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.

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Metal Fabricator Foundation

YOUTH TRAIN IN TRADES The Industry Training Authority.

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

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.

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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 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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