Sheet Metal Worker

Diploma of Vocational Education

Duration: 35 weeks plus 2 week work term

Program Description

The Sheet Metal Worker 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 Sheet Metal Worker 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.

Entry Level Courses

• SL-1100 Safety
• SL-1110 Tools and Equipment
• SL-1120 Material Handling and Rigging
• SL-1140 Metallurgy
• SL-1150 Basic Drawing and Layout
• SL-1240 Layout and Fabrication - Parallel Lines I
• SL-1130 Fabrication
• SL-1260 Layout and Fabrication - Triangleation I
• SL-1250 Layout and Fabrication - Radial Lines I
• SL-1160 Blueprint Reading I (Basic)
• SL-1350 Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting
• SL-1620 Layout and Fabrication-Radial Lines II
• SL-1610 Layout and Fabrication - Parallel Lines II
• SL-1630 Layout and Fabrication- Triangulation II
• SL-1360 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
• SL-1170 Blueprint Reading II Advanced
• SL-1740 Air Quality Management
• CM-2150 Workplace Communications
• SD-1710 Job Search Techniques
• SD-1720 Entrepreneurial Awareness
• MC-1050 Introduction to Computers
• MR-1220 Customer Service
• TS-1530 First Aid
• SP-2330 Quality Assurance/Quality Control
• SD-1700 Workplace Skills
• TS-1520 WHMIS
• TS-1510 Occupational Health and Safety
• MA-1060 Math
• On The Job Training

Employment Opportunities

Upon successful completion of the Sheet Metal Worker program, graduates may be eligible for employment (depending on specific hiring practices) in various sectors of the sheet metal industry. Opportunities also exist for self-employment.

Entrance Requirements

High School Graduates or Equivalent

High School Graduates or equivalent are eligible for admission to the Sheet Metal Worker 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 Sheet Metal Worker 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.