Certificate in Welding Foundation at Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Programme overview

Twenty-eight-week entry-level programme in which students develop skills to weld safely using a variety of processes. Graduates write the Welder Certificate of Completion exam and receive credit for Welder Level 1 and Level 2 apprenticeship and 300 work-based hours.

Faculty: Faculty of Trades & Technology | Duration: 28 weeks (27 credits) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Welding of ferrous and non-ferrous metals using a variety of welding processes and procedures.

Career pathways

Entry-level welding employment or progression to apprenticeship, Welder B and Welder A.

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Application information

Entry requirements

English 10 (or equivalent English course) with a minimum grade of C, or KPU's Vocational Trades English Reading Assessment Part II with a minimum score of 50%; any Math 10 with a minimum grade of C or the Vocational Trades Mathematics Assessment with a minimum score of 20%. Four seats per intake may be reserved for self-declared Indigenous students.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Three intakes: Fall (September), Spring (January) and Summer (May).

Design programmes (Wilson School of Design) have one intake per year, in the Fall (September) semester; classes begin in September.

Domestic Fall intake: applications open October 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs March 1 (select programs may extend, space permitting); Open Intake final application deadline July 1; confirmation deposit deadline for Open Intakes June 15.

Domestic Spring (January) intake: applications open February 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs August 1; confirmation deposit deadline for Open Intakes October 15; Open Intake final application deadline November 1.

Domestic Summer (May) intake: applications open June 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs December 1.

International Fall (September) intake: applications open October 1; Limited Intake deadline March 1; no applications accepted after July 1.

International Spring (January) intake: applications open February 1; Limited Intake deadline August 1; no applications accepted after November 1.

International Summer (May) intake: applications open June 1; Limited Intake deadline December 1; no applications accepted after March 1.

Application fee is $40 for Canadian citizen and permanent resident applicants (no charge for self-declared Indigenous applicants) and $120 for international applicants. Confirmation deposit: $250 (domestic open intake), $500 (domestic limited intake), $5000 (international).

Design programmes: applications for each Fall intake are accepted from October 1 to March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://www.kpu.ca/apply

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