Camosun College offers Trades - Apprenticeship in Carpenter: Apprenticeship, a trades - apprenticeship in Trades programme in Victoria, Canada. The programme runs for 7 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 800 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Trades - Apprenticeship
Field:Trades
Duration: 7 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 800 / total
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This is the in-school technical training component of the harmonized Carpenter apprenticeship, delivered at Camosun's Interurban campus for sponsored apprentices registered with SkilledTradesBC. Training is organized into four levels of seven weeks each, taken about once a year between periods of paid, employer-supervised on-the-job work that makes up around 80 percent of an apprentice's time. Each level ends with a SkilledTradesBC exam, and completing all four levels qualifies the apprentice for Red Seal certification as a Carpenter. Training covers reading blueprints, following building codes, and using construction hand and power tools and materials, alongside communication, critical thinking, problem-solving and math skills. Camosun supports the Red Seal interprovincial trades program. This pathway suits people who already have a registered employer sponsoring their apprenticeship contract in construction carpentry and need to complete the classroom theory portion required alongside their practical, on-the-job training, rather than someone new to the trade.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Camosun accepts applications to this Carpentry apprenticeship technical-training programme year-round rather than on a fixed intake cycle. To apply, an applicant must have a registered employer willing to sponsor and train them, and a valid SkilledTradesBC registration number; an apprentice and employer who agree to an apprenticeship contract may contact SkilledTradesBC together to complete that registration. The page states no secondary-school course, grade average, or English-language test score as a separate admission requirement, since entry is governed by the sponsorship and registration route described above. No portfolio, interview, or additional document is described beyond proof of employer sponsorship and SkilledTradesBC registration.
Application Details
Start Date:Year-round
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.
