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Diploma in Welding Engineering Technician (Co-op option)

Intake
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2023
PG Work Permit
CAD 16441
Tuition Fee (CAD)
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
24 months
Duration
6
IELTS
50%
Min GPA
Program Overview
The welding industry contributes more than $5 billion to the Canadian economy and employs over 300,000 individuals. Become a part of this booming field, and learn welding techniques and skills to ensure you’re fully prepared for the trade. In this program you will become skilled in multiple welding processes with additional learning in blueprint reading and metal fitting. You will also become familiar with metals and their unique properties, and enhance your hand-eye skills to work safely and effectively in the structural, pressure vessel and manufacturing industries. Whether you are preparing to build, create or repair, you will have the attention to detail and technical knowledge for a successful career in this high-demand skilled trade.
Additional features of this program include a ‘block programming’ delivery that allows students to complete their in-class hours in one of two sections either from Monday to Wednesday or Thursday to Saturday, and a welding capstone project in the fourth semester that challenges students to research, design, build and present a final project to their abilities and prepare them for the workplace.
This two-year program will provide students with exceptional welding skills sought by employers in the structural, pressure vessel and manufacturing industries. Students will learn from professors with vast welding experience to receive expert knowledge and practical skills that will foster their trade. This program will teach students to create and read blueprints; give them the skills of fitting metals and understanding their characteristics; equip them to work safely in the industry; and give them practical experience in weld shop and inspection methods. During the second year of this program students will manage a capstone project that will test the skills and knowledge they have learned, preparing them for a successful transition to the workplace.
This program provides an opportunity to introduce students to a field where employment opportunities are abundant, and also train them to meet the growing demands of the welding field. Students will learn traditional forms of welding such as gas metal arc welding (GMAW), flux cored arc welding (FCAW), shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), and gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), as well as Plasma cutting and Air Arc gouging.
Graduates will be prepared to work in the manufacturing and construction sectors with the skills and knowledge to find entry level employment opportunities in a number of areas such as welding shops, manufacturers of metal products, piping and structural contractors, automotive and aircraft manufacturers, repair and maintenance services, building and construction industries, railroad and railcar industries and wind turbine manufacturers.
You will learn to:
- Perform safe work practices in the welding trade in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and Regulations for Industrial Establishments.
- Prepare and interpret drawings that would typically be used in a manufacturing and/or fabricating environment.
- Perform all positions in shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, flux core arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding utilizing mild steel and structural shapes with various consumables as well as open root welding on plate and pipe in all positions using the SMAW process.
- Identify the applicable code(s) or standards to be used in conjunction with each specific fabrication activity.
- Learn to use fitting skills to control distortion and correction techniques as they apply to expansion and contraction forces.
Co-operative education (co-op):
The best way to succeed in your field is to immerse yourself in it! Co-op is an excellent way to build your professional network, explore career paths and apply in-class teachings to real work situations. Co-op is a model of education that integrates academic learning with workplace learning in fields relevant to our students’ academic and personal goals. Similar to an academic course, work terms are a mandatory component to this form of experiential learning.
Students in the Welding Engineering Technician Diploma program will be invited to apply to the co-op option during their first academic semester. Entrance to the co-op option is limited and the processes for securing a work term are competitive. Students who qualify for co-op will be eligible to complete a four-month, paid work term between the second and third semesters of their program.
Supports are available through the Co-op office to assist students with securing their work terms. In addition, the Co-op office is in contact with co-op students and their employers during the work terms to help with any questions. Upon completing the work term, co-op students return to campus to complete their final two academic semesters of the program before graduating.
Additional Information
Program Level UG Certificate / Diploma
College/University Processing Time 5
Program Intensity Full-Time
Work Permit PGWP
General Admission Requirement
- IELTS
- Minimum Overall Score - 6.0 Minimum Listening - 6.0 Minimum Reading - 6.0 Minimum Writing - 6.0 Minimum Speaking - 6.0
- PTE
- Minimum Overall Score - 53 - With no score less than - 49
- DUOLINGO
- Minimum Overall Score - 105.0
Academic Requirement
- Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted into this program, applicants must have Grade 12 / High School Diploma or equivalent including the following required course(s):
- Grade 12 English (C or U)
- Grade 12 mathematics (C, M or U)
All Programs
Intake
May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
12m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
16m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
12m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2024, May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
12m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, Jan 2024, May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2022, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2022, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
12m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2024, May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2022, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2022, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
12m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
36m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake Sep 2023
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2022
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
36m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2022, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
12m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2022, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
12m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, Jan 2024, May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake Jan 2024
May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2022, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
36m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake Sep 2023
Jan 2023, May 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
12m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2022, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
12m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
16m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2022, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
12m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Intake
May 2023, Sep 2023
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
48m
Duration
Test Score
6.5
IELTS
0
TOEFL
50
Min GPA
Tuition Fee
The values given below are estimated figures, excluding extra charges like material fee, student activity fees, athletic fees, health care, etc., for courses. To know more, please visit the Programs page.
Average Tuition Fee Per Year
16441
Tuition Fee
(CAD)
CAD 100 Waived
Application Fee
(CAD)
11000 Per year
Average Cost of Living
(CAD)
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
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