Whether your interest in the plumbing profession flows from your methodical nature or your desire to work with your hands, the Plumber Apprenticeship program will train you for an essential trade. You'll learn the ins and outs of plumbing and discover how to keep water, waste and gas flowing to or from homes and businesses.

Over four years, you’ll spend 80 per cent of your apprenticeship learning on the job while working side by side with skilled plumbers. For the remaining 20 per cent, you’ll be in our state-of-the-art trades and technologies facilities expanding your knowledge and using industry-standard equipment to develop new skills.

A career in an essential trade is waiting – apply to the Plumber Apprenticeship today!

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Career Opportunities

You’ll have all the skills you need when you finish your apprenticeship to find employment through:

  • Commercial and Residential Construction Companies
  • Renovation Companies
  • Plumbing Repair Shops
  • Self-employment

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80%

the amount of time you’ll spend in the program learning on the job with skilled plumbers

$74,282

the average annual salary of a plumber working in Alberta

83%

per cent of plumbers working in the construction industry in Alberta

At-a-Glance

Credential / Accreditation

Certified 'Journeyman' Papers

Duration

4 years

Dates and Deadlines

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Academic Centre

Centre for Trades

Admissions

This program is not available for International Students.

Academic requirements

  • Successful completion of English 20-2, Math 20-3 and Science 10, or entrance exam.
  • English 30-2, Math 30-3, Physics 30 or Chemistry 30 or Science 30 and related career and technology studies courses recommended.

Additional information on apprenticeship and industry training is available on Alberta's Tradesecrets website.


Admission

You can apply for apprenticeship and industry training through MyTradesecrets.


Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board

Provincial Building, Room 280
200 - 5th Avenue South
Lethbridge AB   T1J 4C7

Telephone: 1-800-248-4823
Outside of North America: 1-403-476-9757
Fax: 403-381-5795


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Delivery Formats

The Plumber Apprenticeship program is an apprenticeship program delivered face-to-face on campus but may have some blended and hyflex components.

Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship programs require eight to 12 weeks of classroom training each year in addition to on-the-job training. You’ll work with an employer and our experienced instructors to gain the best of both worlds as you work and earn money while training.

Courses

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Apprenticeship programs require eight to 12 weeks of classroom training each year in addition to on-the-job training.

Courses include:

  • Matter, density and relative density
  • Residential drainage, waste and venting
  • Pressure reducing valves and booster pumps
  • Lawn irrigation
  • Medical gas piping

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Tuition and Fees

Title Tuition Fees Books/Supplies
Year 1
$1,008.00
$161.25
$737.10
Year 2
$1,008.00
$161.25
$126.10
Year 3
$1,008.00
$161.25
$126.20
Year 4
$1,008.00
$161.25
$0.00
Notes

Costs for supplies may vary considerably depending on what students already have or where they purchased their supplies; cost provided is on the moderately high end.

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