About Electrician Apprenticeship in Northern Lights College

This program prepares students for entrance into the field of Electrician by providing them with the basic knowledge, skills and technical training that employers are seeking in new hires. Because electricity is used for a variety of purposes including climate control, security, and communications, electricians need to be proficient in many applications of electricity.

If a student currently works as an Electrician and has an employer who will provide on-the-job training, s/he is eligible to enroll in Apprenticeship training. An Apprenticeship is a three-party agreement between the Apprentice, the employer, and the Industry Training Authority.

Students will receive provincial apprenticeship curriculum pertinent to the apprenticeship level in which they are enrolled.  Upon successful completion of all four levels and appropriate time in the trade, the student may be eligible to write the Inter-provincial exam for either Construction or Industrial Electrician.

Career Prospects

An electrician is capable of laying out, installing, testing, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical systems, which provide lights, heat, communications, and power to a variety of new and existing residential, commercial, and industrial structures.  With advances in technology the work of the electrician is changing.  Today's wired environment requires electricians to be able to install a variety of wiring such as data, audio, video, signaling, and communication cabling.  Electrical control systems are also becoming more complex, often solid-state or computer controlled, which requires electricians to have a greater knowledge of electronic systems.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Completion of All India or State Board HSC (XII): 55% or higher in relevant subjects.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS: 6.0 with no band lower than 5.5
• TOEFL: 78 IBT

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International Students - Program Tuition/Costs

International applicants are responsible for all program and living costs while studying at Mount Royal University.

Here are the estimated costs you can expect:

Student Services Fees Table

Student services fees are assessed for each semester or equivalent instructional period in which a student is enrolled. Full-time students are student enrolled in 9 or more credits per semester, or 18 or more contact hours per week. For programs that do not follow a semester, Student Services Fees cover up to five months (20 weeks).

Other Fees and Charges

The following fees and charges are in effect from 01 September 2019 to 31 August 2020. For Testing/Assessment Service fees, see