Welding and Fabrication Technician

The Welding and Fabrication Technician diploma at Fleming College in Peterborough, Ontario trains you in the high-demand skills of joining and shaping metal for construction, manufacturing and industry. Over two years you will master multiple welding processes (such as SMAW, GMAW, FCAW and GTAW), blueprint and symbol reading, metallurgy, cutting, layout and fabrication, and workshop safety. Extensive hands-on shop time means you build real fabrication projects and develop the precision and quality control employers value.

You will learn to weld in different positions and on different metals, fabricate components from drawings, operate cutting and forming equipment, and inspect your work to industry standards. The fabrication focus broadens your skill set beyond welding alone, making you versatile across shops and job sites. Graduates work as welders, metal fabricators and fabrication technicians in manufacturing, construction, fabrication shops and maintenance, and can pursue further certification and apprenticeship pathways. Skilled welders remain in strong demand across Canada, supporting excellent job security and earning potential. International students gain practical Canadian shop experience and a credential tied to a recognised trade. This is an ideal program if you enjoy precise, hands-on work and want a stable, well-paid technical career.

Small class sizes, experienced instructors and applied, placement-rich learning at Fleming’s Peterborough campus mean you graduate job-ready, with the confidence and real skills to pursue opportunities such as Welder in a growing, in-demand sector.