• 2023-24 intakes:  
• January 8 (to June 14)
• July 8 (to December 13)​​
• 23 weeks long​
• 5 days a week:  Monday to Friday
  
• 7.00am to 1.30pm
  

Student Cost

• tuition-free, but students will need to pay about $400 for course materials, textbook, resources, etc
  

Location​​ & Transportation

• BCIT "Burnaby Campus" - 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby
  
• Transportation, to and from the training site, is the responsibility of the parent/guardian
  
• Skytrain is the best transportation option
  (Skytrain to Brentwood Mall, transfer to bus​)

Pre-Requisites

• plan to complete Language Arts 12
  
• good literacy and numeracy skills
  
• excellent attendance + lates record while in high school

Skills​

• General
• Athletic, Collaborative, Mathematical, Precise, and Tactile
• Key Job​
• Use of Rigging/Hoisting/Lifting Equipment, Application of Crane Work Procedures, Steel Structure Erection, Reinforcement/Pre-Stressing/Post-Tensioning Techniques, and Structural Steel Maintenance
  

• this program is made up different districts filling the 16 seats -
  traditionally Coquitlam SD​43 has been able to have 1-2 students enrolled per intake
• students typically take this program in their grade 12 year after taking all the necessary/core grade 11 subjects... and a plan for English 12
• students must begin a program prior to June 30 of their graduation year
• ex 1:  a Program begins in March and runs for 23 weeks - this is okay for a current grade 12 student​ to apply to
  
• ex 2:  a program will begin in September ​after a grade 12 has graduated - that current grade 12 can not apply as they will not be accepted​​
• must have government-issued photo ID (ex: a driver's license, BC ​ID, passport) that is current/valid on the ​ITA exam date (last week or so of program)​
  
• on intake date, students must be:
  
• a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and
  
• an enrolled student in a high school (non-grad) in SD43​
  
• unfortunately, international students are not able to enroll in this program