WELDING TECHNIQUES
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The welder is respected on any job site or shop floor as a person who works with their hands and understands the foundational theory needed to get the project finished. If you want to be ready to write your welding ticket test in less than a year, Fanshawe’s Welding Techniques program will get you there.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Program Code
WTQ1J
Credential:
Ontario College Certificate
Duration
30 weeks
Canadian StudentsInternational Students
START DATES
LOCATIONS
AVAILABILITY
Full Time Offerings
2023 September
Simcoe
Open
2023 September
St. Thomas
Open
2024 January
Simcoe
Open
YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Welding Techniques is a one-year Ontario College Certificate program with two academic levels, including a mandatory work placement. At the completion of the program, students will be eligible to test for welding tickets based on their level of expertise. It is expected that most of the graduates will be prepared to enter the workforce as a Welder following the completion of this program.
You’ll spend two semesters learning a wide range of skills needed in today’s fast-paced workplaces, including health and safety, blueprint readings and sketching, applied math, communication, shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, introduction to computers and all-position pipe welding.
Learning welding theory is vital, but so is the practical training needed to perform the most basic welding techniques. With Fanshawe's welding program, you'll:
- complete a 120-hour unpaid work placement that will help you make connections in the field and earn experience;
- develop hands-on skills and confidence using real-world industry equipment;
- be qualified to work as a welder, welder fitter trainee or as an apprentice in a wide range of trades including boilermaker, construction millwright, industrial mechanic/millwright, ironworker or pipefitter.
Students must be able to lift a bulk mass of 18 kg (40 lbs) and have the ability to dismantle and assemble large pieces of equipment. The student must be capable of working with small and delicate instruments and is required to have a high degree of fine and gross motor control.
Students entering level one of the program in January will proceed to level two of the program during the summer term.
This program is offered at more than one campus for your convenience. Learn more about the programs and services of Fanshawe’s campuses in Simcoe, St. Thomas and Huron/Bruce.
I've always had a passion for creating something that will spark someone's vision. I signed up for a welding techniques program knowing that this would be a great start towards a career.
Matthew Yarek
Former Student
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Academic School
Contacts:
Simcoe/Norfolk Regional Campus Program Coordinator:
Lukus Runge
St. Thomas/Elgin Regional Campus Program Coordinator:
Jeff Walker
Kincardine Site Program Manager:
Heather MacKenzie-Card
Pathways
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
OSSD with courses from the College (C), University (U),
University/College (M), or Open (O) stream
OR
Academic and Career Entrance Certificate (ACE)
OR
Pre-Technology Ontario College Certificate
OR
Ontario High School Equivalency Certificate (GED)
OR
Mature Applicant with appropriate preparation
SHOWENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
SHOWRECOMMENDED ACADEMIC PREPARATION
SHOWAPPLICANT SELECTION CRITERIA
COURSES
| LEVEL 1 | ||||
| Take all of the following Mandatory Courses: | ||||
| MGMT-1261 | Workplace Professionalism | 3 | ||
| MATH-1058 | Applied Math | 4 | ||
| SFTY-1008 | Health & Safety | 2 | ||
| WELD-1020 | Blueprint Reading/Sketching for Welders | 3 | ||
| WELD-1045 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding-Basic | 3.5 | ||
| WELD-1022 | Gas Metal Arc Welding Basic | 3 | ||
| WELD-1044 | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding-Basic | 2 | ||
TUITION SUMMARY
Simcoe, St. Thomas, Kincardine
CANADIAN COSTS
$3,235.46
TOTAL COST OF PROGRAM
INTERNATIONAL COSTS
$15,271.28
TOTAL COST OF PROGRAM
*Total program costs are approximate, subject to change and do not include the health and dental plan fee, bus pass fee or program general expenses.
