Apprenticeship in Machinist: Apprenticeship, a trades - apprenticeship in Trades programme in Burnaby, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 4,300 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Trades - Apprenticeship
Field:Trades
Duration: 4 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 4,300 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program provides all four years of technical training for BCIT's Machinist apprenticeship, combining in-school theory with hands-on shop experience in precision metal cutting, measuring, and machine operation. Training totals 870 in-school hours delivered across four sequential levels — Level 1 (7 weeks, 14 credits), Level 2 (8 weeks, 16 credits), Level 3 (8 weeks, 16 credits), and Level 4 (6 weeks, 12 credits), for 58 credits overall — alongside 6,330 hours of workplace training completed with a sponsoring employer over the four-year apprenticeship term. Classes run Monday to Friday, 0700-1330, at BCIT's Burnaby campus, with multiple start dates offered annually. Candidates must be actively registered as an apprentice with SkilledTradesBC before enrolling, typically reached through the Machinist Foundation Certificate or direct employer sponsorship. Recommended preparation is Grade 10 education or equivalent, including English 10, Math 10, and Science 10, with high school graduation preferred. On completing all four levels and passing the interprovincial exam, apprentices earn the BC Certificate of Apprenticeship, BC Certificate of Qualification, and the Interprovincial Standard Endorsement (Red Seal). The program suits individuals already working as machinist apprentices who need structured, campus-based technical instruction to progress through their trade certification.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants must be an active apprentice registered with SkilledTradesBC, entering either by completing BCIT's Machinist Foundation program for Level 1 credit, or by securing direct employment with a machinist who registers them. BCIT recommends Grade 10 education or equivalent, including English 10 or equivalent language proficiency, any Math 10, and Science 10, with high-school graduation preferred but not mandatory. Applicants must meet BCIT's general English-language proficiency standard for those whose first language is not English, though no specific IELTS, TOEFL or other test score is published on this program's own page. Applicants with disabilities are directed to Accessibility Services for a rehabilitation-specialist interview. Training is restricted to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with a CAD 200 commitment fee on registration.
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.
