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Practice at NLC
Northern Lights College in Dawson Creek offers self-paced practice time
Facility
Come and practice in NLC's state-of-the-art trades building, where we can offer you a welding booth and access to our cutting, grinding and bending stations.
Availability
Availability depends on our current class sizes and schedules. This means practice availability is first-come, first-served. Call us to find out more.
Self-paced practice is without instruction.
Pricing
Self-Paced Practice Rates
Base Rate
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Coupons
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Add-Ons
Base Rate
Base rates are a unit (daily rate), which includes:
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welding booth & machine
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use of NLC welding shop including cutting and grinding rooms
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an NLC representative to bend test coupons
Daily (6 Hrs)
Base Rate
$125.00
Weekly (30 Hrs)
$625.00
Coupons
Plate coupon sets come with or without a back bar, depending whether you'd like to practice with metal backing or with an open-root configuration. Plate coupons come with a straight edge or beveled edge, as required.
Pipe coupons are flame cut, allowing you to prepare your own land and gap for fit-up. Pipe coupons are 8" long each, intended for you to be able to cut apart previous welds and use the same coupon set more than once.
Coupon
Plate 1/4", 3/8" or 1/2"
Pipe 2" S80 or S160
Pipe 4" S40 or S80
Pipe 6" S40 or S80
Price per set
$45.00
$35.00
$40.00
$45.00
Add-Ons
Additional charges may apply for specialty practice requirements.
Train at NLC
Class IT Exam Now offered at NLC
What is the Class IT CofQ?
The Class IT Pressure Welder certificate of qualification was introduced in the end of 2020 by Technical Safety BC. It allows the successful candidate to perform pressure welding as an apprentice, under the supervision of a Class A Pressure Welder, while employed by a licensed contractor.
What does the exam involve?
Class IT exams are offered at Northern Lights College's Dawson Creek facility. This exam is for those who have completed their Level 1/2 or Level 'C' training. The exam consists of three 1/2inch plate coupons, single-vee, with backing that are tacked together by the candidate and welded in the following positions:
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x1 welded in the horizontal position
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x1 welded in the vertical position
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x1 welded in the overhead position
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