Welding Techniques
Post Secondary

Welding Techniques

Two Years | Ontario College Diploma
Program Code 0756
Welland Campus

The knowledge I gained from the program helped me pass the Level 1 apprenticeship exemption test, a path I pursued thanks to my positive experience at Niagara.

Stephanie Wiechlawek, Welding Techniques student



Career Opportunities

Weld together your current ambitions and future career potential. Take this program and enter the job market with high-demand welding skills.

Graduates are prepared for positions such as welder and welder fitter trainee, as well as:

  • Construction welder
  • Manufacturing welder
  • Shipbuilding welder
  • Welder fitter
  • Welder fabricator-fitter

The NC Difference

  • Niagara College has a state-of-the-art well-equipped, full-size weld shop and fabrication lab; as well as being an accredited CWB and TSSA test centre facility
  • Program emphasizes hands-on learning
  • Students follow metal fabrication projects from engineering drawings through cutting and forming stages to welding processes
  • Industry-standard inspection procedures are in use

Testimonials and Profiles

"In Canada, welding represents about 75,000 jobs…by including occupations where welding is either a specialized skill or an integral part of the operation…and associated with the welding process…the welding workforce in Canada is in the range of 300,000."

A Technology Roadmap for the Canadian Welding and Joining Industry, May 2006 

"Being interested in welding to begin with, and after taking a tour of the shop, I was hooked. Over the year seeing the equipment and skills being taught was just amazing. It's astonishing how much knowledge can be gained from the instructors here in just one short year."

Corbin Thwaites,
Welding Techniques student

"Niagara College provides in-depth, comprehensive training that covers all aspects of welding, from theory to practical experience. This combination is vital to effectively compete in the workforce…and obtain employment."

Dave Sorrell,
Welding Techniques graduate

"The Welder/Fitter program at Niagara gave me both the skills and confidence required to find employment. I found the hands-on shop instruction excellent and well balanced with the knowledge gained in the classroom."

Marc N., graduate

"Niagara College's welding program is perfect, the structure is like a work environment and tought me more than i ever imagined. The instructors are the best and are more like friends. I have learned so much and had so much fun along the way."

Gary Warren, graduate


Admission Requirements

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, including the following required courses:
    • English - any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent.
    • Mathematics - any Grade 11 (C), (U), or (M), or equivalent.

Recommended Courses and/or Recommended Skills (Not Required for Admission):

  • Technological Design - Grade 11 or 12 (M).
  • Mathematics - any Grade 12 (C) or (U).

Selection and Ranking Process:

  • For competitive programs (the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number of available places), selection will be based on the highest senior level final grade available at the time of ranking. Mid-term grades are not used for ranking purposes.
  • Testing or other supplemental evaluation may be required.

Note:

  • Secondary School grades from co-op courses and half credit courses are not considered.

Educational Pathways

Niagara College has articulated agreements providing students with degree completion and credit transfer opportunities with many other colleges and universities.

General Information
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For information, inquiries or frequently asked questions, please askNC or email the InfoCentre at info@niagaracollege.ca.

Tours

For more information please contact the InfoCentre.

Welland: 905-735-2211, ext. 7559
NOTL: 905-641-2252, ext. 4208

We look forward to meeting you!

Employment

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Program Information

Term One
DRFT1117Engineering Drawings3
MATH1018Applied Trade Calculations3
TECH1150Health and Safety3
WELD1001Introduction to Welding and Cutting Processes4
WELD1002Layout and Fabrication4
WELD1003Shielded Metal Arc Welding - Flat Applications6
Term Two
CAPL1199Computer Applications3
COMM1101Language and Communications3
MECH1011Mechanical Repair Technologies4
WELD1004Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding6
WELD1006Weld Applications - Horizontal and Vertical6
WELD1007Weld Quality3

Note

For related post secondary opportunities, see Welding Technician. For apprenticeship opportunities, see Welder Apprenticeship and Metal Fabricator (Fitter) Apprenticeship.

January Start Students

Students who begin the program in January 2013 complete Term 2 of the program during the Spring Term beginning in May 2013 and running into summer months.

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