College of the Rockies offers Carpenter Foundation Certificate, a foundation in Trades programme in Cranbrook, Canada. The programme runs for 24 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 2,800 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Foundation
Field:Trades
Duration: 24 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,800 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Carpenter Foundation is a 24-week pre-apprenticeship programme at College of the Rockies that introduces students to residential, light commercial, light industrial and heavy construction carpentry, covering the competencies of Level 1 of the four-level Carpenter apprenticeship. Delivered through a combination of on-campus and online instruction, the curriculum covers safe work practices, reading construction drawings and applying building codes and bylaws, use of hand tools and portable and stationary power tools, ladders and scaffolds, survey instruments, site layout, concrete formwork, wood-frame construction, and building science principles. On completion, students receive Level 1 Technical Training credit from SkilledTradesBC toward the Carpenter apprenticeship, a Certificate of Completion from SkilledTradesBC, a College of the Rockies certificate, and credit for 450 hours of work-based training. The programme suits people who enjoy hands-on, creative work both indoors and outdoors and who are considering careers in construction, cabinet making or disaster restoration. As a foundation-level credential it functions as an entry point into the trade, positioning graduates to move on to employer-sponsored apprenticeship training and ultimately Red Seal certification.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic and international applicants to College of the Rockies both apply through EducationPlannerBC. For the 2027-28 academic year the general application window opens 1 November 2026, and applications received by 28 February 2027 get priority processing for Fall 2027 entry; admission is otherwise rolling with no fixed closing date. International applicants get a decision about two weeks after a complete application, with no separate published international deadline. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is competitive-entry: its window runs 1 November 2026 to 15 February 2027, with final transcripts due 28 February 2027 for Fall 2027 admission. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
