Program Contact
The Modular stream is for welders who do not have an employer sponsor and consists of the Foundation program (28 wks), the Welder B program (16 wks) and the Welder A program (8 wks).
The Apprenticeship stream is for those who are indentured by an employer sponsor. The apprenticeship consists of Levels 1, 2 and 3 technical training and a fourth level called Multi-Process Alloy Welding (MPAW).
Welder Foundation (formerly C-Level Welding)
Modular Stream
Multi-Process Alloy Welding (MPAW)
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.
For more information speak with your high school guidance counsellor or get in touch with Selkirk College's Industry and Trades administrative assistant.
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In the News
A bustling jobsite along the Nelson shoreline features several Selkirk College graduates who are helping build the new Kootenay Lake ferry. Youth Train In Trades alumna Yana Woods is one of the recent grads now working on apprenticeship hours and gaining valuable experience with Western Pacific Marine.
The annual BC Skills Competition puts students to the test where they match their skills and knowledge to compete with others across the province. Two Selkirk College Welder Foundation Program students flew the flag proudly in Cranbrook and returned to the West Kootenay with medals.
The first group of students to test out the future of the Silver King Campus got busy in the freshly completed welding shop which is the first learning area to be complete in the project that will transform the half-century old campus into a modern learning environment.
The pace of the Selkirk College Silver King Campus renewal project has picked up in the last month and it's heading into full steam ahead. With more hands needed to get the job done, general contractor Yellowridge Construction is finding help in the shops that are currently undergoing a transformation.
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