Trades - Apprenticeship in Welder: Apprenticeship Levels 1 - 3 is a trades - apprenticeship in Trades programme offered by Selkirk College in Castlegar, Canada. The programme runs for 26 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 2,000 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Trades - Apprenticeship
Field:Trades
Duration: 26 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,000 / total
Last checked September 2026 · Source: selkirk.ca ·
Program details
Overview
Graduates of the Welder Foundation program receive advanced credit through this pathway toward Levels one and two within the Welder Apprenticeship's Technical Training component, along with 300 hours of credit toward the Workplace-Based Training component. Students are encouraged to gain a further 2,700 hours of practical, hands-on experience in the field before returning to complete Level three Technical Training.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to this Welding Apprenticeship level is restricted to applicants already indentured in a Welding Apprenticeship with an active work apprenticeship sponsor; successful completion of the previous apprenticeship level is required before progressing to the next. No academic grades, English-language test score, or minimum GPA are published for entry beyond this trade-indenture requirement, since candidates are already employed apprentices. The page notes the work is physically demanding: applicants should have good manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination and balance, be able to work at heights and in adverse weather, and be generally fit for the mobility and lifting involved. Students must supply some hand tools, safety boots and leather wear, purchase module texts at an estimated cost of about $600, and pay a refundable $100 tool deposit at the start of the program. A minimum 70% average must be maintained throughout to receive the credential.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Selkirk College's general programmes admit on a rolling, first-qualified-first-admitted basis: applications for Fall 2027 open 1 October 2026, Winter 2028 applications open 1 February 2027, and Spring 2028 applications open 1 June 2027, with no fixed closing date. Both domestic and international applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC, or international applicants may instead apply directly to Selkirk with a $100 application package; admission stays rolling until seats fill. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is competitive-entry with its own published timeline for the 2027/28 intake. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
