Program Overview

Pre-Employment Plumbing Program

The Pre-Employment Plumbing program is designed to help students become more marketable when seeking employment in the plumbing trade. This program provides entry-level skills, giving students a better chance of getting hired and becoming indentured as an apprentice.

Program Overview

The Pre-Employment Common Pipe Trades program covers the same material as the traditional apprenticeship program, but students do not need to be employed or indentured to be accepted. Upon successful completion, students will have skills equivalent to a first-year trades apprentice and will be eligible to write the Alberta Apprenticeship & Industry Training First Period Theory Exam for the Plumbing, Steamfitter, Gasfitter, Sprinkler fitter trade.

Program Details

• The program includes many additional hours of hands-on practice and safety training.
• Students will receive a Medicine Hat College Certificate of Completion, improving their job prospects significantly.
• They will be eligible to challenge the Alberta Apprenticeship & Industry Training First Year Period Apprenticeship Exam (Practical and Theory).
• The program provides students with the skills and knowledge that employers are looking for, giving them a greater chance of being indentured as an apprentice.

Admissions and Tuition

• The recommended prerequisites are:
  • English 20-2
  • Math 20-3
  • Science 10
  • GED - passing grade on all five GED tests (or equivalents)
• If students do not have these prerequisites, they may still be eligible to register by successfully completing an Apprenticeship Entrance Exam for the trade.
• Tuition fees for the program total $5,200, with a $250 non-refundable deposit.
• Additional fees include approximately $700 for books and materials, and a $150 First Year Period Challenge exam fee.

Program Structure

• Credential: Certificate
• Duration: 360 hours
• Intake: Varies
• School: School of Trades & Technology
• Campus: Medicine Hat

Related Programs

• Plumber apprenticeship, combining hands-on work experience with technical training toward journeyperson certification.
• Steamfitter/Pipefitter apprenticeship, combining hands-on work experience with technical training toward journeyperson certification.