BTAC Offers Pre-Apprenticeship and Direct Entry opportunities for over 20 different skilled trades careers - and there's 13 skilled trades Unions waiting to hear from you. Interested in a specific trade? Learn more below.
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Boilermakers Local 73
Training Centre
Boilermakers who are working in construction will build, erect, repair, test, install and maintain boilers, tanks, and pressure vessels. Boilermakers Local 73 provides job-ready Core Training and Technical Training for members.
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IBEW 625 Electrical Workers
Campus
IBEW offers a pre-apprenticeship program that leads to Level One electrician theory accreditation with credit for 900 practical hours towards employment as an apprentice. You'll receive technical training and a work term.
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Ironworkers Local 752
Training Centre
Ironworkers are broken down into three categories: Generalists, Structural/Ornamental, and Reinforcing. Ironworkers Local 752 delivers Apprenticeship Level Training for the Province of Nova Scotia.
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Painters & Allied Trades DC39
Training Centre
The Finishing Trades include: Industrial and Commercial Painters; Glaziers and Glass Workers; Drywall Finishers; Fire Proofing Applicators; Wall Covering Installers; Floor Covering Installers; Asbestos Abatement.
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Sheet Metal Workers
and Roofers - Cape Breton
In addition to providing Dispatch Ready and skills upgrading training for members, the Sheet Metal Local 56 Campus in Sydney, Cape Breton provides customized training for equity groups on an on-demand basis.
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Bricklayers
and Allied Craftworkers
Choosing a career as a Bricklayer or a Tilesetter can offer a lifetime of opportunity. Not only can you work on a wide variety of projects throughout your career, in many cases, you can infuse your own creativity.
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Labourers' Local 615
Training Centre
Labourers perform cement finishing, demolition, concrete sawing & drilling and more. Labourers Local 615 delivers Apprenticeship Level Training for the Province of Nova Scotia, along with skills upgrading and Dispatch Ready Training.
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Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 56
Training Centre
This 11,000 square foot Training Centre includes an 18 booth welding shop, a pipe/plumbing and sprinkler training area, a residential mock module for in floor heat installation, as well as plumbing and fixture installation training.
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Carpenter Millwright College
The Carpenter Millwright College (CMC) has been established to provide practical training to those seeking employment in the construction trades. Courses include: Carpentry, Millwright, Scaffolding, and Formwork.
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Heat & Frost Insulators
Training Centre
Heat and Frost Insulators are responsible to work with different insulation material to prevent the passage of heat, cold, moisture, vapour, sound and fire. Insulators Local 116 provides Apprenticeship Training for the Province of Nova Scotia.
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Operating Engineers Training
Institute of Nova Scotia
The Operating Engineers Training Institute of Nova Scotia includes a 550 acre facility and multi-million dollar fleet of training equipment, mobile and crawling cranes and heavy duty earth movers. Courses run throughout the year.
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Sheet Metal Workers
and Roofers - Halifax
Sheet Metal Workers are responsible to design, layout, measure, fabricate, assemble, or repair sheet metal products. A roofer installs a waterproof membrane on buildings with a flat or sloped deck consisting of wood, steel or concrete.