Welder

Diploma of Vocational Education

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.