Worksite Safety and Orientation
Students will identify and respond to workplace hazards. They will safely use and maintain welders’ hand tools, portable power tools, and personal safety equipment. Students will study the role of WorkSafeBC and their responsibility to apply its regulations and policies.
Oxy Fuel Welding and Cutting
Students will learn the function of each component in an oxy fuel welding and cutting system, and will assemble, test, adjust and operate this equipment. They will study the properties of high pressure oxygen, acetylene and propane gases, and will learn and apply oxy fuel safety regulations. Students will develop skill by completing a variety of welding and cutting exercises.
Prerequisites: WELD 1010
Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Students will study shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) theory and applications. They will select, set up and adjust SMAW power sources. Students will learn the composition and classification of SMAW electrodes. They will develop skill by completing a variety of welded joints. Students will learn to apply SMAW safety regulations.
Prerequisites: WELD 1115
Basic Gas Metal Arc Welding
Students will study basic gas metal arc welding (GMAW) theory and application. They will select, set up, and adjust GMAW power sources and wire feeders. Students will learn the composition and classification of GMAW electrode wires and shielding gases. They will develop skill by completing a variety of weld joints. Students will learn and apply GMAW safety standards.
Prerequisites: WELD 1120
Material Handling
Students will study hand and power rigging techniques used by welders and fabricators. They will select and use slings, shackles, spreaders and related rigging hardware. Students will learn the concepts of safe working load, centre of gravity, and rigging limitations. They will learn and apply the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations and Guidelines of WorkSafeBC.
Prerequisites: WELD 1130
Air Arc and Plasma Arc Cutting
Students will study air arc and plasma arc theory and application. They will select, set up, and operate plasma arc and air arc power sources. Students will use and maintain torches and related equipment. They will develop skills by cutting carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminum plate. Students will learn and comply with air arc and plasma arc safety regulations.
Prerequisites: WELD 1140
Material Handling
Welders require a broad knowledge of materials handling procedures. WELD 1201 ranges from a study of ropes wire ropes, chains and a variety of rigging hardware to lifting and pulling equipment, manual and electrical hoists and cranes.
Prerequisites: WELD 1101
Corequisites: WELD 1103
Blueprint Reading I
This course is designed for the welder who has no experience in drafting. From simple sketches the course advances to dimensioned drawings and the interpretation of structural drawings. The welder's special needs are emphasized throughout. There is a mathematics module to refresh skills in practical calculation.
Prerequisites: WELD 1102
Corequisites: WELD 1104, WELD 1105
Welding Quality Control and Inspection Procedures
This course surveys the tests employed in industry to ensure welds of high quality. WELD 1204 is a theory course covering the destructive and non-destructive tests currently in common industrial use.
Prerequisites: Level C
Welding Codes, Standards and Specifications
Welding codes, standards and specifications are guarantees of public safety and product quality. WELD 1205 provides the student with an understanding of the origins, purposes and enforcement of regulations and the way they will affect his work and career development.
Prerequisites: Level C
Blueprint Reading II
WELD 1206 trains the welder to read and interpret piping drawings. As well as recognizing the manufactured components and their symbols the student learns to design templates for the construction of elbows and tees.
Prerequisites: Level C
Welding Metallurgy II
This is a metallurgy theory course that provides the Level B welding student with knowledge of the grain structure of metals and the effects of alloy content and heat treatment on the weldability of steel and aluminum.
Prerequisites: Level C
Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Students will study advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) theory and application. They will describe the major components and operating principles of SMAW power sources. Students will review the composition and application of SMAW electrodes. They will further develop their skills by completing a variety of welded joints.
Prerequisites: WELD 1200
Corequisites: WELD 1220
Read Technical Drawings
Students will read and interpret fabrication drawings. They will study the principles of orthographic and pictorial projections, including all lines, views and related information. Students will interpret symbols, abbreviations and material specifications. They will identify and solve dimensioning problems.
Corequisites: WELD 1210
Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding
Students will study advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) and Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW) theory and application. They will describe the operating principles of constant voltage power sources and wire feeders. Students will learn the properties and applications of blended shielding gases. They will select and use solid and tubular electrodes. Students will further develop their skills by completing a variety of welded joints.
Prerequisites: WELD1220
Corequisites: WELD1240
WELD 1240 CR-1 (formerly 1203)
Basic Metallurgy
Students will study the physical and mechanical properties of ferrous and non ferrous metals. They will describe the manufacture and processing of iron and steel. Students will learn to identify metals using practical techniques. They will classify and describe applications of iron and steel products.
Prerequisites: WELD 1220
Corequisites: WELD 1230