Offered by Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada, Cert in Construction Techniques (Carpentry Electrical HVAC and Welding) is a certificate in Applied Professions & Services programme. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,477 per year (CAD 2,750 per year for local students).
Construction Techniques (Carpentry, Electrical, HVAC and Welding) is a one-year (two-term) Ontario College Certificate delivered in person at Conestoga's Cambridge - Reuter Drive skilled trades campus. The program introduces four in-demand trades - carpentry, electrical, HVAC and welding - through hands-on, safety-focused modules delivered in seven-week blocks, letting students sample each trade before choosing a career path. Coursework also strengthens math and employment-readiness skills for entry-level trades work or further specialized trades study.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature-student status for applicants 19 or older; Grade 12 compulsory English at the mature level, or equivalent, or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications (COMM1545); and Grade 11 Mathematics at the mature level, or equivalent, or Conestoga's Preparatory Mathematics (MATH1691). The English-language requirement is Conestoga's institution-wide standard for diploma and certificate programs, applied where transcripts are not in English: IELTS Academic overall band 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with no skill below 20, PTE Academic 53, CAEL 70 overall with Writing 60 and no sub-test below 30, or Duolingo 110. Canadian applicants with transcripts from outside Canada require a course-by-course credential evaluation through a service such as ICAS or WES.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca (college code CONS): for the Fall 2027 intake the online application opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027; most oversubscribed programs stop accepting applications after 1 February 2027, though many programs remain open afterward. Conestoga does not publish a separate equal-consideration date for its January intake. International applicants apply directly to Conestoga and are assessed on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis until each program fills; no fixed international closing date is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
