Trades - Apprenticeship in Recreation Vehicle Service Technician: Apprenticeship is a trades - apprenticeship in Aerospace & Automotive Engineering programme taught at Okanagan College in Kelowna, Canada. The programme runs for 8 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 1,218 per total for local students.
This apprenticeship delivers the in-class technical training for recreation vehicle service technicians, who maintain and repair the electrical, plumbing, propane, appliance, structural, and towing systems found in both motorized and towable RVs. Training is organized into three levels of eight weeks each at the Kelowna Trades Complex, delivered full-time as day classes. Level 1 covers fundamentals such as tools, shop safety, basic RV systems, and pre-delivery inspections; Level 2 moves into more advanced systems including exterior components, electrical systems, appliances, and interior construction; and Level 3 covers specialized components such as hydraulics, slide-out mechanisms, motorhome-specific systems, and refrigeration. To enrol, an apprentice must already be registered with SkilledTradesBC and employed by an RV service business with at least one qualified journeyperson supervising their work-based hours. The program suits people already working in RV service under employer sponsorship who are completing the classroom component of their apprenticeship, and apprentices attending classroom blocks may draw on WorkBC supports, Employment Insurance eligibility, Canada Apprentice Loans, and provincial tax credits.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Recreation Vehicle Service Technician: Apprenticeship is an apprenticeship-level program at Okanagan College: admission requires the applicant to already be registered as an apprentice with SkilledTradesBC and employed by an employer with at least one qualified journeyperson in the trade. The program page notes that an applicant who is not yet registered can have their employer register them through SkilledTradesBC's online portal, described as free, simple and completable within a few minutes. No secondary-school course, grade minimum, or English-language proficiency test is stated as a requirement at this apprenticeship level; entry is administered through the SkilledTradesBC apprenticeship system and employer sponsorship rather than through the College's own academic admission requirements. Applicants should confirm current registration status directly with SkilledTradesBC before applying to the program intake.
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.
