Mineral and Metal Processing

Mining, Oil and Gas

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Food Related Labour

Furniture and Decoration

Pulp, Paper and Printing

Textile Manufacturing 

Forestry and Woodwork

Product Manufacturing

Crafting and Repair

Careers in Construction and Building Renovations

Construction and Building Renovations

Careers in Maintenance, Processing and Utilities

Maintenance, Processing and Utilities

Rail and Land Transportation

Air and Water Transportation

Careers in Agriculture, Horticulture and Farming

Agriculture, Horticulture and Farming

Labour & Technical Skills

Confirm with the certifying body that your intended program qualifies you for this certification. 
 
To work as a Fire Protection Technician in B.C., you must be registered with the ASTTBC Fire Protection Certification Program. Eligibility is achieved by review and validation of an applicant’s education, training, and work experience as well as requiring completion of a professional practice and ethics examination.  

Confirm with the certifying body that your intended program qualifies you for this certification. 
 
To work as a home inspector in B.C., you need the correct certification for the type of work you will be performing. Eligibility is achieved by passing the requisite exam through the Home Inspector Licensing Regulation. 

To work as a construction inspector in B.C., you may choose to earn the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Certification. Eligibility is achieved through signing up with the Canada Green Building Council.



To work as a Construction Instructor in B.C., you may need to be registered with the BC Construction Safety Alliance. Eligibility is achieved by possessing a minimum of three years of construction field experience and conducting a Certificate of Recognition (COR®) health and safety student audit of one's company. 

Confirm with the certifying body that your intended program qualifies you for this certification. 
 
To work as an energy advisor in B.C., you must be registered with Natural Resources Canada. Eligibility is achieved by passing two qualification exams, the Foundation Level Exam and the Energy Advisor (House) Exam and be affiliated with an NRCan-licensed service organization. 

Construction inspectors

To work as a home building and renovation manager in B.C., you may choose to earn the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Certification. Eligibility is achieved through signing up with the Canada Green Building Council.

To work as a home building and renovation manager in B.C., you may choose to become a member with the Canadian Home Builders' Association of British Columbia. Eligibility is achieved through submitting a membership request and assessment by your local association. 

Home building and renovation managers

Confirm with the certifying body that your intended program qualifies you for this certification.

This career is eligible for Red Seal endorsement. When all levels of your trades training are complete, you can write an Interprovincial Red Seal exam. A successful result demonstrates you have met the national standard for your trade in Canada will allow you to practice your trade outside of B.C. in provinces and territories covered by the Red Seal certification.

Confirm with the certifying body that your intended program qualifies you for this certification.

To work as a contractor or supervisor of carpentry trades in B.C., you will need a SkilledTradesBC certification demonstrating that you have completed the necessary technical training and work experience part of your apprenticeship program. 

Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades

Confirm with the certifying body that your intended program qualifies you for this certification.

To work as a carpenter in B.C., you may need a SkilledTradesBC certification demonstrating that you have completed the necessary technical training and work experience part of your apprenticeship program. 

Carpenters

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to lay out, cut, fabricate, erect, install, and repair wooden structures and fixtures, using hand and power tools. These programs include courses in technical mathematics, framing, construction materials and selection, job estimating, blueprint reading, foundations and roughing-in, finish carpentry techniques, and applicable codes and standards.

Carpentry/carpenter

Carpentry Apprenticeships

Construction inspectors inspect the construction and maintenance of new and existing buildings, bridges, highways and industrial construction to ensure that specifications and building codes are observed and monitor work site safety. They are employed by federal, provincial and municipal governments, construction companies, architectural and civil engineering consulting firms or they may be self-employed.

Home building managers own, operate and manage companies engaged in the construction of new residential homes. Home renovation managers own, operate and manage companies engaged in the renovation of existing residential homes.

Contractors and supervisors in carpentry trades supervise and coordinate the activities of workers classified in the following unit groups: Carpenters (72310) and Cabinetmakers (72311). They are employed by construction companies, carpentry contractors, maintenance departments of industrial establishments, and custom furniture and fixture manufacturing or repair companies. Contractors may be self-employed.

Carpenters construct, erect, install, maintain and repair structures and components of structures made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials. They are employed by construction companies, carpentry contractors, and maintenance departments of factories, plants and other establishments, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Carpentry Foundation Certificates

Carpentry: Apprenticeship

Carpenter: Apprenticeship

Carpentry: Apprenticeship - Harmonized

Carpentry/Building Construction: Apprenticeship

Carpentry levels 1 and 2 are designed to support apprentices registered with the Industry Training Authority (ITA) to continue their apprenticeship pathway in preparation for writing their Interprovincial Red Seal Exam.

Carpenter Level 1 includes general areas of competency and associated learning tasks. Carpenters construct, install, renovate, maintain, and repair residential, civil, industrial, commercial, and institutional structures made of wood, steel, concrete, composite, and other materials.  While the scope of the Carpenter trade includes many aspects of building construction, a growing number of carpenters work for contractors in areas of trade practice such as concrete forming, framing, finishing, interior systems, renovations, and surveying.

Carpenter Level 2 is designed to support apprentices registered with SkilledTradesBC in preparation for writing their Interprovincial Red Seal Exam. Carpenters construct and maintain a broad range of building projects composed of composite materials, wood, and wood substitutes. Along with using blueprints and tools to prepare for excavation and shoring, carpenters put together and situate forms for pouring concrete and install interior and exterior finish components including cabinets, doors, windows, and siding on smaller projects.

NVIT offers community-based delivery. Learn more [here](https://www.nvit.ca/community-education/).

Carpentry: Apprenticeship Levels 1 - 2

Carpenter Apprenticeship

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.

Educational Path

Carpentry Apprenticeships

Programs

Careers