2 Related Skilled Trades for Welders and related machine operators

The following trades are related to this occupation:

• Welder

  Industrial Voluntary Certification Certificate of Qualification Exam Red Seal

  Education Requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent.

  Training Hours: Complete 5,280 hours of on-the-job training, one 10-week, one 6-week, and one 8-week in-class technical training sessions for this apprenticeship.

  Welders join and sever metals. They make metal parts used in construction, in manufacturing, for tools, and for equipment. There are many different types of welding, including arc, gas, and resistance. Welders must follow blueprints, develop patterns for projects, shape component parts, inspect component parts, and then weld parts together. They also build up worn […]

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• Pressure Systems Welder

  Industrial Voluntary Certification Certificate of Qualification Exam

  Education Requirements: Successful completion of a Certificate of Qualification as a welder or equivalent.

  Training Hours: Complete 5,280 hours of on-the-job training and two 8-week in-class technical training sessions for this apprenticeship.

  Pressure systems welders use shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding and flux cored arc welding processes to weld metal plates, tubes, and other structures in boilers and other pressure systems. They cut pipes and tanks and assemble these pieces, and may have to repair defective welds in boilers and […]

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