Welding, Level B

Application processing

Applications are accepted throughout the year.

Entrance requirements

Applicants must meet all entrance requirements and will be accepted on a first qualified basis as long as space remains. When available intakes are full, qualified applicants are wait-listed.

Applicants must meet all entrance requirements prior to applying to this program. If you are uncertain or don’t meet the requirements we strongly recommend you complete any applicable Trades Entry Assessments before applying.

• Two years of education in English in an English-speaking country with the equivalent of English 12 (50%)

  What if I don’t meet these English requirements?

• Completion of the BCIT Welder Foundation program or other training equivalent to the Level C institutional/college training component of the Provincial Registered Welder program.

Trades Discovery
The Trades Discovery General and Trades Discovery for Women are full-time programs designed to prepare participants to successfully enter and complete a Trades Training program.

Read more about how to meet BCIT’s entrance requirements

Apply to program

Phone 604-432-8203 to register.

Scheduled Intakes

Multiple start dates each year

Tuition fees

Please see the Full-Time Studies Tuition & Fees page for full-time tuition fees.

Books & supplies

$448 (general estimated cost, and subject to change).

Class hours

Monday through Friday

Program matrix

Transfer credit

Do you have credits from another BC/Yukon post-secondary school? Do you want to know if they transfer to courses here at BCIT? Check out BCIT's Transfer Equivalency Database to find out.

Program length

Up to 16 weeks depending on modules required.

Grading

Minimum course passing grade is 70 percent.

Additional program options

Part programs vary according to individual requirements and upgrade option goals. The program is offered on a continuous intake basis where spaces will be filled as they become available. Applicants must be welders currently or recently employed in the field of welding. Registration is done by phone 604-432-8203, or in person in the Welding office, Building NE 8, second floor.

Content

• Foundation, Level B, and Level A performance challenge tests**
• Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) procedural tests
• A.S.M.E. pre-qualified welding procedure tests
• Company and/or manufacturers' performance tests
• Welding process upgrading
• General brush-up of skills
• Any individual B.C. Registered Welder Training programs module:
  • Foundation
  • Level B
  • Level A
• A letter of approval for welding test may be required for company/union welding tests.

** A letter of approval is also required from SkilledTradesBC for Foundation, Level B and Level A challenge performance tests.

Welding Applied Processes

Flexible Learning

Program delivery

In person: This program is delivered on campus.

Program location

Burnaby Campus
3700 Willingdon Avenue
Burnaby, BC

Graduate employment outcomes

The BCIT student outcomes report presents summary findings from the annual survey of former students administered by BC Stats one to two years after graduation. These reports combine the last three years of available results for the 2020-2022 BCIT Outcomes Surveys of 2019-2021 graduates and for Degree 2017-2019 graduates. The reports are organized into three-page summaries containing information on graduates’ labour market experiences and opinions regarding their education. More detailed information can be accessed at the BC Student Outcomes website.

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