Pressure Welding: Plate

Start DateDurationLocationCost
May 5, 20256 WeeksMoncton, Saint John$2,660
($2,160 tuition + $500 shop fee) 

Are you ready to turn up the heat on your welding career?

NBCC is offering a 6-week Pressure Welding: Plate microcredential.

You’ll learn welding techniques and theory-based knowledge to perform groove welds on butt joints using electrodes from the F3 classification as per ASME section IX. Position order is as follows: F/H/V/OH (flat, horizontal, vertical, overhead).

You’ll spend 90% of the instruction time practicing welding techniques under guided supervision. Once all positions have been practiced, an all-positions destructive bend test will be performed to evaluate your welds. You must be successful in each section of the guided bend test to advance to the next position.

Once you successfully earn the Pressure Welding: Plate microcredential, testing for the Class BF3 Plate Ticket is possible, but at the discretion of your instructor. The test fee is an additional cost.

Goals

To perform open root groove welds safely in all positions using the F3 electrode classification.

Modules/Course List

  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding: F3 Groove Welds All-Position

Program Structure

  • In-person training at NBCC Moncton or NBCC Saint John
  • Full-time | Monday to Friday | 9 am to 3 pm

Certification

When you complete the Pressure Welding: Plate microcredential, you will be issued a digital badge. You can share this badge on your resume, LinkedIn profile, e-portfolio, or other digital network. Employers can then view your digital badge to see what you can do, as it shows evidence of your assessed competencies.

Admission Requirements*

  • Completion of Welding Pre-employment program; OR
  • 1 year welding experience (letter from employer and participation in 3-day orientation/testing

*Disclaimer: If enrolling in the Pressure Welding: Plate microcredential with 1 year welding experience, learners may move onto the Pressure Welding: Pipe microcredential in future but they will not meet the testing requirements for the F3/F4 Approved test with Technical Inspection Services.

Registration

Registration Deadline: April 4, 2025 

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More Information

For more information, contact: microcreds@nbcc.ca