Trades - Apprenticeship in Welder Endorsement: Multi-Process Alloy Welding (MPAW) is a trades - apprenticeship in Trades programme taught at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, Canada. The programme runs for 5 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Trades - Apprenticeship
Field:Trades
Duration: 5 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
We have no tuition fees on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
— it helps other students.
The Multi-Process Alloy Welding (MPAW) endorsement at Thompson Rivers University is a five-week specialty technical-training block for welders who already hold a base welding certificate. It is intended for tradespeople seeking to add advanced alloy-welding skills to their existing qualification rather than for those starting the trade from scratch. To sit the endorsement exam and have it added to their certificate, candidates must have accumulated 5,400 hours of field experience in the trade, reflecting the endorsement's position as a late-stage, advanced credential built on substantial prior work experience. Training is delivered alongside TRU's other welder apprenticeship offerings and follows the same Kamloops-based technical-training model as the university's welding programs, combining classroom instruction with shop-based practical work over the five-week block. The page does not state a specific intake schedule, tuition or the exact content of the endorsement curriculum beyond its focus on multi-process alloy welding. It suits certified welders with significant field experience who want to formally add a recognized alloy-welding specialty to their trade qualification and broaden the range of welding work they are certified to perform.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The program's own page publishes no admission-requirements list for this endorsement: it states only that the Multi-Process Alloy Welding endorsement is "for certified welders who wish to expand their skill sets", implying prior welding certification (such as the Welding Foundation Certificate or an apprenticeship credential) rather than listing formal entry criteria of its own. International applicants must also meet Thompson Rivers University's own language bar for direct entry into an undergraduate certificate or diploma program: IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 88 with no section below 20, per TRU's English requirements page.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to TRU: for the September (Fall) intake the deadline is 1 May, for January (Winter) it is 1 September, and for the May (Summer) intake it is 1 January; applications for most programs open 1 October, and a deadline falling on a weekend or statutory holiday moves to the next working day. International applicants follow the same intake structure with deadlines of 1 May (September), 1 October (January) and 1 February (May); TRU still reviews later applications where space remains, though high-volume programs can close early, so admission runs on a rolling basis around these published cut-offs for the 2027 entry cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
