Welder Endorsement: Multi-Process Alloy Welding (MPAW)

Welder Endorsement

Multi-Process Alloy Welding (MPAW)

An Indigenous tradeworker working in a shop.
Manufacturing Construction Maritime ForestryAthleticCollaborativeMathematicalPreciseTactile
  • How to describe and identify specialized welding processes 
  • How to interpret and apply mechanical drawings and layout components 
  • How to fabricate weldments 
  • How to use the Shielded Metal Arc Welding process on low-carbon steel plate and pipe and stainless steel  
  • How to use the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding process for stainless steel 

Multi-Process Alloy Welders combine the skills all welders learn to master and then pushing them to the next level with expertise in specialized alloys and welding processes. 

As a Multi-Process Alloy Welder (MPAW), you’ll enjoy the challenge that comes with taking your welding skills to the next level.  

You’ll test your precision and coordination, as you learn to master specialized welding techniques. Identifying these next-level skills and the types of metals they work with will require focus, and collaboration as you work out the best solution for each task. 

5.00
1.00
Training Hours
900
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Program Updates

  • March 31, 2017: OPSN 2016 014 (New Program Outline in effect)
    Note: Changes to the Welder program have impacted MPAW endorsement training content. Please refer to the Outline review details attached to the OPSN.

Exam Resources

To register for this program, you must hold either a Welder – Certificate of Qualification with Interprovincial Red Seal Endorsement or a Welder B – Certificate of Qualification with Interprovincial Red Seal Endorsement. This advanced level of training will appear as an endorsement on the original Welder Certificate of Qualification. 

For more information on the Welder program please refer to the Welder program page.

Program Information

Challenge the Trade

If you have significant work experience in a trade but have never been certified in Canada, you may apply to challenge the certification. Learn more about How to Challenge a Skilled Trade.

  • Precision 
  • Coordination 
  • Basic Metallurgy 
  • Weldment fabrication 
  • Specialized welding processes 
Certification challenge only trade
1

To get certified, you will need to sign up for technical training at an approved training provider in addition to on-the-job training. 

Visit Trades Training BC and EducationPlannerBC for a comprehensive list of what programs are available in your trade at public and non-public schools. 

Well Pump Installer

Well Pump 

Installer

Construction

Please note that this program is only available for those wishing to challenge certification. There is no apprenticeship pathway at this time.

Well pump installers install, test, maintain and repair water well pumps, piping systems and equipment, and perform pumping tests to assess well performance. They typically work in an outdoor environment where the worker is exposed to variations in weather conditions and seasonal weather patterns. They're often employed by well drilling companies, plumbing companies, large construction companies

Training Hours
0
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For further information on this trade and for a detailed list of learning materials please contact BC Ground Water Association on 604-530-8934 (Toll free within BC: 1-855-530-8934) and at secretary [at] bcgwa.org (secretary[at]bcgwa[dot]org)

Exam Resources

Program Information

Challenge the Trade

If you have significant work experience in a trade but have never been certified in Canada, you may apply to challenge the certification. Learn more about How to Challenge a Skilled Trade.

Certification challenge only trade
0

Winder Electrician

Winder 

Electrician

Construction Maritime ManufacturingAnalyticalCoordinatedResourceful

Please note that this program is only available for those wishing to challenge certification. There is no apprenticeship pathway at this time.

Occupational Description

Winder Electricians test, rewind, recondition, rebuild, replace and generally service electric motors, generators, alternators, transformers, control equipment, mobile machines and other related components in commercial, institutional and industrial establishments.

32.00
4.00
Training Hours
6000
False

BC apprentices registered in this program must take their technical training in Alberta. Click here to view the Program Outline for technical training in Alberta.

Click here to view the training schedule in Alberta.

 

Program Updates

Program and Exam Information

Challenge the Trade

If you have significant work experience in a trade but have never been certified in Canada, you may apply to challenge the certification. Learn more about How to Challenge a Skilled Trade.

Certification challenge only trade
0

Plumber

Plumber

A female tradesperson stands smiling in a shop in front of a wall of tools.
Construction Forestry Manufacturing Oil and Gas Maritime
Red Seal
AnalyticalCuriousIndependentLogicalPersistent
  • How to read and interpret blueprints, drawings and project specifications
  • How to install, repair and maintain plumbing fixtures and systems
  • How to install specialized systems
  • How to select, measure, shape and join pipes
  • How to locate, prevent, repair and test pipes for leaks 

Plumbers take great satisfaction creating, and fixing complex systems. Their logical approach is fit for a career centered around installing and repairing the essential plumbing we depend on. 

As a Plumber, you’ll constantly test your troubleshooting skills, demonstrating a persistent and agile approach to work as you think ahead while fixing, installing, and reviewing complex systems and appliances.  

You enjoy challenging and time-sensitive tasks, not to mention working in a key role that upholds high safety standards and ensures we protect the essential water systems around us.

30.00
4.00
Training Hours
6300
True

Program Updates

Harmonization Progress

  • Level 1 - Harmonized*

  • Level 2 - Harmonized*

  • Level 3 - Harmonized*

  • Level 4 - Harmonized*

*Harmonized = Program stream with re-aligned content beginning in April 2019

If you are unclear as to what program you are registered in, or unclear as to which program you should be following, please Contact Us. 

Harmonized Program Information and Resources

In effect starting April 2019, as per Transition Plan

Program Profile

Occupational Description

Plumbers install, repair and maintain plumbing fixtures and systems such as water, hydronic, drainage, waste and vent (DWV), low pressure steam, chemical and irrigation. They also install specialized systems such as medical gas, process piping, compressed air, water conditioners, fuel piping, sewage and water treatment, and storage and flow equipment. Plumbers interpret drawings, refer to layouts of existing services, and review applicable codes and specifications to determine work details and procedures. They locate and mark positions for fixtures, pipe connections and sleeves, and cut openings to accommodate pipe and fittings.

