Welding Levels B and A

Admission Requirements

Level B

1. Must have successfully completed Welding Level C or Foundation, plus minimum work-based hours as prescribed by SkilledTradesBC (OPSN 2015 029 - hours are recommended at 1,000).

High school graduation is preferred provided the applicant meets or exceeds the stated prerequisites.

Level A

1. Must have successfully completed Welding Level B, plus minimum work-based hours as prescribed by SkilledTradesBC (OPSN 2015 029 - hours are a minimum of 1,950).

High school graduation is preferred provided the applicant meets or exceeds the stated prerequisites.

Course Requirements

• Level B

  The Level B program will involve approximately 16 weeks of full-time training at the College, followed by eight months of work experience in the industry. The four practical and four welding-related courses in Level B are listed below.

• WPR - 107 Shielded Metal Arc Welding II (P7)
• WPR - 108 Gas-Metal Arc Welding II (P8)
• WPR - 109 Flux-Cored Arc Welding II (P9)
• WPR - 110 Gas-Tungsten Arc Welding II (P10)
• WRK - 104 Welding Quality & Control (RK4)
• WRK - 105 Welding Codes, Standards & Specifications (RK5)
• WRK - 106 Blueprint Reading II (RK6)
• WRK - 107 Metallurgy II (RK7)

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• Level A

  The Level A program will involve approximately 8 weeks of training and 10 months of work experience.

• WPR - 111 Shielded Metal Arc Welding III (P11)
• WPR - 112 Gas-Tungsten Arc Welding III (P12)
• WRK - 108 Metallurgy III (RK8)
• WRK - 109 Blueprint Reading III (RK9)

Completion Requirements

• You must attain competency in each module.
• Curriculum, certification and completion requirements may be subject to change as mandated by SkilledTradesBC and minimum work-based hours are updated periodically.