Trades - Apprenticeship in Marine Fitter: Apprenticeship at British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby, Canada is a trades - apprenticeship in Trades programme. The programme runs for 3 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 1,200 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Trades - Apprenticeship
Field:Trades
Duration: 3 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,200 / total
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program delivers the in-school technical training for BCIT's Marine Fitter apprenticeship, preparing participants for work associated with safe and efficient shipyard production. Training totals 8 weeks (240 hours) across three levels — Level 1 at 3 weeks, Level 2 at 3 weeks, and Level 3 at 2 weeks — delivered at BCIT's Burnaby campus, with multiple intakes offered through the year according to the training schedule. Enrolment requires active apprentice registration with SkilledTradesBC; the program recommends applicants already hold a Certificate of Qualification in Metal Fabrication or Boilermaking, or have equivalent apprentice registration with a shipbuilding or repair industry sponsor. The program is open only to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. On completion, apprentices can pursue SkilledTradesBC provincial certification in the marine fitting trade. The page does not state additional work-based hour or co-op requirements beyond the sponsoring-employer relationship required for apprentice registration. This program suits individuals already working under a marine industry employer who need the classroom and shop-based technical instruction that complements their on-the-job apprenticeship training in shipyard production.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry to the Marine Fitter apprenticeship requires the applicant to already be an active apprentice registered with SkilledTradesBC; the page states no separate academic course or grade requirement and no English-language test score. It recommends, without requiring, that the applicant hold a Certificate of Qualification in a qualifying trade such as Metal Fabricator or Boilermaker, or be a current apprentice in one of those trades with a sponsor in the shipbuilding or ship-repair industry, and that they meet the trade's physical demands, including hearing, eyesight and hand/eye coordination adequate for the work. Applicants register online after consulting BCIT's Apprenticeship Training Schedule, create a BCIT ID, and pay a CAD 200 commitment fee. Multiple start dates run each year, tied to the training schedule and employer sponsor availability.
Application Details
Start Date:Multiple intakes 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.
