Apprenticeships
• Full-time • Start dates vary -
Students must supply their own per-
Machinist, Levels 1-4,
contact campuses • Fees vary —
sonal tools (regional campuses only;
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Prince George provides them).
see details below • Length varies
For details, contact the Prince George
• Lakes District, Mackenzie, Prince
Topics include safe work practices,
campus School of Trades directly,
drawing and specification interpreta-
250-561-5804 or 1-866-370-2111.
George, Quesnel and Vanderhoof
tion, materials identification, portable
Books: $695-$710, depending on level.
power tools, survey instruments, site
Provincial apprenticeship programs
layout, building concrete formwork,
and rigging and hoisting equipment.
Machinist IP Certification,
An apprenticeship is a formal written
agreement between an employer, an
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employee and the Industry Training
Commercial Vehicle Transport
For details, contact the Prince George
Authority (ITA). Typically, 80-85% of
Training
campus School of Trades directly,
an apprenticeship is work-based train-
250-561-5804 or 1-866-370-2111.
ing; the rest is technical training in the
Combined with Years 1, 2, and 3 of
classroom and/or shop.
Heavy Duty Mechanics with separate
Year 4.
Millwright, Levels 1-4,
Most apprenticeships take four years.
Books: $220 (approximate)
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Before apprentices can earn a certifi-
cate or ticket, they must complete both
For details, contact the Prince George
work-based training and technical
campus School of Trades directly,
Construction Form Worker
training, including examinations. After
250-561-5804 or 1-866-370-2111.
Technician, Burns Lake
working as apprentices for the period
Books: $110-$450, depending on level.
specified by the ITA, graduates can
For details, please contact the Burns
write the Interprovincial Standards Ex-
Lake campus directly.
amination. Apprentices and employers
Millwright IP Certification,
must register apprenticeships with the
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Electrical
ITA.
CNC Continuing Education offers
• Levels 1-4, Prince George
upgrading to prepare you for the inter-
• Level 2, Quesnel
Automotive Mechanical Repair,
provincial exam.
Please call for dates.
Levels 1-4, Prince George
For details, contact the Prince George
Costs (Prince George; contact re-
Planermill Maintenance Technician,
gional campuses for their costs):
campus School of Trades directly,
Levels 1 and 2, Prince George
250-561-5804 or 1-866-370-2111.
- Books: $390-$740, depending on
For details, contact the Prince George
level
Books: $100-$475, depending on level.
campus School of Trades directly at
Topics covered (under review): AC
250-561-5804 or 1-866-370-2111.
circuit analysis, AC applications,
Carpentry
electronic devices, basic motor con-
• Level 1, Nechako
Plumbing
trol, industrial wiring and data ca-
Contact campus for dates
bling, and computer skills and job
• Levels 2-4, Quesnel
• Levels 1-4, Prince George
preparation.
Call for dates or check website.
Contact campus for dates
This 6-week program is a building
• Levels 2-4, Quesnel
Heavy Duty Mechanical Repair,
block towards your four-year Plumb-
Contact campus for dates or check
Levels 1-4, Prince George
ing Apprenticeship. This program is
website.
a combination of theory, training and
For details, contact the Prince George
Costs (Prince George; contact re-
hands-on practical time.
campus School of Trades directly,
gional campuses for their costs):
250-561-5804 or 1-866-370-2111.
- Books: $105-$330, depending on
Books: $190-$450, depending on level.
level
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Apprenticeships cont’d
Topics covered:
Costs
- Using hand, power and power-
- Application fee: $15
actuated tools
- Registration fee: $15
- Reading and interpreting piping
- Technology fee: $26
drawings and specifications
- Tuition: $937
- Installing and repairing fixtures
- Practicum cost: $464
- Installing compressed air and
- Textbooks: $300 (approximate)
medical gas systems
- Supplies: $300 (approximate)
- Installing and testing hot water
heating systems
- Designing and laying out drainage
Welding, Levels C, B and A,
and venting systems
Prince George and Quesnel
Costs:
For details, please contact the campuses
directly (see pages 153-154).
- Registration fee: $15
Books: $35-$280, depending on level
- Technology fee: $26
Costs (Prince George; contact
- Tuition: $600
regional campuses for their costs):
- Books: $TBA
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Registration fee: $15
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Tuition: $82.80 per week
Power Engineering, Prince George
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Support fees: $60-$85, depending
CNC’s Trades department can prepare
on program length
you for the Class 3 and Class 4 inter-
provincial papers.
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Technology fee: $26
Revised: 11.08.02
Residential Building
Maintenance Worker
• Levels 1-3, Burns Lake and
Fort St. James
Please call for dates.
This new ITA trade gives apprentices
training in a wide variety of residen-
tial building maintenance skills.
The 8-week program covers class-
room instruction and work-based
experience. Topics include:
- Safety
- Trades math
- Building structure and design
- Troubleshooting building
problems
- Carpentry maintenance
- Drywall repair
- Care, maintenance and use of tools
- Identifying building materials
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