Carpentry - Apprenticeship Level 1 to 4
Overview
Selkirk College is endorsed by Skilled Trades BC to deliver all four levels of Carpentry Apprenticeship Technical Training to registered carpentry apprentices.
Each level of training consists of a full-time (30 hours per week), seven-week, on-campus program of study. Activities include classroom sessions where as an apprentice you will learn theoretical principles of carpentry, and shop sessions where knowledge is put to use in the mastery of practical skills.
Consider Carpentry If You Are
- Detail-oriented
- Good with your hands
- Comfortable working with a team
- Hardworking and organized
- Easily adaptable to diverse environments
- Able to conceptualize and visualize finished products
Upon successful completion of the Level 4 technical training session, apprentices write the Interprovincial Trade Qualification examination. Those who pass the exam and complete the work-based hours earn the BC Certificate of Apprenticeship, the BC Certificate of Qualification, and the Interprovincial Standard Red Seal Endorsement.
Apprenticeship Requirements
- 840 in-class training hours, completed in four levels (7 weeks each)
- 6,480 practical workplace hours
Program Outcomes
Level 1
Upon successful completion of this program, learners will be able to:
- Apply safe work practices
- Use construction drawings and specifications
- Interpret building codes and bylaws
- Plan and organize work
- Perform trade mathematics
- Use tools and equipment
- Use levelling instruments and equipment
- Use access, rigging and hoisting equipment
- Lay out building locations
- Complete concrete formwork activities
- Demonstrate wood frame construction techniques
- Control the forces acting on a building
Level 2
Upon successful completion of this course, learners will be able to:
- Use construction drawings and specifications
- Interpret building codes and bylaws
- Use tools and equipment
- Use site layout equipment
- Lay out building locations
- Complete concrete formwork activities
- Demonstrate wood frame construction techniques
- Install finishing materials
- Control the forces acting on a building
- Control heat and sound transmission
- Control air and moisture movement in buildings
Level 3
Upon successful completion of this course, learners will be able to:
- Use construction drawings and specifications
- Interpret building codes and bylaws
- Use tools and equipment
- Apply excavation and shoring practices
- Complete concrete formwork activities
- Build roof systems
- Install finishing materials
Level 4
Upon successful completion of this course, learners will be able to:
- Interpret building codes and bylaws
- Plan and organize work
- Use site layout equipment
- Prepare building site
- Demonstrate wood frame construction techniques
- Install interior finishes
- Install interior floor, ceiling and wall systems
- Control the forces acting on a building
Admission Requirements
The following admission requirements are specific to the Carpentry Foundation Program:
- Indentured in Carpentry Apprenticeship
- Active work apprenticeship sponsor
- Successful completion of previous level
- Physically fit, (mobility/lifting) good manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, balance, work at heights and in adverse weather.
- An interview (in person or by telephone) with the school chair or designate may be required before entry to the program. Interview results are not used as criteria for admission.
Minimum of 70% required to receive credential.
Tuition & Fees
Domestic
All amounts are estimates and are subject to change. Tuition amounts are based on a full-time course load. Please note that many programs have additional costs beyond those listed here. For more information, please visit Tuition & Fees.
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