Welders operate equipment to fuse various types of metals together. Welders can work on everything from bridges to pipelines, aircraft, ships, and artistic works. You may be employed in custom fabrication or by manufacturers of structural steel and plate work, boilers and heavy machinery, or you may be self-employed.

Admission Prerequisites

• Provide transcripts indicating Grade 10 level completion that includes: Grade 10 English and Grade 10 Math (Applications or Principles) with 67 per cent (C+) or higher in both; or

• Complete successfully a Trades Assessment in Reading Comprehension, Number Operations, Problem Solving, and Mechanical Reasoning; and

• Attend a mandatory orientation session.

Campus Location

Dawson Creek

Starts September and February

A portable unit also visits Chetwynd, Fort Nelson and Dease Lake

Chetwynd Starts September

Fort Nelson Starts February