Cert in Trades Fundamentals is a certificate in Trades programme offered by Fanshawe College in London, Canada. The programme runs for 30 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 17,699 per total (CAD 3,596 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Trades
Duration: 30 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 3,596 / total
International tuition: CAD 17,699 / total
Last checked September 2026 · Source: fanshawec.ca ·
Program details
Overview
This one-year certificate takes a hands-on approach across a wide range of technology areas, with courses spanning transportation, plumbing, electrical work, health and safety, computer applications, machining, welding, practical electronics and AutoCAD, giving students a broad early look at several trades before choosing a direction.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants need an Ontario Secondary School Diploma with courses from the College (C), University (U), University/College (M) or Open (O) streams, or equivalent, or mature-applicant status; those without a diploma may pursue the Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) Grade 12 Equivalency Certificate through academic upgrading. Recommended preparation is Grade 12 Mathematics for College Technology (C) or Foundations for College Mathematics (C), plus Grade 11 or 12 Physics (C or U); ACE students are pointed to Technical or Apprenticeship Mathematics and Physics courses. Applicants whose first language is not English must show a Grade 12 College or University stream English credit (Ontario or equivalent) or meet a test minimum: TOEFL iBT 79, IELTS Academic overall 6.0 with no band below 5.5, CAEL overall 60 with no band below 50, PTE Academic 53, Cambridge English (FCE/CAE/CPE) 169 with no skill below 162, or Fanshawe ESL4/GAP5 80% (Level 8), 75% (Level 9) or 70% (Level 10); scores must be under two years old. Successful completion gives added consideration when applying to related Fanshawe technology programs.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for Fall 2027 entry, applications open in early October 2026 and the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, after which later applications are assessed on a first-come basis until seats fill; non-competitive programs begin receiving offers from 1 November 2026, competitive-program offers go out by 30 March 2027, and 1 May 2027 is the usual deadline to accept an offer. International applicants apply directly to Fanshawe (CAD 100 fee) and face fixed document deadlines rather than a single closing date: for the current intakes, study-permit and conditions-met documents are due 10/15 August 2026 (Fall), 9/15 December 2026 (Winter) and 5/15 April 2027 (Summer); missing a deadline can mean deferral to the next intake. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
