Offered by University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, Canada, Cert in Explore Trades Sampler is a certificate in Trades programme. The programme runs for 12 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 1,700 per total for local students.
This program introduces students, young adults or women to a range of trades, including carpentry, electrical, welding, plumbing and piping, drafting, automotive and heavy mechanical work, building basic skills considered fundamental for entering a trade. On completion, students receive certification in forklift operation, first aid and workplace hazardous materials handling, and are positioned to enter trade foundation training or pursue an apprenticeship.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: UFV's Explore Trades Sampler program page states plainly that there is no application or entrance exam: the only stated condition is a minimum age of 15. No prerequisite courses, grades, GPA, or English/French language test score of any kind (IELTS, TOEFL iBT, PTE, Duolingo, or otherwise) is required. The one mandatory item beyond enrolment is CSA-approved steel-toed boots, listed as an additional cost participants must supply themselves. No portfolio, interview, work-experience, letter of intent, criminal record check, or immunisation requirement is described. The sampler runs a single annual intake each September.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to UFV: applications for Fall (September) 2027 entry open 1 October 2026, for Winter (January) 2027 entry opened 1 May 2026, and for Summer (May) 2027 entry open 1 October 2026; UFV publishes no closing date for any of these and instead admits many programmes strictly in application-date order once every required document has arrived, so applying soon after opening matters more than any deadline. Grade 12 students may apply from 1 October of their graduating year and must send final transcripts by 3 August. International applicants use UFV International's own windows - 1 October to 31 May for Fall, 1 May to 31 October for Winter and 1 October to 1 March for Summer - and are likewise assessed on a rolling, first-arrived basis until each programme fills. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
