Certificate - Trades Fundamentals
- 1 year
- Duration
- 14,884 CAD
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Certificate
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Whitby / Canada
- Location
- Durham College
- School
Program description
Try out a few different trades to find which one best suits you! You will be exposed to and gain experience in a range of topics in this program that will assist you in selecting an apprenticeship or skilled trade. In order to help you solidify your career path in the skilled trades, the following will be introduced to you:
- Automotive
- Carpentry
- Electrical
- Industrial maintenance
- Machining
- Mobile crane
- Plumbing
- Welding
- Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
To help you make an informed decision about your future career aspirations, you will also have the chance to rotate between other trades and get practical, hands-on experience through theory and shop practice.
Program structure
- Preparing for Academic Success
- Basic Automotive
- Basic Electrical
- Basic Plumbing
- Trades Fundamentals Math 1
- Mechanical I
- Shop Safety
- Communication Foundations
- Basic Carpentry
- Basic Hoisting
- Basic Welding
- HVAC Essentials
- Trades Fundamentals Math 2
- Mechanical 2
- Precision Metal Fabricator
Price
YEAR 1
SEMESTER 1
- Tuition: 7,442.05 CAD
- Program Fee: 170 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,182.11 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee*: 386.89 CAD
Total: 9,181.05 CAD
SEMESTER 2
- Tuition: 7,442.04 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 480.71 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 8,025.5 CAD
*Durham College Students International
The total cost may vary depending on the time of enrollment
Requirements for applicants
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
- Grade 12 English (C or U)
- English language proficiency
- Academic IELTS: 6.5, no band score less than 6.0
- IBT TOEFL: 88, with minimum section scores of 22
- PTE Academic: 60 minimum overall, no section below 57 L,W,S,R
- CAEL: Overall score of 70, no section below 70
- DET 110
RECOMMENDED
- Technical Mathematics
About the university
Since its inception in 1967, Durham College (DC) has been guided by the following ideals:
- an unwavering dedication to student success;
- high-quality programs led by exceptional teachers with real-world experience;
- graduates who have gone on to excellent professional success;
- a treasured relationship with the community.
Durham College has Oshawa and Whitby campuses, Ontario, Canada.
More than 140 full-time programs in a wide range of disciplines are available to students at Durham College (DC), giving them a great chance to succeed in their chosen areas. Students in the District of Columbia excel in a wide variety of fields, including sustainable practice innovation, creative writing, design, filmmaking, and animation, service to others in the areas of health and social welfare, and legal advocacy.
Durham College is a values-based institution that prioritizes its students' and community's needs first. To this end, we've made it a priority to create a welcoming culture within our college.
