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LENGTH OF STUDY:
23 Weeks

ACCREDITATION:
Certificate

CAMPUS:
Silver King Campus, Nelson

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.

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

YOUTH TRAIN IN TRADES

The Youth Train in Trades program was formerly
known as Accelerated Credit Enrolment in Industry
Training (ACE IT). It is designed to help secondary
school students get a head start on careers in the
trades while earning credit towards their high school
graduation. Learn more online at Industry Training
Authority (http://youth.itabc.ca/programs/train/)

For more information speak with your high school
guidance counsellor or get in touch with Selkirk
College’s Industry and Trades administrative
assistant.

140 Selkirk College Academic Calendar 2019-20

Metal Fabricator Foundation

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Course Name

MFAB 100 Introduction to the Trade

MFAB 101 Use of Safe Work Practices

MFAB 102A/AP Solve Trade Math Problems

MFAB 103A/AP _—_— Use Trade Tools

MFAB 104A/AP Use Shop Equipment

MFAB 105A/AP — Burn and Weld Materials

MFAB 106A/AP Read Drawings

MFAB 107A/AP Use Material Handling Equipment
MFAB 108A/AP Use Structural Layout Techniques
MFAB 109A/AP __ Develop Plate and Structural Patterns
MFAB 110A/AP ___ Use Surface Prep and Finishing Methods
MFAB 111A/AP _ Fabricate Plate and Structural Sections

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Students must supply some hand tools, safety boots,

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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.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The following admission requirements are specific to
the Metal Fabricator program:

ACADEMIC

— Graduation from a BC Senior Secondary School
— Math 11 with a grade of “C” or higher
Consideration will be given to mature individuals:

anyone who is not a secondary school graduate (or
equivalent) but who will be nineteen (19) years of

age or older on the first day of classes for the term is

eligible to attend the College as a mature student.

Applications for admission will be received until the
program is full.

An interview (in person or by telephone) with the
School Chair or designate may be required before
entry to the program. Interview results are not used
as criteria for admission.

TRADES ADMISSIONS

Phone: 1.888.953.1133 ext 13204
Direct: 250.354.3204

Email: trades@selkirk.ca

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