Offered by Nova Scotia Community College in Halifax, Canada, Cert in Electrical Construction and Industrial is a certificate in Trades programme. The programme runs for 1 year. Tuition for international students is CAD 13,505 per year (CAD 3,800 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Trades
Duration: 1 year
Local tuition: CAD 3,800 / year
International tuition: CAD 13,505 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Electrical Construction and Industrial at Nova Scotia Community College is a one-year certificate program focused on construction and industrial electrical work, with a strong emphasis on the principles and practices of construction wiring. Training covers the installation, maintenance, and operation of electrical systems in residential, commercial, and industrial settings. A mandatory field experience course, lasting roughly five weeks, gives students the chance to apply their knowledge and skills outside the classroom. Delivery is blended, combining in-class and online synchronous courses, at the Shelburne campus, with in-person instruction offered at other NSCC campuses across Nova Scotia. Because electrician is a compulsory trade in the province, graduates must register as apprentices with the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency once employed. The program suits students who want hands-on, practical training and are comfortable adapting to changing technology across a range of building and facility settings.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Nova Scotia Community College requires a High School Graduation Diploma or equivalent for this programme; no Grade 12 subject prerequisites are published. The programme page states that international applicants' diploma equivalency and English language requirements vary by country, per NSCC's international requirements documentation, and defers to the institution-wide proficiency standard: IELTS Academic minimum 6.0 on each band, TOEFL iBT 80 overall (pre-January 2026), Duolingo English Test 115 overall with no subscore below 95, CAEL Band 60, CanTest 4.5 average, or PTE Academic 55, or an exemption. Applicants must have adequate vision and colour perception for shop and field work, complete a mandatory orientation survey once accepted, and maintain a minimum 90% attendance to graduate. A mandatory five-week field placement, typically unpaid, is required, and many employers in the trade require a criminal record check as a hiring condition.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic (Canadian and permanent resident) applicants apply directly to NSCC on a first-come, first-served basis with no fixed opening or closing date; because many of the college's 140+ programmes fill quickly, applicants are advised to apply as early as possible. International admissions run on a fixed annual cycle: the 2026/27 academic year's international deadline was 1 April 2026 and that intake is now closed, with the college stating international applications will re-open in late September 2026 for a future intake. NSCC has not yet published a firm international deadline for the next (2027/28) academic year, so domestic admission is rolling while international admission follows an annual deadline once applications reopen. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
