LENGTH OF STUDY:
23 weeks

ACCREDITATION:
Technical Training

CAMPUS:
Silver King Campus, Nelson

Program Summary

This 23-week program prepares learners for entry
level positions as metal fabricators employed in
fabrication shops associated with manufacturing,
shipbuilding, forestry, mining, construction,
transportation and oil and gas industries.

Students engage in a variety of classroom and
shop activities. They learn theoretical principals

of the trade in the classroom and then apply their
knowledge in the shop where they master the skills
employed in the fabrication of steel structures,
vessels, containers and equipment.

Students earn Level One technical training credit
towards the Metal Fabricator apprenticeship.
Additionally, graduates of the program receive credit
for 450 work-based hours of the practical on-the-job
component of the metal fabricator apprenticeship.

Graduates of the Metal Fabricator Foundation
Program at Selkirk College may find employment

as apprentice metal fabricators engaged in the
fabrication of buildings, bridges, ships, boilers,
vessels, containers and heavy equipment.

Selkirk College offers Metal Fabricator (Fitter)
technical foundation training in cooperation with
the Industry Training Authority (ITA). The Foundation
Program consists of Level 1 technical training in
addition to practical and essential skills related to the
Metal Fabricator (Fitter) apprentice program.

PRACTICAL TRAINING

— Reading drawings and blueprints
— Materials burning and welding

— Metallurgy

— Plate and structural pattern development, section
fabrication and layout techniques

— Safe work practices

— Surface prep and finishing methods
— Trade math solutions

— Trade tool and shop equipment usage

Metal Fabrication is also an excellent program
for welders to expand on their skills and increase
employment options in the industry across Canada.

selkirk.ca/programs

Metal Fabricator Foundation

YOUTH TRAIN IN TRADES (ACE IT) HIGH
SCHOOL TRANSITION PROGRAM

This program qualifies for high school transitions.

A program that is designed to help secondary

school students get a head-start on their trades
careers, while earning graduation credit, the BC
Industry Training Authority (ITA) Youth Train in Trades
(formerly known as Accelerated Credit Enrolment in
Industry Training (ACE IT)) program is a perfect way
to learn more about the industry.

Speak with your high school guidance counsellor
to learn more or get in touch with our ITT Admin
Assistant by email at trades@selkirk.ca or phone:
1.866.301.6601 ext. 13221.

Admission Requirements

The following admission requirements are specific to
the Metal Fabricator Foundation Program.

— Graduation from a British Columbia Senior
Secondary School or equivalent

— Foundations & Pre-Calculus 10, or Apprenticeship
Workplace 11, or Principles 10, or Applications 11,
or Essentials 12, or Selkirk ABE Math 46, with a
grade of “C” or better

— English 10 with a “C” or better

— Consideration will be given to mature individuals
(19 years or older) who are not Senior Secondary
School graduates, provided - See more at: http://
selkirk.ca/program/metal-fabricator-foundation/
admission-requirem...

— Consideration will be given to mature individuals
(19 years or older) who are not senior secondary
school graduates, provided they are working to
complete the recommended education:

— -Grade 10 or equivalent including English 10,
Mathematics 10 and Science 10

— -Grade 12 preferred

Students must supply some hand tools, safety boots,
leatherwear and purchase module texts at a cost of
approximately $600. A refundable tool deposit of
$100 will be required at the start of the program.

READY TO APPLY?

— Please make sure you meet all admission
requirements, including the general admission
requirements for the college.

— International Students (students who are
applying to Selkirk College from locations outside
of Canada) should follow the application steps
required by Selkirk International.

selkirk.ca/metal-fabricator-foundation

Important Dates

2017
— January 30 - Winter Intake Begins.
— July 6 - Winter Intake Ends.

2018
— February 5 - Winter Intake Begins.
— duly 12 - Winter Intake Ends.

Contacts

TRADES ADMISSIONS
Registration Contact

Phone: 1.888.953.1133 ext 13204
Direct: 250.354.3204

Fax: 250.352.3180

Email: trades@selkirk.ca

INDUSTRY AND TRADES CONTACT
Program Contact

Phone: 1.888.953.1133 ext 13221
Direct: 250.354.3221

Fax: 250.352.3180

Email: trades@selkirk.ca

ROB SCHWARZER

School Chair

Phone: 250.352.6601 ext 13212
Direct: 250.354.3212

Email: rschwarzer @selkirk.ca

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