Millwright/Machinist Certificate is a foundation in Trades programme offered by Selkirk College in Castlegar, Canada. The programme runs for 36 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 19,380 per total (CAD 5,400 per total for local students).
Classroom and workshop activities alternate throughout this program. Learners first cover the principles of both the millwright and machinist trades in lectures, then move to the shop to put that knowledge into practice, fabricating, installing, and maintaining the tools, machinery, and equipment used in industrial settings, working to precise 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; some employers require a higher math level as a hiring condition. All applicants must complete the College Readiness Tool, a computerized placement test in reading, writing and mathematics, after applying. No English-language test score such as IELTS or TOEFL is published for this programme. Applicants must be physically fit, 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 is not used as an admission criterion. Fall and Winter intakes are offered, and 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.
