Offered by Okanagan College in Kelowna, Canada, Studio Woodworking Certificate is a foundation in Trades programme. The programme runs for 38 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 6,900 per total for local students.
Running for thirty-eight weeks of full-time study, this program teaches woodworking the way a craftsperson would approach it, centered primarily on furniture, alongside a broader set of woodworking skills adaptable across disciplines within the cabinetmaker or joiner trade. The program treats woodworking as both art and industry, aiming to prepare graduates for employment in studio or custom work settings, whether self-employed or working for others. Students who continue into a traditional apprenticeship receive level-one apprenticeship technical training credit plus 450 work-based hours toward the cabinetmaker or joiner trade, recognized by SkilledTradesBC.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry to the Studio Woodworking Certificate 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 one year as of the first day of classes. Academic prerequisites: 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 Mathematics 10, Apprenticeship and Workplace Mathematics 10, Workplace Mathematics 10, Foundations of Mathematics and Pre-Calculus 10, or Adult Basic Education MATH 071/072, or a minimum of 50 per cent on the College's Trades Entrance Assessment (TEA) mathematics test, valid for two years; applicants whose qualifying course is more than seven years old must rewrite the TEA. The program page states that the full certificate must be completed at Okanagan College — no transfer credit is accepted toward it. 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.
