Offered by Coast Mountain College in Terrace, Canada, Welding Foundation Certificate is a foundation in Trades programme. The programme runs for 28 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 2,300 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Foundation
Field:Trades
Duration: 28 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,300 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This foundation certificate trains students to weld ferrous and non-ferrous metals in various positions, on both plate and pipe, using multiple welding processes. The curriculum is organized into ten courses covering occupational skills, oxy-fuel cutting and gouging, shielded metal arc welding, semi-automatic welding, basic metallurgy, reading welding drawings, and submerged arc welding. The programme runs full-time over 28 weeks at the Terrace campus, with two intake options offered across the year. On graduating, students are positioned to test for CSA, BCSA, and ASME welding procedure qualifications recognised in British Columbia; the college notes the programme is under review by Skilled Trades BC as part of a new apprenticeship training model, so its structure may change. As a foundation programme, it functions as pre-apprenticeship preparation rather than a registered apprenticeship. Admission requires Grade 12 completion or mature student status, along with English Studies 10 or equivalent, and either Apprenticeship Workplace Math 10 or a passing CAT assessment. The programme suits students with no prior welding background who want structured, hands-on training in core welding processes and procedure qualification before entering the trade further.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Welding Foundation admission requires Grade 12 graduation or Mature Student status, English Studies 10 or English First Peoples 10 (or equivalent), and Apprenticeship Workplace Math 10 or equivalent, or a passing score on the college's CAT placement assessment as an alternative to the math prerequisite. The program page states no test-based English proficiency requirement for international applicants; per Coast Mountain College's general admissions page, English proficiency is required of every applicant, satisfied by senior secondary graduation with English 12 completed in an English-speaking country or by an approved test (IELTS Academic, TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, CAEL, or Duolingo English Test) at the level set for this program's tier. The Welder Training pathway is currently under review by Skilled Trades BC, which may replace the foundation-level structure described here. Applicants apply through Education Planner BC and should consult an Educational Advisor for the current admissions checklist.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Coast Mountain College runs one common application calendar across its campuses rather than a single date per programme. Domestic applicants: for the 2026-27 academic year, applications opened 1 October 2026; the final day to apply is 24 December 2026 for Winter (January 2027) entry, 23 April 2027 for Spring/Summer 2027, and 30 August 2027 for Fall 2027. International applicants share the same opening date but face earlier cut-offs: 1 October 2026 for Winter, 1 February 2027 for Spring/Summer, and 1 June 2027 for Fall, and some high-demand programmes may close sooner. Trades and other varying-start programmes are judged against their own start dates (international due three months, domestic one week, before start), and continuous-intake programmes accept applications year-round. No single closing date exists beyond these cut-offs. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
