Welding Engineering Technician - Inspection
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Welding Engineering Technician - Inspection
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Academic Year Credential Program Delivery Duration Length Program Codes
2024 - 2025 Ontario College Diploma Full - Time 2 Years 4 Semesters | Co-op 6 Semesters W010 (4 Semesters) W138 (Co-op, 6 Semesters)
DESCRIPTION
More than arcs and sparks.
Northern’s Welding Engineering Technician: Inspection program is a deep dive into the science, technology and engineering of welding and places you at the top of your game. You’ll master everything from metallurgy to magnetic particle inspection; you’ll understand modes of metal transfer during welding, the mathematics of force calculations, and the minimum requirements of welding codes. And - as a result - you’ll be able to play a key role in the design, manufacture and maintenance of safe structures that stand the test of time. Combining theory and practical lab exercises, you’ll be transformed into a welding professional, capable of working in a multitude of diverse, high-paying roles found within a wide array of industries.
Offered in both co-op and regular formats, the program prepares you for a job as an inspector, supervisor, educator, consultant, and more. You can also sign up for an extra year of study to complete an advanced diploma in Welding Engineering Technology.
Welding professionals are concerned with all activities related to the design, production, performance, and maintenance of welded products. To adequately design a weldment, the welding professional must not only understand the material being joined, but also the effect of welding variables of many welding processes on the final product. To achieve this, lab time is intertwined with a curriculum of metallurgical science and engineering theory. In developing the skills required in becoming a welding inspector, students complement their knowledge of non-destructive examination with a working knowledge of codes, standards and stress analysis.
The Welding Engineering Technician Program is not just about arcs and sparks; it is about science, technology, and the engineering of welding. Our students learn to develop, qualify, and implement welding procedures; to use their knowledge of welding, metallurgy, mechanics, and electrical engineering in the design and manufacturing of safe structures; and to inspect and maintain the integrity of such structures while they are in service.
Welding Program Pathways (PDF)
Graduates of the Welding Technician Program may choose to continue their studies and complete an additional year in order to obtain a diploma in Welding Engineering Technology.
Program Outline | March 2024
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Welding Engineering Technician - Inspection
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Technicians can select components, create and/or interpret drawings and supervise welding personnel. Graduates may find employment in the following fields/positions: Quality Control/Assurance, Inspection, Education, Consulting, First-level management, and/or Technical Sales.
- Welding visual inspection technician
- Weld tester
- Employed by quality control, maintenance and safety departments of manufacturing, processing, transportation, energy, and other companies and by private industrial inspection establishments
VOCATIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Perform safe work practices in the welding shop in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and Regulations for Industrial Establishments.
- Interpret drawings that would typically be used in a manufacturing and/or fabricating environment.
- Perform trade related mathematical calculations including volume, area, estimation, geometry, ratio, measurement, weights, loads, and centering of various lifts.
- Use the main cutting, gouging, and welding processes of the fabrication industry to complete practical projects.
- Perform hands on all position shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, flux core arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding utilizing mild steel and structural shapes with various consumables.
- Perform open root welding on plate and pipe in all positions using the shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) process.
- Describe and identify the common weld defects and faults using destructive and non destructive examination and testing methods.
- Identify and troubleshoot mechanical problems; recommend solutions for repairing and maintaining equipment to industry standard.
- Identify the applicable code(s) or standards to be used in conjunction with each specific fabrication activity.
- Describe and perform distortion control and correction techniques as they apply to expansion and contraction forces.
- Identify appropriate lifting devices and equipment according to weight calculations.
Program Outline | March 2024
Welding Engineering Technician - Inspection
PROGRAM COURSES
The following reflects the planned course sequence for full-time offerings of the program. Programs at Northern College are delivered using a variety of instruction modes. Courses may be offered in the classroom or lab, entirely online, or in a hybrid mode which combines classroom sessions with virtual learning activities.
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