Instrumentation and Control Technician Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship is a unique form of post-secondary education that blends hands-on work experience with classroom learning. On average, you will spend 80 per cent of your apprenticeship on the job, practicing your trade or profession, and 20 per cent in the classroom or lab through structured learning at RDP.    

At the end of the final year of the program, you will also be eligible to earn a Red Seal Endorsement on your Journeyperson certificate upon successful completion of the Red Seal Exam. The Red Seal Endorsement allows Journeypersons to work anywhere in Canada without additional training.   

If you have a valid Alberta Journeyperson Certificate, you are eligible to receive a Blue Seal Achievement in business competencies after completing the necessary requirements.  

During year one and two of this program you will spend eight weeks on campus every year, and a minimum of 1,500 hours on-the-job training. During year three and four you will spend 10 weeks on campus and a minimum of 1,425 hours on-the-job training.  

Students must achieve a weighted average of 65% with no section under 50% in both the theory and practical components of the classroom training as well as achieving a minimum grade of 70% on the AIT Provincial Exam for each period of classroom training.  

The term of apprenticeship for instrumentation and control technicians is four years (four 12-month periods), including a minimum of 1,560 hours of on-the-job training and eight weeks of classroom instruction in the first and second years, and a minimum of 1,500 hours of on-the-job training and 10 weeks of classroom instruction in the third and fourth years.