Construction Electrician Foundation Certificate is a foundation in Trades programme offered by Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, Canada. The programme runs for 24 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 2,800 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Foundation
Field:Trades
Duration: 24 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,800 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This foundation program introduces the Construction Electrician trade at Thompson Rivers University through 24 weeks of full-time study combining classroom instruction with hands-on training. Students learn to use electrical tools and testing equipment, install and maintain electrical systems, apply electrical theory, perform trade calculations, and work with the Canadian Electrical Code. The program corresponds to the in-school technical training for apprenticeship Level 1 and credits graduates with 350 work-based hours toward Red Seal certification. It is delivered at the Kamloops and Williams Lake campuses, with periodic intakes at each location. Admission requires high school graduation or equivalent, or mature student status, plus English 11 and Math 11 at a minimum of 60%; students are also advised to budget roughly $400 for hand tools, though these are not required on the first day. The program suits individuals with no prior sponsorship or trade experience seeking a structured entry point into the construction electrical trade, ahead of moving into employer-sponsored apprenticeship training toward Red Seal certification through SkilledTradesBC.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The program's own page states four entry conditions for the Foundation certificate: high-school graduation (or equivalent) or mature-student status; English 11 at 60% or higher; Math 11 at 60% or higher; and good health. No further conditions are published on the page. Thompson Rivers University's general undergraduate admission basis also applies at the institutional level: graduation from a recognised high-school curriculum, 12 or more transferable post-secondary credits, or mature-student status; international applicants must additionally have completed secondary school and be at least 17 years old.International applicants must also meet Thompson Rivers University's own language bar for direct entry into an undergraduate certificate or diploma program: IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 88 with no section below 20, per TRU's English requirements page.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to TRU: for the September (Fall) intake the deadline is 1 May, for January (Winter) it is 1 September, and for the May (Summer) intake it is 1 January; applications for most programs open 1 October, and a deadline falling on a weekend or statutory holiday moves to the next working day. International applicants follow the same intake structure with deadlines of 1 May (September), 1 October (January) and 1 February (May); TRU still reviews later applications where space remains, though high-volume programs can close early, so admission runs on a rolling basis around these published cut-offs for the 2027 entry cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
