Welding – Apprenticeship Level 1 - 3
Program Details
Credit for Welder Apprenticeship.
Overview
Program Summary
Graduates of the Welder Foundation Program earn advance credit for Levels 1 and 2 of the Technical Training component of the Welder Apprenticeship. Additionally, they earn 300 hours credit toward the Workplace-Based Training component of their apprenticeship. After completion of the program, it’s recommended that students gain another 2,700 hours of hands-on field experience before returning to school for Level 3 Technical Training.
Levels 1 (8 weeks) and Level 2 (8 weeks) Technical Training in the apprenticeship stream covers similar topics as in the Foundation program. The apprenticeship stream assumes that the apprentice is receiving training on the job so the in-school portion of their training is shorter.
Level 3 Welding is an 10-week program (11-weeks due to ITA Harmonization) for indentured apprentices who have 3,000 hours or more of Workplace-Based Training. Content is similar to Welder B. The apprenticeship stream assumes apprentices are receiving focused training on the job and so the in-school technical training is only 10 weeks long plus one week due to Harmonization (see link above). Upon completion of Level 3 Welding, students write the Inter-Provincial (Red Seal) Welder exam. Those with a passing grade on the Red Seal exam and 4,500 hours of Workplace-Based Training earn the Welder Certificate of Qualification as well as the Inter-Provincial (IP) Red Seal Standard.
Program Outcomes
Welding Apprenticeship Level 1
Upon successful completion of this program, learners will be able to:
- Describe safe working practices
- Perform basic trade related mathematical calculations
- Use and maintain measuring and layout tools
- Use and maintain hand tools
- Use and maintain power tools (electric and pneumatic)
- Describe shop materials
- Apply lifting, hoisting and rigging procedures
- Describe and use cutting and gouging processes
- Describe and perform fusion and braze welding (TB) using the oxy-fuel (OFW) process
- Describe and use the shielded metal arc-welding (SMAW) process
- Describe and use semi-automatic and automatic welding
- Identify common welding symbols and bolted connections
Welding Apprenticeship Level 2
Upon successful completion of this program, learners will be able to:
- Apply lifting, hoisting and rigging procedures
- Describe and use the shielded metal arc-welding (SMAW) process
- Use semi-automatic and automatic welding processes
- Use the gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) process and use it for ferrous metals and stainless steel
- Describe production processes for manufacturing metals
- Describe mechanical and physical properties of ferrous and non-ferrous metals
- Describe common ferrous, non-ferrous, and reactive metals and their weldability
- Read and interpret drawings
- Perform basic drafting
- Perform mathematical calculations
- Interpret and apply mechanical drawings and layout components
- Fabricate weldments
- Perform costing and estimating functions
Welding Apprenticeship Level 3
Upon successful completion of this program, learners will be able to:
- Select electrodes for shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
- Use the SMAW process on low carbon steel plate and pipe
- Use the GMAW and GMAW-P process
- Use combined GMAW, MCAW and FCAW processes
- Use the gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) process for ferrous metals and aluminum
- Describe mechanical and physical properties of ferrous and non-ferrous metals
- Describe common ferrous, non-ferrous, and reactive metals and their weldability
- Describe the grain structure of metals
- Describe aluminum, aluminum alloys and their weldability
- Read and interpret drawings
- Interpret and apply mechanical drawings and layout components
- Fabricate weldments
- Perform costing and estimating functions
- Describe basic welding quality control and inspection requirements
- Describe inspection and testing procedures
- Describe the scope of the welding supervisor and inspector responsibilities
- Identify applicable standards, codes, specifications and jurisdictional bodies
- Describe compliance with weld procedure specifications (WPS) and data sheets
Program Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
The following admission requirements are specific to the Welding Apprenticeship Program:
- Indentured in a Welding Apprenticeship
- Active work apprenticeship sponsor
- Successful completion of previous level
Additional Requirements
- Physically fit, (mobility/lifting) good manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, balance, work at heights and in adverse weather.
- Students must supply some hand tools, safety boots, leather wear and purchase module texts at a cost of approximately $600.
- A refundable tool deposit of $100 will be required at the start of the program.
Graduation and Promotion
In order to receive your credential in your program, you must maintain a minimum of 70% average.
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