Offered by British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby, Canada, Trades - Apprenticeship in Welder: Apprenticeship is a trades - apprenticeship in Trades programme. The programme runs for 26 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 4,500 per total for local students.
This program delivers the in-school technical training for BCIT's Welder apprenticeship, training apprentices to weld ferrous and non-ferrous metals in all positions, on both plate and pipe, using various welding processes, with most instruction taking place in the shop using modern inverter technology. Training totals 780 hours over 26 weeks across four levels — Level 1 (8 weeks, 16 credits), Level 2 (8 weeks, 16 credits), Level 3 (10 weeks, 20 credits), and an optional Level 4 MPAW endorsement (5 weeks, 10 credits) — delivered at BCIT's Burnaby campus, with multiple start dates offered annually. The apprenticeship requires 4,500 hours of work-based training before eligibility for interprovincial Red Seal certification, and enrolment requires active registration as an apprentice with SkilledTradesBC. On completion, apprentices earn a Diploma of Trades Training after obtaining a British Columbia Trades Qualification or Certificate of Apprenticeship, and may qualify for CSA, BCSA, and ASME procedure testing and Pressure Welding Procedure (PWP) tests through Technical Safety BC. The program suits working welding 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 Welder Foundation program, which credits toward apprenticeship Levels 1 and 2 ahead of employer sponsorship, or by securing direct employment with a welding company that sponsors the registration. The program recommends Grade 10 or equivalent, with high-school graduation preferred but not mandatory; no standardized English test score is published for this trade. Applicants with medical or physical needs are directed to Accessibility Services for an interview with the rehabilitation specialist. Training is restricted to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and registration status is confirmed via myBCIT email within four weeks, with a CAD 200 commitment fee due at 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.
