Anyone here completed BCIT 4th Class Power Engineering (online + Power Lab)? How was the job market afterward?

[u/FRANKWANG0909]

Hi everyone,

I recently enrolled in BCIT’s 4th Class Power Engineering Part A online program and wanted to hear from people who have already gone through the pathway, especially those who completed the Power Lab portion.

I’m coming from a software/engineering background and considering Power Engineering as a long-term career transition. I’m almost 40, so I’m trying to get a realistic understanding of the process and job market before going too far down this road.

A few questions:

• How competitive is it to get into the BCIT Power Lab after finishing the online courses?
• Is there usually a long waitlist?
• After finishing the lab and getting steam time, how difficult was it to find your first job?
• Are graduates still finding work in BC reasonably well?
• What kinds of roles did people end up getting? (plant operator, building operator, refrigeration, etc.)
• Did age matter much for career changers entering the field?

I’d really appreciate honest feedback from people who actually completed the program or are currently working in the industry.

Thanks!

[u/users0]

That's pretty wild you're a software engineer moving to a slowly dying and saturated field.

[u/Flaky_Purple2140 → u/users0]

How’s it a dying field?