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Diploma of Vocational Education
Welder
Duration: 34 weeks plus 2 week work term
Program Description
The Welder program is a provincial apprenticeship training program that will put students on the right path to becoming a Journeyperson. While studying at Academy Canada, students will complete all entry level courses as outlined below. After graduation students will proceed to obtain the required industry experience essential to do additional advanced level courses. Information regarding advanced training and course descriptions are available at each campus. Once students have completed all entry and advanced courses and have the required industry experience, he/she will be eligible to write the Interprovincial Journeyperson examination. Passing this examination will result in receiving Red Seal Certification, which gives national mobility of qualifications.
Apprenticeship Training
The Welder program is an apprenticeable trades program. These courses, completed at Academy Canada, will represent partial completion of requirements for Journeyperson status under the Interprovincial Red Seal Certification. Once this training is complete and the student secures employment in the trade, he/she must register as an apprentice with the Industrial Training Division, Department of Education. Academy Canada’s Welder program at both the St. John’s and Corner Brook campuses is accredited by the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board.
Entry Courses
TS 1510 Occupational Health and Safety
TS 1520 WHMIS
TS 1530 First Aid
WD 1165 Hand, Measuring and Layout Tools
WD 1180 Grinding and Finishing
WD 1185 Bending and Rolling
WD 1610 SMAW 1 - Set-up, Strike and Maintain an Arc
WD 1640 GTAW 1 - Set-UP
WD 1670 Blueprint Reading 2
WD 1650 Plasma Arc Cutting and Gouging
WD 1660 Blueprint Reading 1
WD 1690 Quality Control
WD 1680 Metallurgy, Expansion and Contraction Control
WD 1710 Iron Worker Operation
WD 1720 Jigs and Fixture Fabrication
WD 1700 Stationary Powered Shearing
WD 1730 Fabrication Fundamentals
MA 1060 Basic Math
WD 1880 Fusion, Brazing and Braze Welding
WD 1870 Build up of Metal Parts
OT 1150 On the Job Training
WD 1800 SMAW3 - Groove Weld All Positions
CM 2150 Workplace Communications
MC 1050 Introduction to Computers
WD 1900 Arc Carbon Arc Cutting and Gouging
MR 1220 Customer Service
SD 1720 Entrepreneurial Awareness
WD 1840 GTAW 2 - Fillet Weld All Positions, Mild Steel
SD 1700 Workplace Skills
SD 1710 Job Search Techniques
SP 2330 Quality Assurance/Quality Control
WD 1175 Drilling and Threading Tools
WD 1170 Hand and Power Cutting Tools
WD 1620 SMAW 2- Fillet Weld All Positions
WD 1820 GMAW 2 - Fillet Weld All Positions, Mild Steel
WD 1910 Layout and Template Development Fundamentals
WD 1890 FCAW 2 - Fillet and Groove Weld Plate All Positions
WD 1630 GMAW 1 - Set-up and Maintain Arc
WD 1810 SMAW 4 - Fillet and Grove Weld, Medium and High Carbon Steel
WD 1830 GMAW 3 - Groove Weld All Positions, Mild Steel
WD 1850 GTAW 3 - Groove Weld All Positions, Mild Steel
WD 1740 FCAW 1 - Set-Up and Deposit a Weld
WD 1860 GTAW 4 - Fillet and Grove WEld, Medium and High Carbon Steel
WD 1600 Oxy Fuel Cutting, Welding, Heating and Gouging
Employment Opportunities
Upon successful completion of the Welder program, graduates may be eligible for employment (depending on specific hiring practices) in ship yards, paper mills, refineries, and fabrication shops. Opportunities also exist for self-employment.
Entrance Requirements
High School Graduates or Equivalent
High School Graduates or equivalent are eligible for admission to the Welder program. Students must complete an application form and provide a copy of High School, ABE, or G.E.D. results. Under certain circumstances students who do not meet the formal High School requirements may be accepted upon the recommendation of a High School Principal or Guidance Counsellor. Please contact an Admissions Officer for further details.
Mature Students
Mature students are eligible for admission to the Welder program. These students must be 19 years of age or older, complete an application form, provide a copy of most recent marks, and write a Canadian Adult Achievement Test (CAAT) as arranged by Academy Canada.
For further information, please contact an Admissions Officer at 1-800-561-8000.
Program start dates are subject to sufficient enrollment.
Academy Canada reserves the right to modify any programs, courses, topics, objectives, etc.
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