The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) has five campuses located in the Metro Vancouver region, with its main campus in Burnaby. The school operates as a vocational and technical school, offering apprenticeships for the skilled trades and diplomas and degrees in vocational education.

The electrician apprenticeship process requires time spent on the job and in school training. An electrician trainee must complete a four-year program, including 6,000 workplace hours and 1,200 in-school hours of training. After completion of training, a passing grade on the inter-provincial exam will result in the B.C. Certificate of Apprenticeship, B.C. Certificate of Qualification, and the Inter-provincial Standard Endorsement, also known as Red Seal.