Credential Earned:	Ontario College Diploma
Duration:	4 Semesters 6 Semesters – Co-op
Delivery:	Full-Time
Program Availability Status:	Open
Program Codes:	NORT – W010 (KL) NORT – W138 (KL) Co-op

Program Description
This program provides graduates with the background in science and technology related to welding that will prepare them to interact with engineers and scientists while maintaining the practical skills necessary to supervise trade personnel. Welding professionals are concerned with all activities related to the design, production, performance and maintenance of welded products. To adequately design a weldment, the welding professional must not only understand the material being joined, but also the effect of welding variables of many welding processes on the final product. To achieve this, lab time is intertwined with a curriculum of metallurgical science and engineering theory. In developing the skills required in becoming a welding inspector, students complement their knowledge of non-destructive examination with a working knowledge of codes, standards and stress analysis.

Career Opportunities
Technicians can select components, create and/or interpret drawings and supervise welding personnel. Graduates can expect to find employment in the following fields/positions:

Pathways to Success
Graduates of the Welding Technician Program may choose to continue their studies and complete an additional year in order to obtain a diploma in Welding Engineering Technology.

Curriculum - More than Arcs and Sparks
The Welding Engineering Technician Program is not just about arcs and sparks; it is about science, technology and the engineering of welding. Our students learn to develop, qualify, and implement welding procedures; to use their knowledge of welding, metallurgy, mechanics, and electrical engineering in the design and manufacturing of safe structures; and to inspect and maintain the integrity of such structures while they are in service.

Admission Requirements
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
Grade 12 English (C, U)
Grade 12 Math (C, U) (MCT4C preferred; MAP4C is accepted with a minimum GPA of 60%)
Grade 12 Physics (C, U) strongly recommended

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 Postsecondary Preparation section in this calendar for more details.

Program of Studies

Semester 1
CM1903 Communications I
GN1082 College Success
IN1013 Computer Applications I
MA1100 Mathematics I
WE 1064 Welding Drafting
WE1082 Welding Electrical Fundamentals
WE1023 Codes and Standards
WE1404 Materials Joining

Semester 2
CM2903 Communications II
MA2104 Mathematics II
GN2013 Co-op Studies
IN2153 Computer Applications for Technology II
WE2084 Mechanic/Statics
WE2164 CAD and Fixture Design
WE3014 Materials Preparation
WE2024 Engineering Materials I

Semester 3
WE3010 Work Term I (Co-op Program Only)

Semester 4
BU1133 Introduction to Business Management and Organizational Behaviour
WE3044 Strength of Materials I
MA3064 Mathematics III
WE3005 Nondestructive Examination I
WE3104 Engineering Materials II
WE3204 Welding Processes I

Semester 5
WE5010 Work Term II (Co-op Program Only)

Semester 6
MA4204 Calculus I
WE4004 Welding Processes II
WE4024 Welding Metallurgy I
WE4074 Nondestructive Examination II
EL1003 General Education Elective I

	Northern College's School of Welding Engineering Technology is leading the way in welding education as an authorized training body for the International Institute of Welding (IIW).
	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.
	Graduates from our Technician or Technology programs may obtain certification through the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT).
	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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