Welder Foundation, Certificate

Program outline

For more details, including courses, please see the program outline in the academic calendar.

Program outline

What to expect

Located at our Interurban campus, this full-time program is 28 weeks long. Classes are scheduled for 5 days a week, 6 hours each day. Your typical day includes theory and lectures in the classroom, with the majority of your time in the shop getting hands-on training. You should be in good physical health and have good hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity. Performance assessment will be a blend of instructor and peer review.

Camosun's Welder Foundation program will teach you the basics in welding to prepare you for your subsequent apprenticeship. Through the ten sequential program courses, you'll develop skills from Oxy-Fuel gas cutting, welding, brazing, and material handling to welding metallurgy and math supplementation.

Modules

The Practical (P) modules provide theoretical and practical introductions to individual welding processes in the WELD 110 course. The Related Knowledge (RK) modules cover areas of important background knowledge required by welders such as Metallurgy, Welding Codes or Standards.

• P1: Introduction/Program Orientation
• P2: Oxy-Fuel Gas Cutting
• P3: Gas Welding & Braze Welding
• P4: Shielded Metal Arc 1
• P5: Carbon Arc Gouging
• P6: Gas Metal Arc/Flux Core Arc
• RK1: Material Handling
• RK2: Blueprint Reading 1
• RK3: Welding Metallurgy
• RK2B: Math Supplement

Effective from September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2025

Estimated Tuition

Tuition estimates are for the entire program.

Welder Foundation, Certificate

$3,115 (domestic)

Welder Level A

$890 (domestic)

Welder Level B

$1,780 (domestic)

Domestic tuition fees vary depending on the individual course fees for the classes you select.

For International students visit: International Tuition & Fees.

Student Fees

In addition to tuition estimates, student fees are calculated based on your enrolment. Refer to: Student Fees.

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