Welder Apprentice First Period

Program Year: 2010-2011

Program Length: 8 Weeks

Program Description:

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This program will provide first period Welder apprenticeship students with the skills and theory necessary to pass the first Period Welder Apprenticeship theory and practical exams. Topics covered include safety, tools, weld faults, oxygen acetylene welding, shield metal arc welding, gas metal, flux core, submerged arc welding and trade (math) problems. 

Registration for this program opens on May 21, 2010.

Program of Study:

Program Delivery:

Instruction combines traditional classroom settings and shop work.

Admission Requirements:

Students entering the program must first be registered as an apprentice with the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AAIT) office (Slave Lake, 849-7228) or visit the forms section at www.tradesecrets.gov.ab.ca for an application. Those who want to become an apprentice must meet the following academic requirements:

Route 1: applicants must have completed Grade 9;
Route 2: applicants must have received a passing mark on the Apprenticeship Level 2 entrance exam. Applicants must also be hired as an apprentice with an approved employer.

* All applicants must also be hired as an Apprentice with an approved employer and registered with Alberta Apprenticeship.

Application Process:

APPLICATION: Complete and submit the Northern Lakes College application form (available at all Northern Lakes College locations and on the College website at www.northernlakescollege.ca).

APPRENTICESHIP EXAM: Applicants meeting admissions requirements must call the Apprenticeship & Trade Certification Branch nearest to their location to make arrangements for writing the Apprenticeship Entrance Exam. In Slave Lake, call (780) 849-7217.

APPLICANTS for the Apprenticeship program must be registered with Alberta Apprenticeship. Application forms can be downloaded from the Alberta Apprenticeship website, www.tradesecrets.gov.ab.ca

ACCEPTANCE: Applicants who meet the requirements will be accepted and offered a space in the next available offering of the program. In some cases, the spaces at a specific location may be full and accepted applicants will be placed on a waitlist. These applicants will be accepted in the order of first qualified, first served. It may also be possible to transfer to another location if there is space. Applicants will receive a letter informing them of their acceptance status.

FUNDING: Applicants are encouraged to check on funding options early and are responsible for forwarding any sponsorship letters to Admissions as soon as possible . Counsellors can assist with identifying funding options and applying for sponsorship of fees and living costs.

REGISTRATION: Before the start date of the program, accepted applicants will receive information about registration dates, times, locations and other information to assist them.

Cost Estimates:

NOTE: All fees are subject to change

Locations:

Slave Lake - Job Corps

Offering Dates:

January 4, 2011 to February 25, 2011

Registration for this program opens on May 21, 2010.

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