Steamfitter/Pipefitter

Diploma of Vocational Education

Duration: 37 Weeks

Program Description

The Steamfitter/Pipefitter 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 Steamfitter/Pipefitter program is an apprenticeable trades program. These courses, completed at Academy Canada, will represent partial completion of requirements for journey person 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 Steamfitter/Pipefitter program at the St. John’s campus is accredited by the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board.

Entry Level Courses

• TS 1510 Occupational Health and Safety
• TS 1520 WHMIS
• TS 1530 First Aid
• PF 1340 Tools and Equipment
• PF 1350 Blueprint 1
• PF 1360 Blueprint 2
• PF 1380 Introduction to Fuel Brazing and Cutting
• PF 1370 Rigging PF 1400 Steel Piping
• PF 1390 Pipe and Tubing Fundamentals
• PF 1410 Copper Piping
• PF 1420 Plastic Piping
• PF 1430 Brass Piping
• PF 1440 Piping Valves
• PF 1450 Hydronic Heating 1
• PF 1540 Low Pressure Steam
• MA 1060 Basic Math
• MR 1220 Customer Service
• CM 2150 Workplace Communications
• SD 1700 Workplace Skills
• PF 1550 Pipe Template Development
• PF 1560 Pipe Layout and Fitting Fabrication
• MC 1050 Introduction to Computers
• PF 1570 Introduction to Electric Welding and Cutting
• SD 1720 Entrepreneurial Awareness
• SP 2330 Quality Assurance/Quality Control
• SD 1710 Job Search Techniques

Employment Opportunities

Upon successful completion of the Steamfitter/Pipefitter program, graduates may be eligible for employment (depending on specific hiring practices) in maintenance departments of paper mills, offshore platforms, mining factories, plants, and similar organizations. Opportunities also exist for self-employment. Steamfitters and pipefitters lay-out, assemble, fabricate, maintain and repair piping systems carrying water, steam, chemicals and fuel in heating, cooling, lubricating, and other process piping systems.

Entrance Requirements

High School Graduates or Equivalent

High School Graduates or equivalent are eligible for admission to the Steamfitter/Pipefitter 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 Steamfitter/Pipefitter 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.