58 Trades at Camosun College
Automotive trades
Automotive Service Technician Foundation
Certificate – 30 weeks
Provides entry into the automotive mechanical repair trade, and provides possible accreditation toward Year 1 Apprenticeship training.
Heavy Mechanical Trades
Certificate – 10 months
These tradespeople are in constant demand to keep essential heavy-duty vehicles in top running order for the booming construction, transportation, mining and forestry industries.
Automotive Service Technician
Red Seal – 7 weeks
Diesel Engine Mechanic
Red Seal – 8 to 10 weeks
Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
Red Seal
Transport Trailer Technician
Red Seal
Truck and Transport
Red Seal
Wood Trades
Carpentry Foundation
Certificate – 25 weeks
We’ll teach you the skills and knowledge necessary to get started as a carpenter and build a solid future for yourself and your community.
Fine Furniture/Joinery Foundation
Certificate – 10 months
Looking for a program that combines traditional woodworking and joinery skills with creativity and design? The Fine Furniture program will provide the foundation you need to start a career as a cabinetmaker, or design and build your own custom pieces.
Carpenter
Red Seal – 7 weeks
Construction Craft Worker
Red Seal – 4 weeks
Culinary & Horticulture
Professional Cook (Level 1 & 2)
Certificate – 28/14 weeks
Learn the fundamentals of food preparation in all aspects of a modern industrial kitchen.
Professional Cook (Level 1 & 2)
Certificate – 28/14 weeks
Learn the fundamentals of food preparation in all aspects of a modern industrial kitchen.
Professional Cook 1
BC Certificate of Qualification – 6 weeks
Professional Cook 2
BC Certificate of Qualification – 6 weeks
Professional Cook 3
Red Seal – 6 weeks
Horticulture Technician
Certificate – 10 months
Prepares you for employment in the horticulture industry in areas such as landscaping, landscape maintenance, parks, golf courses, retail garden outlets, greenhouses, silviculture, wholesale nurseries and plant propagation.
Electrical
Electrical Foundation
Certificate – 25 weeks
You’ll learn to install, maintain, design and upgrade a wide variety of electrical systems including commercial and residential wiring systems, heating, lighting and power distribution systems, electrical equipment and alternate energy generating equipment, alarm and data systems, and industrial systems.
Construction Electrician
Red Seal – 10 weeks
Pipe Trades
Plumbing & Pipe Trades Foundation
Certificate – 30 weeks
The training programs prepare you for entry level employment and apprenticeships within a diverse field of trades including plumbing, gasfitting, sprinklerfitting and steam/pipefitting.
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanic Foundation
Certificate – 30 weeks
Focuses on the first-year competencies that are common to all of the piping trades. You’ll work through common core, occupational core and refrigeration & air conditioning specialty modules.
Domestic/Commercial Gasfitter
BC Certificate of Qualification – 10 weeks
Plumber
Red Seal – 6 to 8 weeks
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanic
Red Seal – 6 to 10 weeks
Sprinkler Fitter
Red Seal – 8 weeks
Steam/Pipefitter
Red Seal – 6 to 8 weeks
Metal Trades
Sheet Metal & Metal Fabrication Foundation
Certificate – 30 weeks
Opens doors to apprenticeships and careers in construction, shipbuilding and manufacturing.
Welder Foundation
Certificate – 28 weeks
Conforming to industrial standards, practices and procedures, this competency-based program provides you with the skills you’ll need to prosper in today’s job market.
Metal Fabricator
Red Seal – 6 or 7 weeks
Sheet Metal Worker
Red Seal – 6 or 8 weeks
Welder
Red Seal – 8 or 10 weeks