About 3 years

Voluntary

Yes

Welders join and sever metals. They make metal parts used in construction, in manufacturing, for tools, and for equipment. There are many different types of welding, including arc, gas, and resistance. Welders must follow blueprints, develop patterns for projects, shape component parts, inspect component parts, and then weld parts together. They also build up worn parts of a completed project.

• The Welder apprenticeship consists of 5,280 hours of on-the-job training.
• Apprentices must also complete one 10-week, one 6-week, and one 8-week in-class technical training session.
• 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 6,000 hours of related work experience 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.
• If you pass the Interprovincial Standards Examination, you qualify for Interprovincial Red Seal Certification.

Grade 12 or equivalent.

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