A hands-on approach is best when it comes to learning many jobs in the trades, including plumbing, so it makes sense to go for an apprenticeship program that combines in-class work with getting out into the field and doing the job.
While it’s important to learn all the technical and mathematical aspects of the trade, plumbers have to be good communicators, too clarity is imperative when you’re helping people overwhelmed by flooded basements and overflowing toilets.
Where to study
Durham College (Oshawa) Plumbing $400-$500/level
Conestoga College (Waterloo) Industrial apprenticeship: $2,420/1-year program
Fleming College (Peterborough) Industrial apprenticeship: $3,016/semester
Humber College (Toronto) Industrial apprenticeship in plumbing: $450/eight-week apprenticeship certificate (basic, intermediate or advanced)
Sheridan College (Toronto) Mechanical techniques – plumbing: $4,201.50/one-year program