Micro-credential in Vacuum Technology Fundamentals Micro-credential is a micro-credential in Information Systems & Technology programme taught at Selkirk College in Castlegar, Canada. The programme runs for 6 weeks, delivered fully online. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 1,500 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Micro-credential
Field:Information Systems & Technology
Duration: 6 weeks
Delivery: Online
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,500 / total
Last checked September 2026 · Source: selkirk.ca ·
Program details
Overview
This 6-week online course gives a foundational introduction to vacuum systems, aimed at technicians who need to work with and maintain vacuum-dependent operations that are growing more sophisticated. It suits individuals from mechanical, electrical, or other technical trades moving into fields such as semiconductor fabrication, thin-film deposition, materials processing, and advanced manufacturing, and other settings where vacuum systems are central to daily work. Topics covered include pumpdown characteristics, system geometry, standard vacuum components and their functions, gas behaviour, and pressure and vacuum ranges, together with how gas load, contamination, and leaks generally affect a system, with emphasis placed throughout on reading basic schematics, identifying equipment by sight, and putting vacuum behaviour into clear, everyday language.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Ideally suited for individuals in mechanical, electrical, or other technical trades who want to enter fields such as advanced manufacturing, materials processing, thin-film deposition, semiconductor fabrication, and other environments where vacuum systems are integral to daily operations.
Application Details
Start Date:October
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.
