This partnership between British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District No. 42 provides a unique opportunity for secondary school students to complete Grade 12 graduation requirements while earning post-secondary credits and certification in the Metal Fabricator field tuition free. Additionally, students will acquire skills to enter the job market or pursue other post-secondary education.
Metal fabricators deal with the selection, layout, shearing, cutting (with a torch), punching, drilling, forming, fitting and welding of metal plates and structural metal shapes into products for the forest, mining, construction, transportation and agricultural industries.
Typical projects that involve metal fabricators include bridges, buildings, hoppers, conveyors, towers, cranes, heavy-mining equipment, logging equipment, ship parts and equipment.
Your application package must include the following:
BCIT application
SD42 Partnership Application
Resume
Cover letter (briefly stating why you are interested in this program)
Recent transcript of your grades
Submit the complete package to your school’s career planning assistant, work experience teacher, or counsellor.
The program
Basic theory and related information along with hands-on shop practice enable students to become competent in basic metal fabrication methods for products such as metal buildings, tanks and equipment. Good hand/eye coordination and good physical condition are desirable to successfully complete this program.
Program Content
The standard 10-month (September through June) program consists of a practicum and the following course content:
Apply safe work practice
Mathematics
Sketch and read drawings
Metal fabrication power equipment
Measurement layout hand and power tools
Patterns/templates – shop applications
Use Oxyacetylene
Arc Welding
Blueprint Reading
Plate Development
Material Handling
Cleaning & Painting
Fabricate & Metallurgy theory
A portion of the program includes instruction at BCIT’s trades campus in Burnaby.
Grading
An overall GPA of 70 per cent or better is required. All courses must be passed in order to successfully complete the program.
Dual Credit
Students who successfully complete the program will have completed seven courses for 28 credits on their secondary school graduation transcript. They will also receive a BCIT certificate in trades training.
Where can the program lead?
To a career as a metal fabricator
Preparation for one of many other related careers
Apprenticeship training
Other BCIT programs
Attachments
Our vision
Our vision is for every individual to feel valued and for all learners to reach their potential.
Our mission
Our mission is to support all individuals in their development as successful learners, and as respectful, caring and responsible members of society.
