Welder Foundation

Welders use manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal pieces together. They use flame-cutting, brazing and soldering equipment to melt and fuse pieces to form a permanent bond. They also use metal shaping machines such as brakes, shears and other metal straightening and bending machines.

Welder Foundation training (formerly Level C) involves welding various steel and aluminum parts using the SMAW, GMAW and FCAW processes, in the fabrication, construction, erection and repair of components or structures, in plate and structural applications.

Welder is a nationally designated trade under the Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program.

Recommendations

Grade 10 or equivalent education is recommended (Grade 12 preferred).

 

Two separate Welder program pathways are available to students: an Apprenticeship model comprising Levels 1-to-3, with an optional Multi-Process Alloy Welding (MPAW) endorsement, and the non-apprentice programs of "Welder B and A".

 

1. Students without an employer sponsor may register in the Welder Foundation program. If they are unable to secure a sponsor they can continue in the non-apprentice pathway, Welder A-B Modular.

 

2. Students with an employer sponsor will follow the Welder Apprentice pathway. Those that have already completed Welder Foundation are eligible to begin at Level 3.

PROGRAM TYPES

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College of the Rockies

Main Campus

Jan 06 2025Jul 17 2025

Welder (Harmonized)

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Okanagan College

1000 K.L.O. Rd. Kelowna, BC

Jan 06 2025Jul 18 2025

Welder (Harmonized)

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Kwantlen Polytechnic Univ.

Cloverdale

Jan 06 2025Jul 18 2025

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BCIT

BBY - Burnaby

Jan 20 2025Jul 31 2025

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College of New Caledonia

Burns Lake

Jan 27 2025Aug 08 2025

Welder (Harmonized)

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College of New Caledonia

Quesnel

Jan 27 2025Aug 08 2025

Welder (Harmonized)

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Van. Island University

Nanaimo

Jan 27 2025Oct 31 2025

Welder (Harmonized)

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Van. Island University

Nanaimo

Jan 27 2025Oct 31 2025

Welder (Harmonized)

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Van. Island University

Nanaimo

Jan 27 2025Oct 31 2025

Welder (Harmonized)

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Van. Island University

Nanaimo

Jan 27 2025Oct 31 2025

Welder (Harmonized)

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Okanagan College

1000 K.L.O. Rd. Kelowna, BC

Jan 27 2025Aug 08 2025

Welder (Harmonized)

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Thompson Rivers University

Williams Lake

Feb 03 2025Jul 18 2025

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North Island College

Campbell River

Feb 03 2025Aug 14 2025

Welder (Harmonized)

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Okanagan College

5054 48th Ave SE Salmon Arm, BC

Feb 03 2025Aug 15 2025

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Thompson Rivers University

Kamloops

Feb 03 2025Aug 15 2025

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Camosun College

Interurban

Feb 10 2025Aug 22 2025

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BCIT

BBY - Burnaby

Mar 10 2025Sep 19 2025

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Camosun College

Interurban

Apr 07 2025Oct 16 2025

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BCIT

BBY - Burnaby

Apr 28 2025Nov 07 2025

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Kwantlen Polytechnic Univ.

Cloverdale

Jun 09 2025Dec 19 2025

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Kwantlen Polytechnic Univ.

Cloverdale

Aug 04 2025Feb 27 2026

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BCIT

BBY - Burnaby

Aug 11 2025Mar 05 2026

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Camosun College

Interurban

Aug 25 2025Mar 20 2026

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Okanagan College

Duncan Ave. Penticton

Aug 25 2025Mar 20 2026

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Coast Mountain College

Terrace

Sep 02 2025Mar 27 2026

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College of New Caledonia

Prince George - Main Campus

Sep 02 2025Mar 27 2026

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College of New Caledonia

Prince George - Main Campus

Sep 02 2025Mar 27 2026

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College of New Caledonia

Vanderhoof

Sep 02 2025Mar 27 2026

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Northern Lights College

Dawson Creek

Sep 02 2025Apr 17 2026

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Van. Island University

Nanaimo

Sep 02 2025Jun 18 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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Van. Island University

Nanaimo

Sep 02 2025Jun 18 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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Van. Island University

Nanaimo

Sep 02 2025Jun 18 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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Van. Island University

Nanaimo

Sep 02 2025Jun 18 2026

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North Island College

Port Alberni - Tebo

Sep 02 2025Mar 19 2026

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North Island College

Campbell River

Sep 02 2025Mar 20 2026

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Selkirk College

Silver King Campus - Nelson

Sep 02 2025Mar 26 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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College of the Rockies

Main Campus

Sep 02 2025Apr 02 2026

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Okanagan College

1000 K.L.O. Rd. Kelowna, BC

Sep 02 2025Mar 27 2026

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Thompson Rivers University

Kamloops

Sep 02 2025Mar 27 2026

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Univ. of the Fraser Valley

Trades and Technology Centre (CEP)

Sep 02 2025May 08 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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Nicola Valley Institute of Tech.

Merritt

Sep 03 2025Mar 27 2026

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Univ. of the Fraser Valley

Trades and Technology Centre (CEP)

Sep 22 2025May 29 2026

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BCIT

BBY - Burnaby

Sep 29 2025Apr 24 2026

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Kwantlen Polytechnic Univ.

Cloverdale

Oct 06 2025May 01 2026

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Coast Mountain College

Terrace

Oct 14 2025May 08 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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College of New Caledonia

Prince George - Main Campus

Oct 27 2025May 22 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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Thompson Rivers University

Kamloops

Nov 03 2025May 29 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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BCIT

BBY - Burnaby

Nov 17 2025Jun 12 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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College of the Rockies

Main Campus

Jan 05 2026Jul 16 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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Okanagan College

1000 K.L.O. Rd. Kelowna, BC

Jan 12 2026Jul 24 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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BCIT

BBY - Burnaby

Jan 19 2026Jul 31 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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College of New Caledonia

Mackenzie

Jan 26 2026Aug 07 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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College of New Caledonia

Quesnel

Jan 26 2026Aug 07 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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Van. Island University

Nanaimo

Jan 26 2026Oct 29 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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Van. Island University

Nanaimo

Jan 26 2026Oct 29 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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Van. Island University

Nanaimo

Jan 26 2026Oct 29 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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Van. Island University

Nanaimo

Jan 26 2026Oct 29 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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Okanagan College

1000 K.L.O. Rd. Kelowna, BC

Jan 26 2026Aug 07 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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Thompson Rivers University

Williams Lake

Feb 02 2026Jul 17 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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North Island College

Campbell River

Feb 02 2026Aug 13 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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Okanagan College

5054 48th Ave SE Salmon Arm, BC

Feb 02 2026Aug 14 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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Thompson Rivers University

Kamloops

Feb 02 2026Aug 14 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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Camosun College

Interurban

Feb 17 2026Aug 28 2026

Welder (Harmonized)

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BCIT

BBY - Burnaby

Mar 16 2026Sep 24 2026

Welder (Harmonized)