Welder Foundation

Welders use manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal pieces together. They use flame-cutting, brazing and soldering equipment to melt and fuse pieces to form a permanent bond. They also use metal shaping machines such as brakes, shears and other metal straightening and bending machines.

Welder Foundation training (formerly Level C) involves welding various steel and aluminum parts using the SMAW, GMAW and FCAW processes, in the fabrication, construction, erection and repair of components or structures, in plate and structural applications.

Welder is a nationally designated trade under the Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program.

Recommendations

Grade 10 or equivalent education is recommended (Grade 12 preferred).

 

Two separate Welder program pathways are available to students: an Apprenticeship model comprising Levels 1-to-3, with an optional Multi-Process Alloy Welding (MPAW) endorsement, and the non-apprentice programs of "Welder B and A".

 

1. Students without an employer sponsor may register in the Welder Foundation program. If they are unable to secure a sponsor they can continue in the non-apprentice pathway, Welder A-B Modular.

 

2. Students with an employer sponsor will follow the Welder Apprentice pathway. Those that have already completed Welder Foundation are eligible to begin at Level 3.

PROGRAM TYPES

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BCIT

BBY - Burnaby

May 01 2023Nov 10 2023

Welder (Harmonized)

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Kwantlen Polytechnic Univ.

Cloverdale

Jun 05 2023Dec 15 2023

Welder (Harmonized)

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BCIT

BBY - Burnaby

Jun 19 2023Jan 05 2024

Welder (Harmonized)

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Okanagan College

Vernon, BC

Aug 08 2023Jan 26 2024

Welder (Harmonized)

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BCIT

BBY - Burnaby

Aug 08 2023Feb 23 2024

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Kwantlen Polytechnic Univ.

Cloverdale

Aug 14 2023Mar 08 2024

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Camosun College

Interurban

Aug 28 2023Mar 15 2024

Welder (Harmonized)

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Okanagan College

Duncan Ave. Penticton

Aug 28 2023Mar 15 2024

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Coast Mountain College

Terrace

Sep 05 2023Mar 28 2024

Welder (Harmonized)

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College of New Caledonia

Prince George - Main Campus

Sep 05 2023Mar 28 2024

Welder (Harmonized)

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Northern Lights College

Dawson Creek

Sep 05 2023Apr 12 2024

Welder (Harmonized)

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Van. Island University

Nanaimo

Sep 05 2023Jun 07 2024

Welder (Harmonized)

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Van. Island University

Cowichan

Sep 05 2023Jun 07 2024

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North Island College

Campbell River

Sep 05 2023Mar 21 2024

Welder (Harmonized)

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North Island College

Port Alberni - Tebo

Sep 05 2023Mar 21 2024

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Selkirk College

Silver King Campus - Nelson

Sep 05 2023Mar 28 2024

Welder (Harmonized)

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College of the Rockies

Main Campus

Sep 05 2023Mar 28 2024

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Okanagan College

1000 K.L.O. Rd. Kelowna, BC

Sep 05 2023Mar 22 2024

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Thompson Rivers University

Kamloops

Sep 05 2023Mar 29 2024

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Univ. of the Fraser Valley

Trades and Technology Centre (CEP)

Sep 05 2023May 10 2024

Welder (Harmonized)

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BCIT

BBY - Burnaby

Sep 25 2023Apr 12 2024

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Univ. of the Fraser Valley

Trades and Technology Centre (CEP)

Oct 10 2023Jun 14 2024

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Coast Mountain College

Terrace

Oct 16 2023May 10 2024

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Thompson Rivers University

Kamloops

Oct 23 2023May 17 2024

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College of New Caledonia

Prince George - Main Campus

Oct 30 2023May 24 2024

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BCIT

BBY - Burnaby

Nov 20 2023Jun 07 2024

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College of the Rockies

Main Campus

Jan 02 2024Jul 12 2024

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Okanagan College

1000 K.L.O. Rd. Kelowna, BC

Jan 02 2024Jul 12 2024

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Kwantlen Polytechnic Univ.

Cloverdale

Jan 08 2024Jul 19 2024

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BCIT

BBY - Burnaby

Jan 15 2024Jul 26 2024

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Van. Island University

Nanaimo

Jan 29 2024Oct 18 2024

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Van. Island University

Nanaimo

Jan 29 2024Oct 18 2024

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North Island College

Campbell River

Jan 29 2024Aug 09 2024

Welder (Harmonized)

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College of New Caledonia

Quesnel

Feb 05 2024Aug 16 2024

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Thompson Rivers University

Williams Lake

Feb 05 2024Jul 19 2024

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Okanagan College

Vernon, BC

Feb 05 2024Jul 19 2024

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Thompson Rivers University

Kamloops

Feb 05 2024Aug 16 2024

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Camosun College

Interurban

Feb 12 2024Aug 23 2024

Welder (Harmonized)

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BCIT

BBY - Burnaby

Mar 04 2024Sep 13 2024

Welder (Harmonized)

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