Apprenticeship Training

Advance Your Trade Skills

If you are already working for an employer in a specific trade and you would like to work towards your Interprovincial (Red Seal) designation, then NIC’s apprenticeship training
is for you.

All NIC programs follow the criteria set out by the Industry Training Authority (ITA) to ensure that your trade qualifications meet current industry standards.

Apprenticeship technical training is currently available in the following trades:

Construction Electrician
Heavy Duty
Industrial Electrician
Millwright
Plumbing
Welding

More trades may be offered in future subject to sufficient demand. Please submit a request to express interest.

NIC has such a high success rate because of the dedication from both students and instructors. Most students are young adults, so they’re career and goal-oriented. They know what they want to achieve, and that’s what makes them, and NIC, so successful.

Kees Cooper, NIC Instructor, Millwright Apprenticeship

News|Events & Notices|Deadlines

Sep 22 Lunch & Learn with NIC

Heavy Duty Mechanic Students Get Their Motors Running PDF file

Temporary Student Housing

An unofficial Student Accommodation Listing opens a PDF file , updated monthly, is available for download. This information is intended only as a service to students. North Island College does not verify or take responsibility for the listings.

How to Start an Apprenticeship

There are several pathways to apprenticeship, including direct entry, foundation programs, and secondary school apprenticeship. For details, visit Steps to Apprenticeship.

Essential Resources

Apprenticeship Grants external link

BC Trades Training
Consortium external link

Industry Training
Authority (ITA) external link

Work Futures
British Columbia external link

BC Training
Tax Credit external link