Electrician Foundation

Electrician Foundation

  • Format: Full Time
  • Offered: Multiple intakes
  • Program Duration: 24 weeks
  • Delivery Location: Kelowna, BC

Program description

This 24-week program provides students with little or no previous experience in the electrical trade with the necessary skills to seek employment in that industry as an apprentice electrician. The program exposes the student to aspects of residential, commercial and industrial systems in this trade with a focus on developing practical skills. The curriculum follows the B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development guidelines for the first-year in-class components of the Electrician Apprenticeship, which includes installation procedures in compliance with the Canadian Electrical Code for residential, commercial and industrial systems.

Career pathways

Set on becoming an Electrician but unsure which direction you want to head in the trade? The first three levels of technical training for Electrician are considered "core," so you have time to decide whether you want to pursue a Red Seal in Construction Electrician or Industrial Electrician. Upon successful completion, this program provides you with your first level towards either stream. 

Looking to become dual ticketed? This program will set you on the path to achieve your Red Seal in both Construction Electrician and Industrial Electrician. With a Red Seal in one stream, you receive Level 1 to 3 technical training credit for the second stream. This reduces your amount of schooling to one single level. In addition, you will also receive 4,500 work-based hours towards the second stream taking you one step further to having two tickets.

Admission Requirements

  • Youth Train in Trades - in grade 12 (all core grad requirements completed apart from CLC A and B, and senior electives)
  • Minimum English 12 or English First Peoples 12 – 67% plus
  • Minimum Workplace Mathematics 11 or Foundations of Mathematics 11 or Pre-Calculus 11 – 67% plus
  • Minimum Physics 11 – 67% plus
  • All Core grad requirements completed: 
    • Senior Grad requirements include: English 12 or English First Peoples 12, English 11, Senior Socials, Senior Math (Workplace mathematics or Foundations or Mathematics 11 or Pre-Calculus 11), and a Senior Science 
    • All grade 10 grad requirements.