Trades Training and Career Exploration

Visit Saanich Career Education home page at the following link for detailed information on our wide array of career courses and programs including Business, Health & Human Services, Technology, Trades, and Work Experience: https://careered.sd63.bc.ca/

Dual credit courses and programs are post-secondary opportunities where students receive credit at both the high school and post-secondary institution. The school district sponsors qualified students for their tuition fees. Click on the links below to learn more about our district and partnership programs:

District Career Programs

  • Educational Assistant (EA) and Community Support

  • Hairdressing Program (Vancouver Island University - VIU / Saanich Schools)

  • Marine Service Technician (MST)

  • Skills Training Apprenticeship Carpentry - STAC (2nd semester every year)

  • Trade Awareness, Skills and Knowledge - TASK

  • Trade Exploration - TEx

South Island Partnership

  • Dual Credit Courses and Programs

Other Partnership Programs

  • Arborist Technician, Apprenticeship (Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU)

  • Ironworker Generalist, Foundation (British Columbia Institute of Technology - BCIT)

  • Machinist, Apprenticeship (Level 1) (British Columbia Institute of Technology - BCIT)

  • Machinist, Foundation (British Columbia Institute of Technology - BCIT)

  • Meat Cutter, Apprenticeship (Level 1) (Thompson Rivers University - TRU)

  • Motorcycle and Power Equipment Technician (Small Engine Mechanic), Foundation (British Columbia Institute of Technology - BCIT)

  • Retail Meat Processing Certificate (Thompson Rivers University - TRU)