Welding Engineering

WELDING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY.

Located at our Kirkland Lake Campus, our welding education facility associated with an applied research centre. Northern College is an authorized training body for the International Institute of Welding (IIW) Certification as an International Welding Technologist through the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) provides technology graduates with job opportunities in 56 IIW member countries.

HIGHLIGHTS

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 safety structures; and to inspect and maintain the integrity of such structures while they are in service.

Our optional co-op program allows you to earn while you learn. Graduates from our Welding Engineering Technology programs have gone on to start careers in a wide variety of industries locally and internationally.

PROGRAMS

Post-Grad Certificate Diploma Advanced Diploma

Mechanical Technician  Welder Fitter

Welding Design  International

Welding Engineering Technician  Inspection

Welding Engineering Technology

* For detailed program information refer to the program listings section on page 67.

PATHWAY OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates from our Welding Engineering Technician programs are eligible to qualify to CSAW178.2 as visual welding inspectors. We also have articulation agreements with Athabasca University and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UIOT), which means you can apply some of your college education to a university degree.

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.

ACCREDITATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

IIW

Northern College’s School of Welding Engineering technology is leading the way in welding education as an authorized training body for the International Institute of Welding (IIW)

CWB

Certification as an International Welding Technologist through the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) provides our technology graduates with job opportunities in 56 IIW member countries across the globe. Welder Fitter graduates may complete Canadian Bureau Testing.

OACETT

Graduates from our Technician and Technology programs may obtain certification through the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT).

MAJIC

Northern College’s School of Welding Technology is the only welding education facility in Ontario associated with an applied research centre. The Materials Joining Innovation Centre (MaJIC), located at our Kirkland Lake Campus, provides students access to additional sophisticated state-of-the-art equipment and allows them to work on real-life industry derived projects.

STAY.

As Northerners we believe in a close-knit sense of community, an open door policy and an investment in our neighbours. Our wide array of student supports and large community presence means Northern College can serve as a gateway to success for our students. Life in northeastern Ontario is a unique experience that’s not only worth the trip, but worth staying for, either throughout your studies, or after graduation.