Welding Techniques

Humber’s Welding Techniques certificate program is designed to help introduce prospective welders to the trade. The program aims to facilitate employment and entry into the apprenticeship program by giving students practical experience with trade regulations and practices.

Students will gain a solid understanding of the various technical theory and elements of the welding trade. Learners will be exposed to topics including health and safety, blueprint reading and sketching, applied math, communication, shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, introduction to computers, and all position structural welding. Students will learn valuable skills by using the latest industry software programs and working in fully equipped, up-to-date labs and shops. At Humber, skilled instructors highlight current trends within the industry and strive to duplicate situations that apprentices and skilled tradespeople will see in their everyday working life.

What You’ll Learn

• Read and interpret blueprints and basic technical documents, reports, and specifications to inform welding projects.
• Complete all welding work in compliance with current legislation, standards, regulations, guidelines, and procedures.
• Contribute to the writing of basic technical documents, reports, and specifications to inform welding projects.
• Plan for and contribute to fabrication projects through the appropriate selection and use of processes, materials, and preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Maintain and use appropriate measuring equipment and alignment instruments with accuracy, to perform basic technical measurements and welding functions.
• Use shop tools and equipment in manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, and repairing components according to required specifications and industry standards.
• Work effectively and professionally in shop environments, both independently and with fellow workers, company representatives, and other tradespeople.
• Set up and safely operate equipment for Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) and Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW) processes.