Program outline:
- install and light gas appliances
- hot water heating systems
- gasfitting
- electrical CCTS and gas controls
- rural sewage
- drainage and venting systems
Tuition and fees:
- Tuition only: $914.96
- Ancillary fees - College: $96.92
- Ancillary fees - student association: $32.72
- Health and dental: not applicable
- Total: $1,044.60
There is an additional cost to write the BC Gasfitter Level “B” Certification – approximately $355.95 payable to the BC Safety Authority (not run through Okanagan College).
Students are required to have their ITA apprenticeship card in order to make an application for this exam. Please bring your card in on the first day of class.
Requirements - Class B Exam
- Be an ITA registered apprentice in plumbing, steamfitting or refrigeration mechanic
- Successfully completed all 4 levels of technical training with a minimum of 3 years workplace hours achieved, indicated by transcript or the minimum of: Plumbing: 4815 hours, Steamfitting: 4215 hours, Refrigeration Mechanic: 5415 hours
Textbooks and Supplies for Level 4:
- Year 4 Plumbing Apprentice Package: TBA
- National Plumbing Code of Canada 2015 (if not already purchased): $152
- CAN/CSA B149.1-05 Natural Gas and Propane Installation Code (if not already purchased): $280
- Domestic/Commercial Gasfitting Program Level B Modules A-G (if not already purchased): $63.25
- Domestic/Commercial Gasfitting Program Level B Modules H-O: $91.25
- ILM and other supply material: TBA
Note: prices do not include 5% GST, and can change at any time. Textbooks are available at the OC Campus Store by contacting 250-762-5445, ext. 4586 or ordering online.
Other required supplies
- CSA-approved hard hat
- CSA-approved steel toed work boots
- long pants and T-shirts are required in the shop at all times
- safety glasses
- Architect's scale rule (with imperial measurement)
- binder
- pencils, pens, erasers
- calculator for the IP exam, one of the following: Sharp EL-520W, EL-531X
- government-issued ID is required to write the provincial and national exams. Student cards are not acceptable.
Be prepared for class
There will be a gasfitting exam on Day 1 which will encompass the material covered in the gasfitting portion of Level 3. Please bring your B149.1 Gas Code book, a calculator, pencil and eraser.