Trades - Apprenticeship in Construction Electrician: Apprenticeship is a trades - apprenticeship in Trades programme offered by Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, Canada. The programme runs for 10 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 1,500 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Trades - Apprenticeship
Field:Trades
Duration: 10 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,500 / total
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This apprenticeship program delivers the in-school technical training for apprentices working toward certification as a Construction Electrician in British Columbia. It comprises four sequential levels, each ten weeks long and ending with an examination, run alongside employer-based on-the-job training that together take roughly four years and a minimum number of work-based hours to complete. Apprentices need an employer sponsor and must be actively registered with SkilledTradesBC, holding a valid Trade Worker Identification number, before enrolling in any level, and must supply their own tools and safety equipment to WorkSafeBC standards. On completing all in-school levels and the required work-based hours, apprentices become eligible for the Red Seal Interprovincial Examination, an endorsement recognized in every Canadian jurisdiction, and KPU reports level completions to SkilledTradesBC toward the apprentice's designation. Training schedules and waitlists are published on KPU's Registration Application, with further opportunities listed on Trades Training BC. The program suits people already sponsored by an employer in the electrical trade who are progressing through the standard BC apprenticeship pathway toward full Red Seal certification as a Construction Electrician.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires completed KPU Apprentice Registration and an active apprentice registration in the BC Apprenticeship system, plus a valid Trade Worker Identification number from SkilledTradesBC; applicants without one must complete a SkilledTradesBC apprenticeship registration form before enrolling in Levels 1 through 4, and SkilledTradesBC determines eligibility. KPU's own admissions page states that apprenticeship programmes are not subject to KPU's undergraduate or vocational English Proficiency Requirement, so no English test score or high-school English course is required. KPU Tech does not permit students to register in Apprenticeship Levels out of sequence. This apprenticeship's own page adds that students must supply appropriate tools and safety wear conforming to WorkSafeBC regulations, including safety glasses, a hard hat and steel-toed boots.
Application Details
Application Deadline:KPU classifies most programs as Open Intake, meaning every applicant who meets minimum institutional requirements is admitted without ranking, while a smaller set of Limited Intake programs closes earlier. For the Fall 2027 (September) term, both domestic and international applications open on 1 October 2026; Limited Intake programs have a firm deadline of 1 March 2027 and may close earlier if demand is high, while Open Intake programs stay open on a rolling basis through a confirmation-deposit deadline of 15 June 2027 to a final cutoff of 1 July 2027. Spring (January) and Summer (May) entry follow the same open/limited pattern on an earlier timeline, and KPU applies identical deadlines to domestic and international applicants throughout. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
