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WINTER 2025: Applications Closed for Fit & Ready Skills Training (FRST).
Program
Local Industry Skills Training - Electronic and General Assembly (Certificate)
Faculty
Applied Community Studies
Department
Vocational Education and Skills Training
Credits
24.00
Length of Program
Two semesters
Credential Type
Certificate
Overview
The Local Industry Skills Training Program for Electronics and General Assembly is designed for students who have a barrier to learning and/or employment. The program is self-paced, with classroom, lab, and two four-week work experience components.
Hireable skills
Students train to perform assembly work in the high-tech electronics field or mechanical assembly industries. The range of skills taught varies for each student, but typically includes component preparation, fine and gross motor skills, board assembly, soldering, wire and cable preparation, bike assembly, bike mechanics and hardware assembly. Students receive further training in specific skills with manufacturing firms throughout the Lower Mainland.
Job outcomes
Students often gain employment in the manufacturing industry including jobs related to electronic and general assembly. This includes packaging, pick ordering, soldering, working on circuit board assembly, wire assembly and mechanical assembly.
Admissions Requirements
Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:
- General College Admission Requirements (excluding Language Proficiency Requirement).
- Completion of the following courses (or acceptable substitution/equivalent) with a Mastery grade in each:
Cost
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Program Requirements
Curriculum Framework
Graduation Requirements
- In good academic standing
- A minimum of 50% (12 credits) of all coursework must be completed at Douglas College
- Time limit to complete the program graduation requirements: 4 years. Any courses completed outside of that time limit will not be usable. Students may seek the permission of the Department/Program to complete a credential outside the approved time limits.
Course Requirements:
| Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
| LIST 0100 | Workplace and Communication Skills | 3.00 |
| LIST 0310 | Wire and General Assembly | 3.00 |
| LIST 0320 | Electronics Theory and Soldering | 3.00 |
| LIST 0330 | Bike Assembly and Bike Mechanics | 3.00 |
| LIST 0340 | Work Experience Practicum 1 | 6.00 |
| LIST 0350 | Work Experience Practicum 2 | 6.00 |
| Total Credits | 24.00 | |
Program Guidelines
Program Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this program and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the program, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Career Pathways
Successful graduates will be prepared for entry-level positions in electronic or mechanical assembly industries, with skills such as component preparation, board assembly, soldering, bike assembly and mechanics, wire and cable preparation, and hardware assembly.