Offered by Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, Canada, Trades - Apprenticeship in Recreational Vehicle Service Technician: Apprenticeship is a trades - apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering programme. The programme runs for 24 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 118 per total for local students.
This program delivers the technical training component of the Recreational Vehicle (RV) Service Technician apprenticeship for students registered with SkilledTradesBC and sponsored by an employer. Training is organized into three levels, each eight weeks long, delivered at VIU's Nanaimo campus, and together with employer-based work experience the apprenticeship totals roughly 4,680 work-based hours. Each level develops specialized competencies in RV electrical systems, LP gas systems, water heaters, furnaces, refrigeration and air conditioning, and chassis and mechanical components, giving apprentices hands-on experience repairing customer vehicles to code under expert supervision while also building customer-communication skills. On completing all three levels and the required work-based hours, apprentices write the Interprovincial Red Seal examination for journeyperson certification. The program is intended for apprentices with an active employer sponsor who have completed the prior level, and suits people interested in a specialized technical career servicing recreational vehicles rather than those seeking initial entry to the trade.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry to this apprenticeship level requires an employer sponsor toward the Red Seal designation, successful completion of the previous apprenticeship level, and registration as an apprentice with SkilledTradesBC via the SkilledTradesBC portal. The programme page states no separate academic prerequisites, prior educational credentials, or English-language proficiency standard for enrolment. Classes at VIU fill on a first-come, first-registered basis and waitlists commonly apply for many trades and apprenticeship levels; applicants should confirm seat availability with VIU's Apprenticeship Admissions and Registration office (apprentice@viu.ca, 250.740.6227) before registering with SkilledTradesBC and securing a sponsor. No minimum GPA or English-language test score is published for this apprenticeship level.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic (Canadian) applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC; Vancouver Island University sets no institution-wide equal-consideration date, and its admissions FAQ states deadlines vary by programme, with applications for most academic programmes opening 1 October in the year before a September start. VIU publishes no general closing date for that window; applicants are directed to each programme's own page for its own deadline. International applicants use the same portal; VIU publishes no international-specific institution-wide date either, and several health programmes (Practical Nursing, Nursing Unit Assistant) are stated as not currently open to international students. Each programme's own page carries its own Start Date, Deadlines, and Additional Application Details table for the 2026-27 cycle, and admission for programmes without a stated window is treated as ongoing/rolling until the intake fills. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
