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Pre apprenticeship programs

If you are interested in a pre-apprenticeship program that is not currently offered through ACCESS contact our employment services to find out if you might be eligible for assistance to attend.

Apprenticeship Training

Registered apprentices who are due to attend annual technical training should contact ACCESS Trades for referral to our employment services. 

Description of Programs:

PLUMBING
ACCESS sponsored four Plumbing programs in partnership with BCIT and NEC since 2005. This sixteen-week program gives successful participants the skills to enter into the first year of a four-year apprenticeship in plumbing.
  

JOINERY BENCH-WORK PROGRAM
Joiners construct and repair cabinets, furniture, fixtures and related products for various residential, commercial and industrial uses.  Joinery Bench work is a 22-week entry-level training program.

STEEL FABRICATION PROGRAM
Steel fabricators deal with the layout, cutting, fitting and welding of steel plates and structural steel shapes.  Employment opportunities are primarily in forestry, mining, transportation and construction.

CARPENTRY INTER-PROVINCIAL REFRESHER
This program prepares tradespersons for the Carpenter Certificate of Qualification with Red Seal Endorsement  (IP) and refreshes theoretical knowledge of the trade.  Participants require a minimum of 7500 hours of documented experience in the trade.  This is ninety-hour, part time program is delivered evenings and weekends.

CARPENTRY LEVEL 1 APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
The eight-week Level I carpentry program offers first year apprentices the technical training required to enter into the second year of their carpentry apprenticeship.   Participants must be registered apprentices and working in the trade.

14 WEEK CARPENTER APPRENTICESHIP UPGRADE - LEVEL II AND III CARPENTER TRAINING
October 26 2009 and ending February 12 2010. Program will include two weeks of math upgrade, Level II and Level III carpentry. The program will be delivered at the BCIT Burnaby campus on Willingdon. To apply you must be a registered carpenter apprentice who has successfully completed Level I technical training and 1000 hours of workbased training

REINFORCING STEEL INSTALLER TRAINING
Collaborating with a local unions and employers ACCESS Trades refers clients to Reinforcing Steel Installer training (Rebar).  This is a paid training program followed by on the job training.  Rebar installers secure rebar in formwork.

PAINTING AND DECORATING
This ten-week level one painting and decorating program teaches students the skills to enter into the first year of a three-year apprenticeship.

ACCESS to Apprenticeship for Aboriginal Women
Aboriginal women had the opportunity to explore employment in plumbing, welding and metal fabrication to assist them in determining their suitability for a career in one of the certified trades.