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The Renewable Energy Electrical Systems Installation and Maintenance (REESIM) Advanced Certificate is needed because technological advances that have been made in the area of electrical installations for renewable energy are currently being implemented at a practical level. The program is for you if you're a Red Seal qualified electrician or if you're an electrical engineering practitioner with BC Safety Authority Field Safety Representatitve and you enjoy change and adapting to new technology and want to seize the opportunity to take positive action to ensure an improved future environment. This program emphasizes hands-on, practical training, using equipment typically encountered in the renewable energy industry.

Renewable Energy Electrical Systems Installation & Maintenance: Advanced Certificate (Part-time)

British Columbia Institute of Technology

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This program has a two-step admission process. Applicants must meet all  and will be accepted on a first come, first served basis as long as space remains.

Step 1: Pre-entry assessment

Applicants are required to complete the Pre-Entry Assessment form  to review their work experience and how they meet the .

Applicants that do not meet all  may receive a study plan indicating required pre-entry courses.

The completed assessment form can be emailed to BCIT_REESIM@bcit.ca.

You can apply if you have had the assessment and have completed any necessary pre-entry courses. A completed Pre-Entry Assessment form from the program area must be uploaded to complete your application.

Step 2: Meet the following 

English: two years of education in English in an English-speaking country with one of the following:
English 12 (50%) or
English First Peoples 12 (50%) or
Other acceptable BC and Yukon courses or
BCIT English Trades Entry Assessment* or
3.0 credits of post-secondary English, humanities or social sciences (50%) from a recognized institution

Math: one of the following:
Pre-Calculus 11 (60%) or
Foundations of Math 11 (60%) or
Workplace Math 11 (60%) or
Other acceptable BC and Yukon courses or
BCIT Math Trades Entry Assessment

Entry options: one of the following:

Option 1:  

Interprovincial Red Seal qualified electrician

Option 2:  Electrical engineering practitioner with BC Safety Authority Field Safety Representative (FSR) Class A or B

Applicants who have completed post-secondary studies outside of Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia or New Zealand will require a comprehensive evaluation of their credentials by the International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES). Credential evaluation reports from other Canadian services may be considered. These reports must include course-by-course evaluations and GPA calculations.

*The English Trades Entry Assessment is limited to applicants who have two years of education in an English speaking country.

International applicants

This program is available to international students who currently have a valid status in Canada. A valid study permit is required prior to starting the program.

Academic Admission Requirement

Part-time Studies applications accepted throughout the year for intakes in January, April and September.

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Renewable Energy Electrical Systems Installation & Maintenance: Advanced Certificate (Part-time)

British Columbia Institute of Technology

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