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Program description - September 2025
There is a growing demand for skilled trade workers in Canada, and Conestoga College is meeting this demand by offering a variety of skilled trades education. Are you interested in learning how to become a welder or metal fabricator? This program might be right for you! This one-year program covers all the theoretical and practical learning outcomes for Level 1 of both the Welder (456A) and Metal Fabricator – Fitter (437A) apprenticeship programs in Ontario. As a student in this program, you will have the opportunity to develop welding skills in our state-of-the-art facility, using modern equipment with the common arc welding processes such as Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW or 'stick'), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW or 'MIG'), Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW or 'TIG'). If you decide to pursue an apprenticeship in either trade, you may be exempt from this level of in-school training. You will be provided opportunities to challenge welding skills qualification tests as required by the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB). (Extra fees payable to this external weld testing authority will apply; these tests are optional.) The instructors in our programs combine years of teaching experience with decades of work in the welding industry. As a graduate of this program, you’ll be ready for an apprenticeship as a welder or metal fabricator. For more information, contact the Program Coordinator at welding@conestogac.on.ca.
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Tuition & fees
Tuition and fee details for the 2024-2025 academic year (September to August) are listed below. Books and supplies may be additional. Tuition and fee details for terms starting September 2025 and later will be available Spring 2025.
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Canadian fee details
Description | Fall 2024 | Winter 2025 |
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Full-time Program Tuition | $1348.00 | $1348.00 |
Administration Fee | $25.00 | $25.00 |
Capital Development Fee | $84.22 | $84.22 |
CSI Advocacy Fee | $8.00 | $8.00 |
CSI Association Fee | $102.00 | $102.00 |
CSI Extended Health & Dental Plan Fee | $330.00 | - |
CSI Legal Care Fee | $30.00 | - |
CSI UPass Fee | $118.97 | $118.97 |
Graduation/Alumni Services Fee | $20.00 | $20.00 |
ONE Card Fee | $7.50 | $7.50 |
Recreation/Athletics Fee | $70.50 | $70.50 |
Student Services | $86.00 | $86.00 |
Technology Enhancement Fee | $110.00 | $110.00 |
CSI - Student Welcome Kit Fee (optional) | $70.00 | - |
CSI Student Club & Society Fee (optional) | $4.00 | $4.00 |
CSI Student Events Fee (optional) | $30.00 | $30.00 |
Sustainability Fee (optional) | $5.00 | $5.00 |
Term Total | $2449.19 | $2019.19 |
Year Total | $4468.38 |
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International fee details
Description | Fall 2024 | Winter 2025 |
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International Program Tuition | $7294.00 | $7294.00 |
Administration Fee | $25.00 | $25.00 |
Capital Development Fee | $84.22 | $84.22 |
CSI Advocacy Fee | $8.00 | $8.00 |
CSI Association Fee | $102.00 | $102.00 |
CSI College Int'l Health Insurance Plan (CIHIP) | $530.00 | - |
CSI Extended Health & Dental Plan Fee | $330.00 | - |
CSI Legal Care Fee | $30.00 | - |
CSI UPass Fee | $118.97 | $118.97 |
Graduation/Alumni Services Fee | $20.00 | $20.00 |
ISR | $375.00 | $375.00 |
ONE Card Fee | $7.50 | $7.50 |
Recreation/Athletics Fee | $70.50 | $70.50 |
Student Services | $86.00 | $86.00 |
Technology Enhancement Fee | $110.00 | $110.00 |
CSI - Student Welcome Kit Fee (optional) | $70.00 | - |
CSI Student Club & Society Fee (optional) | $4.00 | $4.00 |
CSI Student Events Fee (optional) | $30.00 | $30.00 |
Sustainability Fee (optional) | $5.00 | $5.00 |
Term Total | $9300.19 | $8340.19 |
Year Total | $17640.38 |
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Program device & software requirements
This program requires you to have a device that meets certain specifications. For most students, this cost is in addition to the tuition & fees listed above.
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Delivery sequence - September 2025 - Cambridge – Fountain Street
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