Did you know that Welding is a Red Seal Skilled Trade?
To become a Welder you must complete a 3 year apprenticeship. This apprenticeship involves 5,280 hours of on-the-job work experience and 720 hours of in-school training permanently.
Some of the things you might do as a Welder include:
- shielded metal arc welding
- gas metal arc welding
- gas tungsten arc welding
- plasma arc welding
- submerged arc welding
- automatic/semi-automatic processes
- fitting/fabrication
- brazing
- thermal cutting: oxy-fuel-gas, plasma arc, air carbon arc
Learn more about Welding at the Skilled Trades Ontario website.
Don’t forget to see if you qualify for the Canada Learning Bond. You can use the CLB for costs associated with the Welding apprenticeship.
