British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
Largest BC trades trainer; runs Electrical, Refrigeration & AC Mechanic, Welder, Gasfitter Class A/B, Carpentry and Plumber apprenticeship technical training.
Verified 2026-10-17
Gas technician Schools & Training Programs in British Columbia
Approved gas technician training in British Columbia: public colleges, union training centres, private career colleges, and pre-apprenticeship programs — every listing verified.
4 verified listings · last refreshed 2026-11-14
What the labels mean
- Public college: A publicly funded college that delivers approved in-school apprenticeship training.
- Pre-apprenticeship program: A government-funded introduction to a trade. It is not credit-bearing apprenticeship training, and finishing one does not by itself make you a registered apprentice.
Okanagan College
Gasfitter Class B apprenticeship plus Electrical, Plumbing & Piping, Refrigeration & AC Mechanic, Welding and Carpentry at the Kelowna campus.
Verified 2026-10-17
Thompson Rivers University
Gasfitter training at the Kamloops campus.
Approval: SkilledTradesBC apprenticeship and foundation trades training (per provider trades page)
Verified 2026-10-22
Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS) Society — Trade Starters
Free, government-funded 16-week hybrid Trade Starters with electrical, refrigeration/HVAC and gasfitter A&B streams for equity-deserving groups.
Program status: SkilledTradesBC partner delivering pre-apprenticeship training for trades that require Skilled Trades Certification.
A government-funded introduction to the trade — not an approval to deliver credit-bearing apprenticeship in-school training.
Verified 2026-10-17
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