Cert in Electrical Techniques - Chatham at St. Clair College in Windsor, Canada is a certificate in Electrical Engineering programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 19,440 per year (CAD 4,572 per year for local students).
Delivered at the Chatham campus, this one-year certificate builds foundational theoretical and practical knowledge of the electrical trade and familiarity with its tools and materials, serving as a pathway into Electrician Construction and Maintenance (309A) or Industrial Electrician (442A) apprenticeships. With employer approval, graduates may receive credit from Skilled Trades Ontario toward level-1 in-school apprenticeship training, and typically move into electrical apprentice roles or entry-level positions in electrical wholesale or distribution.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with the majority of courses at the College (C), University (U), University/College (M) or Open (O) level plus Grade 11 Mathematics at the College (C) or University (U) level, as stated on the programme's admission-requirements page (the Chatham section shares this same requirements page). Mature applicants are directed to the College's general Admission Procedures. No portfolio, interview, work-experience, age, or criminal-record-check conditions are stated for this programme. No separate language-proficiency scores are published, so international and non-native-English applicants are held to St. Clair College's institution-wide English requirement for certificate programmes: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, TOEFL iBT 60, PTE Academic 52, CAEL 60, CELPIP General 7.0 in each module, or Duolingo 110, scores no older than two years.
Application Details
Start Date:September, January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in Fall 2027 the online application opened on 26 September 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, colleges may start sending offers from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers are due by 1 May 2027; Winter 2027 entry has an equal-consideration date of 15 September 2026. St. Clair flags eight oversubscribed programmes and thirteen high-interest programmes for which it recommends applying by 1 February. After the equal-consideration dates, applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain. International applicants apply through the International OCAS portal and are admitted on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis; St. Clair publishes no fixed international closing date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.