Offered by Selkirk College in Castlegar, Canada, Carpentry Foundation Certificate is a foundation in Trades programme. The programme runs for 24 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 12,752 per total (CAD 3,700 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Foundation
Field:Trades
Duration: 24 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 3,700 / total
International tuition: CAD 12,752 / total
Last checked September 2026 · Source: selkirk.ca ·
Program details
Overview
Classroom time covers the theoretical side of construction, while most hours are spent in the shop gaining mastery of hands-on carpentry skills. Early tasks involve fabricating small projects to build up safe practices, correct tool handling, and fundamental construction methods, before students progress to structures of greater complexity that mirror real-world construction jobs. Instruction also covers laying out buildings and constructing concrete formwork, floors, walls, roofs, and stairs to BC Building Code standards.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires graduation from a British Columbia senior secondary school or equivalent, plus Workplace Math 11 or Selkirk's AUD Math 46 at a minimum of 60%. Mature applicants aged 19 or over without secondary graduation may be considered if working toward at least Grade 10, including English 10 and Mathematics 10, with Grade 12 preferred. All applicants must complete the College Readiness Tool, a computerized placement test in reading, writing and mathematics, after submitting their application; no IELTS, TOEFL or other English-proficiency score is published. Applicants must also be physically fit for the trade, with good manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, balance and the ability to work at heights and in adverse weather. An interview, in person or by phone, with the school chair or a designate may be required, though the result does not count toward the admission decision. Intakes run in Fall and Winter, and admitted students pay a refundable $100 tool deposit at the start of the program.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall and Winter
Application Deadline:Selkirk College's general programmes admit on a rolling, first-qualified-first-admitted basis: applications for Fall 2027 open 1 October 2026, Winter 2028 applications open 1 February 2027, and Spring 2028 applications open 1 June 2027, with no fixed closing date. Both domestic and international applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC, or international applicants may instead apply directly to Selkirk with a $100 application package; admission stays rolling until seats fill. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is competitive-entry with its own published timeline for the 2027/28 intake. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