Regulations concerning the planning, installation, maintenance and inspection of sewage treatment systems may vary by jurisdiction. Additional certification may be required in some jurisdictions to allow plumbers to plan and perform work on these systems.

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Exam Information and Resources

Find exam-related information and resources under each menu item below.

Updates:

Information:

Updates:

  • October 2022: OPSN 2022 025 (Harmonized Level 2 SLE Code Book Update)
  • February 2022: OPSN 2022 003 (Harmonized Level 2 SLE Launch)

Information:

Updates:

Information:

  • Exam Breakdown
  • Acronyms
  • Code Books required:
    • One version of each of the following two code books will be required:
      • National Plumbing Code of Canada (NPC) 2015 or 2020
      • CSA B149.1:15 or CSA B149.1:20

Updates:

  • February 2025: Program Update (IP Exams aligned to the 2023 Red Seal Occupational Standards (RSOS) with revised Exam Breakdown). A Comparative Analysis detailing changes between 2016 RSOS and the 2023 RSOS can be found here.
  • December 2023: Program Update (IP Exams aligned to 2023 Red Seal Occupational Standards (RSOS)). A Comparative Analysis detailing changes between the 2016 RSOS and 2023 RSOS can be found here. 

Information:

Program Information

Information for the Current (pre-harmonized) program.

Challenge the Trade

If you have significant work experience in a trade but have never been certified in Canada, you may apply to challenge the certification. Learn more about How to Challenge a Skilled Trade.

OR

If you sponsor apprentices but have never been certified in Canada, you may request to supervise and sign-off apprentices when they are ready to be certified. Please contact customer service for more information.

  • Critical thinking
  • Monitoring
  • Quality control
  • Plumbing components preparation and assembly
  • Plumbing systems installation  
Certification challenge only trade
1

To get certified, you will need to sign up for technical training at an approved training provider in addition to on-the-job training. 

Visit Trades Training BC and EducationPlannerBC for a comprehensive list of what programs are available in your trade at public and non-public schools. 

For a list of all approved non-public training providers, visit this page.

Asphalt Paving/Laydown Technician

Asphalt Paving/

Laydown Technician

Construction Forestry Transportation & TransitAttentiveCalmConfidentCoordinatedDecisive
  • How to work safely around asphalt trucks and equipment 
  • How to identify road structures 
  • How to describe asphalt production and products 
  • How to determine asphalt mix and design 
  • How to operate milling, reclaiming, paving, screed, raking and compacting equipment 

Asphalt Paving/Laydown Technicians are confident, calm and coordinated tradespeople who build and repair the roads around us—and whose efforts ensure that we have safe surfaces to drive on.

As an Asphalt Paving/Laydown Technician, you’ll enjoy repairing and making the roads we depend on.

You thrive in an outdoor environment and can concentrate on operating the many pieces of equipment that go into roadwork. You also take great interest in the makeup of our roadways, understanding the various factors that influence gradient and road types. 

4.00
1.00
Training Hours
400
False

Program Updates

Program Information

Exam Information and Resources

Certificate of Qualification Exam

 

Updates:

  • None

Information:

Challenge the Trade

If you have significant work experience in a trade but have never been certified in Canada, you may apply to challenge the certification. Learn more about How to Challenge a Skilled Trade.

  • Coordination and critical thinking 
  • Large machinery operations  
  • Roadwork safety procedures 
  • Road building and paving principles 
  • Equipment maintenance 
Certification challenge only trade
1

To get certified, you will need to sign up for technical training at an approved training provider in addition to on-the-job training. 

Visit Trades Training BC and EducationPlannerBC for a comprehensive list of what programs are available in your trade at public and non-public schools. 

For a list of all approved non-public training providers, visit this page.

Architectural Sheet Metal Worker

Architectural Sheet 

Metal Worker 

woman
ConstructionAthleticCollaborativeMathematicalPreciseTactile
  • How to use tools, scaffolds, ladders and platforms 
  • How to use fasteners and sealants  
  • How to interpret drawings and specifications  
  • How to identify metals, support structures and building systems  
  • How to install and repair metal  

Architectural Sheet Metal Workers shape and install the metal that makes up the buildings around us. They are creative problem-solvers, supporting complex systems that keep things running smoothly. 

As an Architectural Sheet Metal Worker, you’ll get to build complex and satisfying systems that provide an essential function for the buildings around them.  

Working collaboratively with other tradespeople, you’ll find yourself on large commercial and industrial sites or residential areas, where you’ll mix mathematics, problem-solving and physical activity to complete each task.  

18.00
3.00
Training Hours
4800
False

Program Updates

Program Information

Exam Information and Resources

Find exam-related information and resources under each menu item below.

Information:

Information:

Information:

Challenge the Trade

If you have significant work experience in a trade but have never been certified in Canada, you may apply to challenge the certification. Learn more about How to Challenge a Skilled Trade.

OR

If you sponsor apprentices but have never been certified in Canada, you may request to supervise and sign-off apprentices when they are ready to be certified. Please contact customer service for more information.

  • Math 
  • Problem-solving 
  • Welding and soldering 
  • Metal fabricating and installation 
  • Building system identification 

 

Certification challenge only trade
1

To get certified, you will need to sign up for technical training at an approved training provider in addition to on-the-job training. 

Visit Trades Training BC and EducationPlannerBC for a comprehensive list of what programs are available in your trade at public and non-public schools. 

For a list of all approved non-public training providers, visit this page.

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