Welder
Program Description
Apprenticeship is post-secondary education with a slight deviation from the normal experience. Apprenticeship begins with finding an employer. Employers hire apprentices and enter into an Apprenticeship Agreement to support and tutor the apprentice while working towards their Journeyperson status. Approximately 80% of an apprentice’s time is spent on the job under the tutelage of a certified journeyperson. The other 20% involved attending technical training at their technical training provider of choice – such as Keyano College.
To become certified journeypersons, apprentices must learn theory and skills, and they must pass examinations. Requirements for certification; including the content and delivery of technical training are developed and updated by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board.
The term of a Welding apprenticeship is three years (three 12 month periods) that include a minimum of 1,560 hours of on-the-job training and eight weeks of technical training each year.
Admission Requirements
In order to register for Technical Training at Keyano College you must be an eligible indentured apprentice.
Alberta Apprenticeship Entrance Requirements
Recommended High School Courses:
Alberta High School Diploma with
- English 30-2
- Math 30-3
- Either: Physics, Chemistry or Science 20
- Related Career and Technology Studies Courses
Minimum Entrance Requirements:
Completion of English 10-2, Math 10-3; or a pass mark in all five Canadian General Educational Development tests; or Mostly Entrance Exam 2
Career Opportunities
Welders are employed in industries involved in vessel or structural steel assembly; pipeline construction; commercial construction; industrial construction; steel fabrication and heavy equipment repair. Experienced welders may move into inspection or supervisory positions. Some welders open their own repair shops, or work as portable rig welders who contract out their services.
Program Outcomes
Graduates from the program will be able to:
• Be skillful in the fusing of metals using prescribed welding applications
• Have a working knowledge of the welding equipment involved with the various welding procedures
• Comprehend drawings and develop layout patterns for projects and calculate quantities of materials
• Have a thorough knowledge of metals, arc electrodes, welding gases and gas welding filler roads
• Recognize defective welds, know the cause and proper procedure for the repair of the defective area
• Have a working knowledge of mathematic calculations pertaining to the welding trade
• Have a working knowledge of the require codes
• Be familiar with the work of other trades people in affiliated trades
• Perform assigned tasks in accordance with quality and production standards required by industry
Program Structure
| Section Title | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
First Period
|
240 | |
| Section One | Safety, Tools, Weld Faults and OAW | 56 |
| Section Two | SMAW I | 81 |
| Section Three | GMAW, FCAW and SAW | 73 |
| Section Four | Trades Mathematics | 30 |
Second Period
|
240 | |
| Section One | SMAW II | 110 |
| Section Two | GTAW I, GMAW and FCAW II | 64 |
| Section Three | Pattern Development and Drawing Interpretation | 66 |
Third Period
|
240 | |
| Section One | SMAW III | 118 |
| Section Two | GTAW II | 28 |
| Section Three | Drawing Interpretation | 58 |
| Section Four | Trade Science | 36 |
Tuition And Fees
| Tuition | $772.00 |
|---|---|
| Materials Fee | $66.00 |
| Students' Association Fee | $36.48 |
| Students' Association Building Fee | $8.16 |
| Wellness Fee | $17.60 |
| Registration Fee | $15.00 |
| Technology Fee | $50.00 |
Total | $965.24 |