At Camosun College in Victoria, Canada, Sheet Metal & Metal Fabrication Foundation Certificate is offered as a foundation in Trades programme. The programme runs for 30 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 3,500 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Foundation
Field:Trades
Duration: 30 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 3,500 / total
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This certificate is a full-time, 30-week foundation program in sheet metal and metal fabrication delivered at Camosun's Interurban campus, structured as 18 weeks of sheet metal work, two weeks of welding, and ten weeks of metal fabrication, taught Monday to Friday on a continuous 30-hour week schedule. The program develops skills in sheet metal work for HVAC applications, custom precision sheet metal fabrication, architectural sheet metal, and metal fabrication, including reading plans and drawings, quality control, materials handling, trade math and layout, forming and fabricating components, and basic welding. There is no formal work-based placement or co-op described. Graduates are prepared for entry-level employment in the metal trades and receive credit for Level 1 technical training toward a Sheet Metal Worker, Architectural Sheet Metal Worker, or Metal Fabricator (Fitter) apprenticeship. The program suits people starting out in metal trades who want broad 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 instead present C or higher in Foundations of Mathematics 11, Pre-Calculus 11, Principles of Mathematics 11, Applications of Mathematics 11, MATH 073, or MATH 137. Training takes place at the Interurban campus, and applicants are told to contact Registration directly to confirm seat availability for the scheduled cohort rather than apply to a recurring seasonal intake. The page states no minimum GPA, no standardized English-language proficiency test score, and no portfolio, interview, or other non-academic admission condition for this foundation certificate.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC for Camosun's open-enrolment programmes: for Fall 2027 (September) applications open 1 October 2026 with an early deadline of 15 May 2027 for priority registration and a late deadline of 26 August 2027; Winter 2027 (January) runs 15 September 2026 to 7 January 2027, and Summer 2027 (May) 15 January 2027 to 29 April 2027. Limited-enrolment programmes publish only an opening date and can close once the waitlist exceeds the seats on offer. International applicants must submit a complete application by 1 June (Fall), 1 October (Winter) or 1 February (Summer), though later applications are still reviewed while seats remain, making admission effectively rolling for both groups once the early deadlines pass. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
