Plumbing

What You Will Learn:

A Plumber/Pipefitter installs, repairs, and maintains piping systems that carry water, steam, chemicals, and fuel, with plumbers typically working on lower‑pressure residential and commercial water and waste lines while pipefitters (or steamfitters) focus on high‑pressure industrial systems found in factories and power plants. This entry‑level program prepares students for careers as plumbers, steamfitter/pipefitters, or sprinkler system installers by developing practical skills and providing first‑year in‑class technical training. Students learn safe work practices, tool use and maintenance, blueprint interpretation, basic electricity and pump principles, and how to assemble and test piping systems such as drainage, waste, and venting, giving them the foundational knowledge needed to begin work in the piping trades.

What You Will Earn:

• • Skilled Trades BC
  • • in-school technical training required for Level 1 Apprenticeship
    • work-based training hours towards Red Seal Certification
  • High School
  • • grade 12 credits towards graduation

What You Can Expect:

SD83 pays for your tuition to attend full-time. Students pay for all ancillary fees, textbooks, and supplies. Students are responsible to arrange their own reliable transportation to and from campus.

The program is designed for beginners to gain the skills necessary to work as an apprentice plumber, pipefitter, or sprinkler system installer.

Does This Sound Like You?

• Good health / physical ability: You stay healthy and strong enough to handle physical work throughout the day.
• Tolerance for noise and vibration: You are comfortable working in loud environments and around equipment that vibrates or moves.
• Good balance and coordination: You move with steady balance and can control tools and equipment with confidence and accuracy.
• Hand‑eye coordination: You work well with your hands and can match your movements to what you see with precision.
• Ability to work in confined spaces: You don’t mind working in tight or cramped spaces and can stay focused even when the area is small.

Help Yourself Succeed By...

• Connecting with your Career Coordinator at school.
• Watching for deadlines - they are critical!
• Maintaining good attendance and keeping up with school work - career programs require interviews!
• Considering a trade sampler program.
• Enrolling in Work Experience at a related job site.
• Participating in Career related activities like going on a tour (virtual or in person) or attending an info session.
• Selecting shop and math based elective courses.
• Making and monitoring an appropriate personal email. (ex: do not use phat_cat69@gmail.com)
• Ensuring your personal information is up to date (i.e email, resume, SIN, etc).