About 3 years

Voluntary

No

Pressure systems welders use shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding and flux cored arc welding processes to weld metal plates, tubes, and other structures in boilers and other pressure systems. They cut pipes and tanks and assemble these pieces, and may have to repair defective welds in boilers and pressure systems.

• The Pressure Systems Welder apprenticeship consists of 5,280 hours of on-the-job training.
• Apprentices must also complete two 8-week in-class technical training sessions.
• Once you have successfully completed the apprenticeship requirements, you receive a Certificate of Apprenticeship and are considered a journeyperson candidate. If you choose to challenge the Certificate of Qualification exam and pass, you become certified as a journeyperson in the trade.
• A person with at least 5,760 hours of related work experience and a Certificate of Qualification as a welder or equivalent is eligible to apply for a Trade Equivalency Assessment (TEA) and challenge the Certificate of Qualification exam to become certified as a journeyperson in this trade.

To enter the Pressure Systems Welder apprenticeship program, applicants must first complete a Certificate of Qualification as a welder or equivalent.

Please contact your local apprenticeship office for information on the availability of technical training for this program.