Credential Earned:	Ontario College Certificate
Duration:	2 semesters 5 blocks (38 weeks)
Delivery:	Full-Time
Program Availability Status:	Open
Program Codes:	NORT – W012 (KL) *NORT – W012B (KL) *Entry Level at Block B (28 weeks)

Program Description
A welding fitter interprets blueprints in order to cut, fit, assemble and weld metal components while meeting code requirements.

Career Opportunities
Graduates can assemble structural forms, such as machinery frames, pressure vessels, tanks, and buildings by fitting and welding them together. Graduates can expect to find employment in the following fields / positions:

• Process Piping Fabrication
• Repair Welding
• Structural Welding
• Manufacturing

Or equivalent.

Or mature student status (an applicant who does not have a high school diploma or equivalent, and will have reached the age of 19 years on or before the start of the program). Mature students must undergo academic testing prior to admission into a program. Call the Admissions Office at 705-235-7222 for more details.

Note: Academic prerequisites for this program may be obtained free of charge through Academic Upgrading. Refer to the Post-Secondary Preparation section in this calendar for more details.

Additional Admissions Requirements
Students having successfully completed Level I Welding Apprenticeship from another institution (including those who complete Level I through the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program) are required to write a challenge exam for Trade Mathematics (WA1023) in order to be exempt from Semester 1 courses.

Program of Studies

Semester 1
WA1003 Applied Blueprint Reading - Block A
WA1012 Trade Practices - Block A
WA1002 Welding Quality - Block A
WA1010 Welding and Cutting - Block A
WA1013 Welding Theory - Block A
WA1023 Trade Mathematics - Block A

WA1021 Blueprint Reading - Block B
WA1011 Welding Theory - Block B
WA1001 Trade Mathematics - Block B
WA1004 Welding Skills - Block B

Semester 2
WA3016 Blueprint Reading - Block C
WA3006 Welding Theory - Block C
WA3001 Communications - Block C
WA3004 Trade Mathematics - Block C
WA3017 Welding Skills - Block C

	Certification as an International Welding Technologist through the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) provides our technology graduates with job opportunities in 38 IIW member countries across the globe. Welder Fitter graduates may complete Canadian Bureau testing.
	Northern College's School of Welding Engineering Technology is the only welding education facility in Ontario associated with an applied research centre. The Materials Joining Innovation Centre (MaJIC), located on Campus, provides students access to additional sophisticated state-of-the art equipment and allows them to work on real-life industry derived projects.

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