Teachers :

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

To acquire the qualifications needed to get into the labour market;
to acquire the qualifications needed to interpret plans, specifications and procedures;
to acquire the qualifications needed to prepare and weld steel, stainless steel and aluminum parts according to different processes: SMAW, CTAW, GMAW, FCAW;
to acquire the qualifications needed to carry out, modify and repair assemblies; to apply occupational health and safety rules; to control the quality of products built.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE YOURSELF?

  • You have excellent observation skills
  • You have good eyesight, manual dexterity and precision
  • You are logical and you have concentration
  • You have aptitude for 3-D visualization
  • You have physical stamina
  • You are bilingual

THE ADVANTAGES OF OUR CENTERS

  • A wide range of programs
  • The great experience and drive of our fantastic teams
  • Guidance offered to students
  • Many activities available to promote social life
  • High level quality of life
  • Numerous possibilities of employment

STIMULATING JOBS

  • Welder-Fitter
  • Iron worker
  • Welding inspector
  • Contractors and supervisors, Metal forming, Shaping and erecting trades
  • Welders and related machine operators

PROGRAM CONTENT

CODE STATEMENT OF COMPETENCE HOURS UNITS
801-712 Determine their suitability for the trade and the training process 30 2
801-722 Become aware of occupational health and safety rules 30 2
801-737 Produce sketches and drawings 105 7
801-743 Apply concepts of metallurgy 45 3
801-757 Interpret drawings and specifications 105 7
801-762 Cut ferrous and non-ferrous metals 30 2
801-776 Use cutting and shaping equipment 90 6
801-782 Prepare parts 30 2
801-792 Apply the SMAW process 30 2
801-807 Weld steel parts using the SMAW process 105 7
801-813 Apply the GTAW process 45 3
801-825 Weld steel parts using the GTAW process 75 5
801-834 Weld aluminum parts using the GTAW process 60 4
801-844 Produce basic assemblies 60 4
801-852 Apply the GMAW process 30 2
801-868 Weld steel parts using the GMAW process 120 8
801-912 Apply the SAW, RW and PAW processes 30 2
801-874 Weld aluminum parts using the GMAW process 60 4
801-884 Produce simple assemblies 60 4
801-908 Weld steel parts using the FCAW process 120 8
801-891 Apply the FCAW process 15 1
801-927 Interpret drawings and specifications for complex assemblies 105 7
801-935 Produce assemblies of medium complexity 75 5
801-941 Communicate in the workplace 15 1
801-958 Produce complex assemblies 120 8
801-963 Modify assemblies 45 3
801-974 Repair assemblies 60 4
801-981 Use job-search techniques 15 1
801-996 Enter the work force 90 6
TOTAL : 1800 120

 

CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION

To be eligible for admission to this program, candidates must meet one of the following requirements:

Persons holding a Secondary School Diploma or its recognized equivalent.

OR

Persons who are at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which their training is to begin and have earned the Secondary IV credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister, or have been granted recognition for equivalent learning.

OR

Persons who are at least 18 years of age upon entry into the program and have the following functional prerequisites: the successful completion of the General Development Test (see the following table), or recognition of equivalent learning.

OR

Persons who have obtained Secondary III credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in programs established by the Minister are required to pursue general education courses, concurrently with their vocational training, in order to obtain the Secondary IV credits they lack in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in programs established by the Minister.