Welding C, B, & A certificate
This 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.
Career Technical Centre
UCFV 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 UCFV Level C Welding
certificate over two years.
In addition to being listed and signed
off in the Welding Logbook, a UCFV Welder Fitting certificate
will be issued.
For information on this program, call
604-850-8672 or fax 604-850-0667.
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
1. B.C.
Secondary school graduation or equivalent
2.
A math and reading comprehension entrance exam.
How to apply
1.
Submit a UCFV application form, along with the $45 application
fee to the Admissions and Records office. Applicants currently
in Grade 12 may apply during their Grade 12 year. A statement
from the school counsellor or principal, indicating that you
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 604-854-4548.
3.
Read the program description and information carefully. If you
wish to speak to the instructor, call Roger Moren 604-504-7441,
local 4343, or Jim Carson at 604-504-7441, local 4276.
4.
Prior to the 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.
Fees and other expenses
Fees stated are in effect for 2005/06
and are subject to change for 2006/07.
Tuition fees are based on a weekly
format. Students register and pay fees for the entire semester
period. Students who complete or withdraw before the end of the
period may be given a refund based on the number of full weeks
remaining in the semester. The completion date is determined by
the Trades department.
The program fees are approximately
$102 per week, which includes tuition fees plus 10% of the
tuition for ancillary fees. In addition, each semester (fall,
winter, and summer) students will pay a $25 Student Union
Society membership fee, $4.50 Cascade student newspaper fee,
and a $3 per semester radio station fee.
A Health and Dental fee ($199.92 for
2005/06) is charged annually in Fall semester to students with
nine or more credits to provide extended medical and dental
insurance for September-August. Check with the Student Union
Society or at www.studentcare.net/works for details.
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.
Welding students should also budget
approximately $250 for basic hand tools, $300 for required
textbooks, and $500 for appropriate working apparel.
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 UCFV official if/when
the statement is required.
Location
The Welding program is located in the
Trades & Technology Centre at the Abbotsford campus, which
is open 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday to Friday. Classes and shops
are in session 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, which
includes day or evening shifts.
Dates & attendance requirements
The Welding program starts in
September and ends the following June.
The program is performance-paced. This
performance-paced process allow students an accelerated
completion time and/or an opportunity to develop higher levels
of expertise in any area of the program. However, for all
students the maximum program length will be enforced as stated
under Dates & Attendance Requirements.
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 UCFV Policy 340.03 (Academic
Warning).
• See UCFV 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 June, 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 June 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 extremely poor academic performance will be placed
on Academic Warning.
• See UCFV Policy 340.03 (Academic
Warning).
Poor 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 UCFV 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 UCFV 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.
• UCFV Policy 340.03 (Academic
Warning)
• UCFV Policy 310.02 (Attendance)
• UCFV Policy 310.12 (Student
Conduct).
Upgrading Policy
An upgrading student will be enrolled
for no more than 15 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.
Readmission 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 outline
Levels C, B, and A
Level C
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)
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
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
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 practise layout and fabrication by
completing a series of fabrication exercises and projects. Most
students should be able to complete the entry-level training,
including the fabrication exercises and projects, in about
seven to eight months.
Faculty
Roger Moren, Journeyman Level A
Welding Certification, TQ Steel Fabrication,
Instructors Diploma (UBC)
Instructors Diploma (UBC)
Jim Carson, Journeyman Level A Welding
Certification, TQ Steel Fabrication, Metal
Products Inspector Level 1, Instructors Diploma (UCC)
Products Inspector Level 1, Instructors Diploma (UCC)
Sheldon Frank, Level A Interprovincial
Welding Certification, TQ Boilermaking
Erection Certificate, TQ Steel Fabrication Certificate, CWB Level 2 and AWS QC1-96
Welding Inspector, Instructor Diploma (VCC)
Erection Certificate, TQ Steel Fabrication Certificate, CWB Level 2 and AWS QC1-96
Welding Inspector, Instructor Diploma (VCC)
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