XI. Certificate Programs
Kemptville Campus
Industrial Welding and Fabrication
OCAS Program Code K101 - Two Semesters (28 wks., begins in September)
This 2 semester (24 week) program provides students with the knowledge and practical training to perform basic welding techniques using major arc welding methods. Students will learn to interpret blueprints, cut, form, fit, and weld a variety of materials including ferrous and non-ferrous metals in sheet, plate, pipe, and structural shop forms. Kemptville Campus’s professional teaching environment and emphasis on essential employability skills and sustainable practices prepare graduates to enter the work force as welders in a wide range of settings.
Certification
The curriculum content meets and exceeds the MTCU apprenticeship in-school curriculum standards for the Welder and Metal Fabricator Level 1 – Common Core (456A and 437A). Students who successfully complete the IWF certificate are eligible to challenge the welding apprenticeship Level 1 equivalency exam.
IWF Courses and Instructional hours over two semesters; 24 weeks
CIWF*1301 | Trade Safety ( 30 hours) | |
CIWF*1302 | Trade Calculations (34 hours) | |
CIWF*1303 | Electricity & Power Tools (24 hours) | |
CIWF*1304 | Workplace Communication Essentials (48 hours) | |
CIWF*1305 | Blueprint Reading (48 hours) | |
CIWF*1306 | Fabrication & Layout (72 hours) | |
CIWF*1307 | Oxy-Fuel Welding & Thermal Cutting Process (36 hours) | |
CIWF*1308 | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding ( 78 hours) | |
CIWF*1309 | Gas Metal Arc Welding (92 hours) | |
CIWF*1310 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding (104 hours) | |
CIWF*1311 | Welding Fundamentals (96 hours) |