Cert in Electrical Trades is a certificate in Trades programme taught at Red River College Polytechnic in Winnipeg, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year. Tuition for international students is CAD 20,485 per year (CAD 6,849 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Trades
Duration: 1 year
Local tuition: CAD 6,849 / year
International tuition: CAD 20,485 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This one-year certificate program teaches the fundamental knowledge needed to work in the electrical trade, covering safety, electrical code requirements, and wiring practices for both residential and commercial applications. It is delivered full-time at the Notre Dame and South Winnipeg campuses with a fall term entry, and includes a two-week work-integrated learning placement with an industry employer. The program is not an apprenticeship itself but is accredited by Apprenticeship Manitoba and may offer credit transfer opportunities toward apprenticeship training for those who continue in the trade. It suits individuals seeking entry-level electrical skills and a foundation for pursuing residential or commercial wiring careers, including prospective apprentices who want practical and theoretical grounding before starting formal apprenticeship training, and provides an accessible entry point for those new to the construction trades generally.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires Grade 12 graduation, or final-year enrolment with results due by 15 July for fall entry, including one credit each of Grade 12 English (40S), Grade 12 Math (40S), and Grade 10 Science (20F). Applicants who completed three years of full-time secondary education in Canada, the US, or an ELR-exempt country in English meet the language requirement; others must submit one of RRC Polytech's approved certificate-level assessments: IELTS Academic (overall 6.0, no band below 5.5), CAEL (overall band 60), PTE (overall 54, minimum 50 per skill), Duolingo (115 or above, minimum 95 per section), or TOEFL iBT (4.0 overall, minimum 3.5 per component). International transcripts from outside Canada, the US, or an ELR-exempt country may require an International Credentials Assessment fee before review, and required documentation is due within 15 days of applying, or five days if applying within six weeks of the program start.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic and international applicants apply directly to RRC Polytech. The college states that most programs, including many trades and technology diplomas, have no fixed application deadline and remain open for registration until the program start date or until seats fill, while a smaller set of higher-demand programs (started in August or September) does carry a published deadline, listed through an interactive search tool on the college's Application Deadlines page. The specific cut-off dates for individual programs, and any distinct international deadline, could not be extracted from that page by automated means, so admission for most of this institution's programs is best treated as rolling rather than tied to a fixed date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
