Welding and Assembly (New version)

Objectifs du programme

Welder-assemblers work mainly in factories that make a wide variety of metal products, such as machinery and equipment used for preparing food or extracting and processing ore, agricultural machinery and transportation equipment. They can also work in welding shops specializing in repairs.

Welder-assemblers prepare, assemble and weld metal parts (by applying heat and using filler metal or fusion welding techniques) in order to manufacture, repair or modify mechanically welded assemblies. They use welding set-ups and materials, as well as manual and semi-automatic welding processes.

Welding is a wide field that includes a range of possibilities with respect to the types of parts welded and the types of materials (e.g. mild steel, stainless steel, aluminum), welding processes (e.g. GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, SMAW), positions (flat, horizontal, vertical, overhead), cutting processes (e.g. oxy-fuel cutting, plasma arc cutting, cutting using shears), shaping processes (e.g. bending, shaping, grinding), etc. In addition, welder-assemblers are increasingly required to use automated or robotic manufacturing equipment.

Welder-assemblers should be relatively versatile when it comes to welding processes, materials and so on, although, given the wide variety of processes and materials, they cannot be proficient in all of them. However, the more versatile they are, the more employable they will be. Lastly, they must always avoid compromising their health and safety and those of others.

Professions visées (s’informer sur un métier ou une profession sur Québec.ca)

Welders and related machine operators (7237)

Appellation(s) d'emploi

soudeur/soudeuse

Conditions d'admission

To be eligible for admission to this program, candidates must meet one of the following requirements:

Persons holding a Secondary School Diploma or its recognized equivalent, for example, an Attestation of Equivalence of Secondary V studies, or a postsecondary diploma such as the Diploma of College Studies or a Bachelor's degree
OR
Persons who are at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which their training is to begin and have earned the Secondary IV credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister, or have been granted recognition for equivalent learning
OR
Persons who are at least 18 years of age upon entry into the program and have the following functional prerequisites: the successful completion of the General Development Test (see the following table), or recognition of equivalent learning
OR
Persons who have obtained Secondary III credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in programs established by the Minister are required to pursue general education courses, concurrently with their vocational training, in order to obtain the Secondary IV credits they lack in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in programs established by the Minister.

Préalables fonctionnels

This section identifies the modules or course codes for the actual programs of study in adult general education that are specific prerequisites in language of instruction and mathematics. Functional prerequisites includes the successful completion of specific prerequisites as well as the general development test (TDG). When a DVS doesn't require specific prerequisites in language of instruction or in mathematics, a dash ( - ) is displayed in the appropriate cell. For programs that lead to an AVS, specific prerequisites and the TDG do not apply (N/A).

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