Recreation Vehicle Service Technician Foundation Certificate is a foundation in Upgrading/upskilling programme taught at Okanagan College in Kelowna, Canada. The programme runs for 31 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 5,300 per total for local students.
This one-year foundation certificate, described by the college as the only entry-level Recreation Vehicle Service Technician program of its kind in Canada, runs full-time over 31 weeks (950 hours) of classroom and lab work at the Kelowna Trades Complex. It introduces students with little or no prior experience to RV maintenance, repair techniques, and shop safety, and includes an industry work placement that gives students exposure to a real RV service environment before graduation. On completion, graduates are credited with Level 1 apprenticeship technical training and 550 hours of practical credit recognized by SkilledTradesBC toward a Recreation Vehicle Service Technician apprenticeship, giving them a running start once they find an apprenticeship employer. Admission requires B.C. secondary school graduation or equivalent, a minimum grade in English 10, and a specified math requirement. The program calls for physical strength to handle heavy equipment and components, good manual dexterity, sound eyesight, and tolerance for noise and vibration in a shop setting. It suits people with no prior trade background who want a structured entry point into RV service work before pursuing formal apprenticeship.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry to the Recreation Vehicle Service Technician Foundation program requires B.C. secondary-school graduation or the equivalent, or admission as a mature applicant at least 19 years of age and out of secondary school for at least one year. Stated prerequisites are English 10 with a minimum of 50 per cent (alternatives accepted per the College's equivalency list) and mathematics: a minimum of 50 per cent in one of Pre-Calculus 11, Foundations of Mathematics 11, Workplace Mathematics 11, Principles of Mathematics 11, Applications of Mathematics 11, Essentials of Mathematics 11, or an Adult Basic Education MATH/IALG course, or a minimum of 63 per cent on the College's Trades Entrance Assessment (TEA) mathematics test, valid for two years. Applicants whose qualifying math course is more than seven years old must rewrite the TEA and score at least 63 per cent. No IELTS, TOEFL or other standardized English-proficiency test is specified.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC (a $30 CAD fee): Okanagan College sets no fixed closing date for most programmes in the 2026-27/2027-28 cycle. Applications for a Fall intake open at 8:30 a.m. on October's first business day of the preceding year, and for a Winter intake at 8:30 a.m. on February's first business day of the preceding year (exceptions apply); Practical Nursing's January intake opens at 9:00 a.m. on April's first business day of the preceding year. Most programmes accept applications until seats fill, though Nursing and Dental programmes set their own fixed or ranked deadlines on their own pages. International applicants also apply through EducationPlannerBC, paying a $100 CAD per-programme fee; the College publishes no institution-wide international closing date and directs applicants to each programme's own page. Admission is otherwise rolling. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
