Offered by Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology in Sarnia, Canada, Cert in Pre-Trades and Technology is a certificate in Upgrading/upskilling programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 4,250 per total for local students.
This certificate is designed for students who are interested in a trades or technology career but have not yet settled on a specific path, or who lack the prerequisites for the program they want. Over two terms, students are introduced to career options and program offerings across the skilled trades as well as two- and three-year technician and technology programs, while also receiving guidance toward personal goals, building life skills, and strengthening their knowledge of subjects such as chemistry and math. One course per term is selectable from a list of options, giving students the chance to take diploma-level courses and bank advanced credit toward a future diploma program. A shorter, one-term version running in the winter leads to a separate Board of Governors certificate, offering courses spanning science, math, communications, student success and life skills in a full slate, alongside its own advanced-credit options.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This Ontario College Certificate requires only an O.S.S.D. or equivalent; the programme page lists no further Grade 12 subject prerequisite. Lambton's Mature Student Assessment in English is available for qualifying mature applicants. The program does not guarantee entrance into any further Lambton College program, but applicants who successfully complete it receive 10 bonus marks toward their admission ranking for technology programs at Lambton. International applicants must also meet Lambton College's institution-wide English-language proficiency requirement for diploma and certificate programs: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 6.0 (one skill retake accepted), TOEFL iBT 78, PTE Academic 60, CAEL 60 with no band below 50, CELPIP General 7, or Duolingo English Test 105, among the other tests the college accepts; scores must be dated within the last two years.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting September 2027 the application opens 26 September 2026 and 1 February 2027 is both the general equal-consideration date and the deadline Lambton states for its own competitive programs; later applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain, and Lambton names no specific competitive programmes on its admissions page. International applicants apply directly to Lambton or through an authorised agent, with applications processed within two to five business days; the college publishes no fixed international closing date, and offers carry their own acceptance and payment deadlines. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
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