Overview
Note: To be eligible for apprenticeship training you must be registered as an apprentice. Go to the
BCIT Apprenticeship website for more information.
A piledriver and bridgeworker constructs, installs, repairs or removes all types
of deep piles and caisoon foundations and other types of marine installations such
as bridges, docks, wharves, tunnels and bulkheads. Skills required are fitting,
welding, rigging, formwork and timber/concrete construction, seamanship, heavy-duty
equipment operation, and environmentally safe practices. The piledriver and
bridgeworker apprentice requires time on the job and in-school training. The
apprentice must complete a three-year program including 3,000 workplace
hours and 600 in-school hours of training. After completion of training,
a passing grade on the Certificate of Qualification examination will
result in the B.C. Certificate of Apprenticeship and Certificate of Qualification.
Program Entry
If you are registered with the Industry Training Authority, you can
apply now to BCIT's Apprenticeship Studies program. Read more about BCIT's
apprenticeship programs.
Entrance requirements
Note: Entrance Requirements are used as a guideline for success in this Apprenticeship program. They are recommended, not required.
*High school graduation is preferred
BC provincial exams
Provincial exam marks are required for English 12, Communications 12, and Technical and Professional Communications 12. BCIT does not require applicants to write provincial exams for Grade 12 Math and Science courses.
myCommunication
Within 2 weeks of submitting your training request, a letter will be mailed to your home address. This letter details information on how to sign on to myBCIT, your one stop shop for BCIT apprentice communication. myBCIT is where you will receive your training confirmation details.
Please see myCommunication for more information.
Costs & Supplies
Books and supplies
Apprentices are expected to bring their CSA-approved steel-toed boots. Cost of
books/supplies to be determined
Financial assistance
Income support for apprentices is provided by Human Resource Development Canada (HRDC) through regular Employment Insurance (EI) eligibility. For questions regarding Employment Insurance or Personal Support Payments, please visit the income support overview for current BCIT apprentices.
Courses
Transfer credit
Do you have credits from another BC/Yukon post-secondary school? Do you want to know if
they transfer to courses here at BCIT? Check out BCIT's
Transfer Equivalency Database to find out.
Program Details
Program length
The total amount of in-school training for a piledriver and bridgeworker apprenticeship is 600 hours. There is one level of training of eight weeks.
Grading
Minimum passing grade is 70 per cent.
Graduating & Jobs
Graduate employment outcomes
The following link takes you to graduate outcome survey results containing mostly labour market results from the 2009-2011 BCIT Outcomes Surveys of 2008-2010 Graduates.
Note: The survey results will be displayed in a separate browser window. To view these results, you need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed in your Web browser.
Credential
BCIT offers a Diploma of Trades Training for apprentices who have successfully completed their technical training at BCIT and have been granted a British Columbia Trades Qualification (IP/TQ). In trades where there is no requirement to complete a Trades Qualification (TQ), a Certificate of Apprenticeship is acceptable. Please see the BCIT apprenticeship training section of the website for more information.
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