Trades - Apprenticeship in Refrigeration: Apprenticeship is a trades - apprenticeship in Trades programme taught at British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby, Canada. The programme runs for 33 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 4,800 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Trades - Apprenticeship
Field:Trades
Duration: 33 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 4,800 / total
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program delivers the in-school technical training for BCIT's Refrigeration apprenticeship, offered through the School of Energy. The full apprenticeship spans five years, combining 990 hours of in-school instruction across four levels — Level 1 at six weeks, Level 2 at seven weeks, and Levels 3 and 4 at ten weeks each — with a required 6,210 workplace hours. Classes run Monday to Friday, 0700-1400, at BCIT's Burnaby campus, with multiple start dates offered annually. Enrolment requires active registration as an apprentice with SkilledTradesBC, reached either through BCIT's Refrigeration Mechanic Foundation program or by finding employment with a refrigeration mechanic who registers the trainee as an apprentice. 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 Grade B Gasfitter's exam, apprentices earn a BC Certificate of Apprenticeship, BC Certificate of Qualification, and the Interprovincial Standard Endorsement (Red Seal), recognized across Canada. The program suits working refrigeration mechanic apprentices who need structured technical instruction alongside on-the-job training.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants must be an active apprentice registered with SkilledTradesBC, entering either by completing BCIT's Refrigeration Mechanic Foundation Certificate for Level 1 credit, or by securing employment as an indentured apprentice with a refrigeration mechanic who registers them. BCIT recommends Grade 10 education or equivalent, including English 10 or demonstrated 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 a specialist consultation. Training is restricted to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with a CAD 200 commitment fee required 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.
