Welder - Foundation

About this programme

As a Welder, you'll use specialized equipment to join, repair, and shape metal for a wide range of industries. Working from blueprints and project specifications, you'll learn how to cut, weld, fabricate, and assemble metal components using industry-standard tools and techniques. If you enjoy hands-on work, creating things, and solving practical challenges, welding offers diverse career opportunities in fields such as construction, manufacturing, shipbuilding, pipeline projects, and equipment repair. Introductory program that prepares learners for entry level positions as apprentice welders in most sectors of the economy, including manufacturing, construction, transportation, resource extraction and resource development. Students engage in a variety of classroom and shop activities. In the classroom, they learn theoretical principals of welding. Shop sessions provide the hands on opportunity to learn processes and master practical welding skills. (SkilledTradesBC Standardized written exam after Level 1 and Level 2). After completion of the program, it’s recommended that students gain another 3,000 hours of hands-on field experience before returning to school for Level 3 technical training. Introductory program that prepares learners for entry level positions as apprentice welders in most sectors of the economy, including manufacturing, construction, transportation, resource extraction and resource development. Students engage in a variety of classroom and shop activities. In the classroom, they learn theoretical principals of welding. Shop sessions provide the hands on