Piping

The Piping Foundation program prepares students for entry-level employment in the piping trades and allows them to experience plumbing, steamfitting, gasfitting and sprinklerfitting (Source: BCIT).

​What does a Pipefitter do?

• Installs, alters and repairs plumbing systems
• Reads and interprets blueprints and project specifications
• Selects, measures, shapes and joins pipes
• Develops specialized skills & knowledge based on the substance being carried (water, steam, gas, chemicals)

What do I need to start?

• Entering Grade 11 or Grade 12
• Good employability skills
• Strong interest in entering the industry
• Strong math skills and mechanical aptitude are assets
• English 12 and a Math 11 are required

What are the benefits?

• Post-secondary training without the tuition fee
• Apprenticeship Technical Training Level 1 Certification leading to pipefitting, steam fitting, gas fitting and sprinkler installation
• Student registered with SkilledTradesBC

When and where is the program offered?

• 26 weeks, full-time at BCIT (Burnaby Campus)
• Multiple start dates

How do I register?

• Please see the school Work Experience Teacher for application package
• Participate in a program interview

​Please do not apply directly to BCIT for this program. To be eligible for TUITION FREE programming, you must apply through the North Vancouver School District! 

BCIT Piping Trades Foundation