I was told about the same wait time for BCIT for winter 2014.. I signed up but emailed them about how I'd like to be called or if there were any spots available earlier.
I was able to secure me a spot for this year Oct 28 semester
.. (electrical foundations bcit)
I hear a lot of people saying you should just jump into the apprenticeship rather then going into the program.. but I guess its personal preference to a point right? I prefer going to school learning/gaining a bundle of knowledge before i head out into the real world haha.