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Welding Level C, Level B, and Level A certificates
The welding program is organized to accept both advanced and entry-level students within the same class. Most of your training will be individualized and is based on a modular program.
Welding Level C
This program offers basic training for entry-level employment in a broad variety of welding, steel fabrication, and related jobs. The curriculum covered is organized on the modular plan adopted by the provincial welding trades advisory committee. The particular modules taught in this course have been adopted as a result of priorities and recommendations of our local advisory committee.
Welding Level B and Level A
These programs offer advanced training beyond Level C. Level B programs have
a September and January intake. Please contact the Trades Centre for details.
Career Technical Centre
UFV and School District #34 (Abbotsford) operate a jointly sponsored Career Technical Centre. Level C Welding students enter at the Grade 11 level and complete high school and a one-year UFV Welding
Level C certificate over two years.
In addition to being listed and signed off in the Welding Logbook, a UFV Welder Fitting certificate will be issued.
For information on this program, call 604-850-8672 or visit www.abbotsfordcollegiate.ca/ctcprograms.
Employment opportunities
Upon successful completion of this program you will be prepared for a variety of employment opportunities in metal working industries, such as production welder, maintenance welder, welder-fitter, welder-fabricator, etc.
Entrance requirements
Welding Level C
1. B.C. Secondary school graduation or equivalent.
2. A math and reading comprehension entrance exam.
Note: Contact the department for information on entrance into
Welding Level B and Level A.
When to apply
Applications are accepted on a continuous basis throughout the year.
Qualified applicants are considered for the next intake in which there is space.
See Continuous application
process for more information.
How to apply
1. Submit a UFV application form, along with the $45 application fee, to the Admissions & Records office. Applicants currently in Grade 12 may apply during their Grade 12 year. A statement from the school counsellor or principal, indicating that they are likely to meet graduation requirements by June, must be presented at the time of entrance exam appointment.
2. Applicants will be notified of entrance exam dates by the Trades &
Technology Centre. There is no fee for writing these exams. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of submission of their applications should call 604-847-5451.
3. Read the program description and information carefully. If you wish to
contact the instructor, call Roger Moren at 604-847-5453 or Jim Carson at 604-847-5455,
or email roger.moren@ufv.ca or
jim.carson@ufv.ca.
4. Prior to classes starting, applicants will be notified by telephone of the registration procedures. Applicants who cannot be reached by telephone after three attempts will be removed from the wait list.
Basis for admission decision
Applicants who meet the entrance requirements will be admitted in order of
their application date. This date is set when an application, all required
documentation, and the application fee have been submitted.
Fees and other expenses
See the Fees and Other Costs section. Welding students should also budget approximately $250 for basic hand tools, $300 for required textbooks, and $500 for appropriate working apparel.
Note: A deposit (currently $200) must be paid at the time of registration, which typically takes place one or two months before the start of each semester. The balance of fees must be paid by the end of the second week of the semester.
Medical requirement
A medical statement from a qualified physician may be required at any time before or during the program. Students will be notified by a UFV official if/when the statement is required.
Location
Welding is located in the Trades & Technology Centre at the
Canada Education Park in Chilliwack. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday. Classes and shops are in session
between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m., Monday to Friday, which includes day or evening shifts.
Dates & attendance requirements
The welding program offered at the Canada Education Park in Chilliwack starts in September and ends the following May.
The welding program requires continuous attendance through all three
semesters to successfully complete all requirements for the program.
Students who fail to meet the attendance requirements as outlined in their individual program guides may be subject to a failing grade or academic warning.
• See UFV Policy 340.03 (Academic Warning).
• See UFV Policy 310.03 (Attendance).
Program requirements
Students must complete all requirements with a minimum of 70% or better to receive a Credit (CR) grade in order to graduate.
Students who do not receive a Credit (CR) grade in all required areas by the
program end date, may apply to their instructor for re-entry into the program. Students who reapply may register as upgrading students and must complete all program requirements no later than
the program end date of the following year. See upgrading policy for more details.
Graduation
Students must apply for graduation by completing a Request to Graduate form available at the Trades Centre. We recommend this be done at the beginning of your final semester.
Academic Warnings
Trades & Technology students who demonstrate unacceptable academic performance will be placed on Academic Warning.
• See UFV Policy 340.03 (Academic Warning).
Unacceptable academic performance may, at the discretion of the instructor, include poor attendance, slow progress in theory and practical tasks, and/or lack of satisfactory participation in class activities.
• See UFV Policy 310.02 (Attendance).
Trades & Technology students are expected to conduct themselves in a mature and responsible manner, and will be held responsible for their actions, whether acting alone or in group.
• See UFV Policy 310.12 (Student Conduct).
Withdrawal policy
Student-initiated withdrawal (discontinuing)
If a student wishes not to continue or return for the next semester, the Trades Centre will advise Admissions & Records and initiate a withdrawal from the student’s current Trades program.
Required to withdraw (failed grades)
Failed grades may result in withdrawal from the program.
Required to withdraw (academic warning)
Students may be required to withdraw from a course or program for failing to comply with any of the following three policies.
• UFV Policy 340.03 (Academic Warning)
• UFV Policy 310.02 (Attendance)
• UFV Policy 310.12 (Student Conduct).
Upgrading Policy
An upgrading student will be enrolled for no more than 13 weeks. Upgrading students will not displace anyone registered in the next intake.
The upgrading program allows those currently or recently employed in the industry to complete their certificate requirements or to become proficient in specific processes or techniques.
Upgrading students are expected to meet program prerequisites through previous enrolment or proof of industry experience approved by the program instructor.
Re-admission Policy
Students who begin a trades program, but withdraw before completing the program, may contact the department to request re-entry to the program provided their absence is less than two years. Re-entry is subject to space availability.
If you are absent more than two years you will be required to apply for re-admission.
• An Application for admission form and Application fee will be required
• Trades & Technology entrance exams will need to be retaken
Program outlines
Level C
Course |
Title |
C-P-1 |
Introduction and
Program Orientation |
C-P-2 |
Oxyfuel Gas Cutting (OFC) |
C-P-3 |
Gas Welding and
Braze Welding |
C-P-4 |
Shielded Metal Arc
Welding (SMAW #1) |
C-P-5 |
Air Carbon Arc
Gouging (AAG) |
C-P-6 |
Gas Metal Arc
Welding #1 (GMAW #1)
Flux Cored Arc Welding #1 (FCAW #1) |
C-RK-1 |
Material Handling |
C-RK-2A |
Blue Print Reading #1 |
C-RK-2B |
Mathematics |
C-RK-3 |
Welding Metallurgy
#1 |
Level B
Course |
Title |
B-P-7 |
Shielded Metal Arc
Welding #2 (SMAW #2) |
B-P-8 |
Gas Metal Arc
Welding #2 (GMAW #2) |
B-P-9 |
Flux Cored Arc
Welding #2 (FCAW #2) |
B-P-10 |
Gas Tungsten Arc
Welding #1 (GTAW #1) |
B-RK-4 |
Welding Quality Control and Inspection Standards |
B-RK-5 |
Welding Codes,
Standards and Specifications |
B-RK-6 |
Blue Print Reading
#2 |
B-RK-7 |
Welding Metallurgy
#2 |
Level A
Course |
Title |
A-P-11 |
Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW #3) |
A-P-12 |
Gas Tungsten Arc
Welding (GTAW #2) |
A-RK-8 |
Welding Metallurgy
#3 |
A-RK-9 |
Blue Print Reading
#3 |
In addition to the above topics, you will be required to practice layout and
fabrication by completing a series of fabrication exercises and projects.
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