Trades Training Pre-apprenticeship Welding
Program starts: Mon May 12, 2025
In our free pre-apprenticeship training programs, you will have the opportunity to upgrade your skills, get access to real on-site experience, and receive hands-on training with our industry partners.
It can be hard to find a good job and start a career in the trades if you don’t have the training and skills you need. Our Trades Training programs have been helping Calgarians build new careers as apprentices and journeypersons in the trades for over 25 years.
In this free Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program, you will have the opportunity to upgrade your skills, get access to real on-site experience, and receive hands-on training with our industry partners.
This 20-week (5-month) full-time program includes in-class learning with hands-on practice and on-the-job training.
*Additional financial support, based on financial need, may be available.
What you will learn
Become certified in First Aid, CPR, H2S Alive, Fall Protection, Confined Space
Upgrade your English, math and science skills
Receive technical training with our industry partners
Gain valuable on-the-job training with a work experience employer
Develop skills and attitudes to help you succeed in finding a good job and building your career
Is this program right for you?
Do you qualify?
Are underemployed (working less than 20 hours per week) or unemployed
Have a Canadian Language Benchmark Level 5 or above
Are ready, willing and able to complete our pre-Apprenticeship training to start a career in the trades
You live in Calgary and area (or if you are Indigenous, Inuit or Metis living in surrounding Treaty 7 territory)
Are a permanent resident or a citizen of Canada
Applicants must provide a Canadian bank statement covering the past three months
Momentum is committed to diversity & inclusion. If you identify as a visible minority or if you are part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, you are welcome here!
Next available info sessions
Contact our Welcome Team
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Trades Training Pre-apprenticeship Welding
In our free pre-apprenticeship training programs, you will have the opportunity to upgrade your skills, get access to real on-site experience, and receive hands-on training with our industry partners.
Scheduled
Full time
Daytime
Lower income, Indigenous, Program graduates, Women
Free
In person
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