Camosun College offers Plumbing and Pipe Trades Foundation Certificate, a foundation in Trades programme in Victoria, Canada. The programme runs for 30 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 3,600 per total for local students.
This certificate is a full-time, 30-week foundation program covering the shared first-year competencies of the plumbing and pipe trades, delivered at Camosun's Interurban campus. Training follows a modular structure moving through a Trades Core, a Piping Core, and a Gasfitting, Plumbing, Sprinklerfitting and Steamfitting Specialty Core, building basic skills toward the specialized knowledge required across these related trades, including irrigation, wastewater treatment, municipal services, and solar and well pump installation. Students complete a one-week supervised field practice placement in an industry setting as part of the program. There is no additional co-op described beyond this field placement. Graduates are prepared for entry-level employment in plumbing, gasfitting, sprinklerfitting or steamfitting, or in related piping fields, and credit for the program may be applied toward a four-year plumbing and pipe trades apprenticeship. The program suits people starting out in the piping trades who want broad, structured foundation training before securing an employer sponsor for apprenticeship.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Camosun requires C in English 11 or its Camosun equivalent, ENGL 070, plus C in Apprenticeship and Workplace Math 11 or COM in Camosun's MATH 038; applicants without the preferred math result may also present C or higher in Foundations of Mathematics 11 or Pre-Calculus 11. Applicants who lack the preferred English or math background are directed to Camosun's published Admission Requirement Course Alternatives, or to an Admissions Advisor, for further substitute options. The programme trains at the Interurban campus and runs a series of fixed-length cohorts scheduled well ahead rather than a standard September/January intake, so applicants are told to contact Registration directly to confirm seat availability for an upcoming start. The page states no minimum GPA, no standardized English-language proficiency test score, and no portfolio, interview, or other non-academic admission condition.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Foundation Trades programme: Camosun publishes no application deadline for it and accepts applications on an ongoing basis; Offers of Admission go out first come, first qualified, so applying early improves the chance of a seat. This applies to both domestic and international applicants for the current 2026/27 academic year.
