Offered by Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada, Cert in Plumbing - Mechanical Techniques is a certificate in Applied Professions & Services programme. The programme runs for 1 year, 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).
Mechanical Techniques - Plumbing is a one-year (two-term) Ontario College Certificate delivered in person at Conestoga's Cambridge - Reuter Drive campus. Focused on residential plumbing with an introduction to commercial and industrial applications, the program is taught by licensed professionals in Conestoga's Skilled Trades Centre, where students work with plumbing systems, tools and materials. With a strong emphasis on safety, theory and practical experience, it prepares graduates for apprenticeship opportunities and entry-level construction roles.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or applicants may qualify as mature students at 19 or older. Conestoga asks for Grade 12 compulsory English at the C or U level (or equivalent), which can also be met through the college's own Preparatory Communications course (COMM1251), plus Grade 12 Mathematics at the C or U level (or equivalent) or Preparatory Mathematics (MATH1420). Canadian citizens and permanent residents holding transcripts from outside Canada must have them assessed course-by-course through a provider such as ICAS or WES. Applicants whose prior instruction was not in English must demonstrate proficiency under Conestoga's institution-wide English language requirements: an IELTS Academic overall band of 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with no skill below 20, PTE Academic 53, CAEL 70 (minimum 60 writing, no sub-score below 30), or Duolingo 110, among other accepted tests.
Application Details
Start Date:January
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.
