Skilled Trades and Technical Training

Maritime Shipyard Welding

  • Learn specialized welding skills.
  • Get hands-on experience.
  • Prepare for a stable, high-demand career.

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Certificates

Certificate programs provide students with a set of skills to find a job or stay current in a profession. Many certificates are designed to build on top of each other and lead to a longer-term certificate or degree. These are called 鈥渟tackable鈥 certificates.

Quick Look

  • Plan: Maritime Shipyard Welding, Certificate
  • Units: 37
  • Funding available: Yes
  • International student eligible: Yes

Career Opportunities Include

  • Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
  • Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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Hands鈥慜n Shipyard Welding Training

激情快播鈥檚 Maritime Shipyard Welding program, in partnership with Vigor Industrial, trains students directly in the Harbor Island Training Center, a classroom inside a working shipyard. In just six months, industry professionals prepare students with certifications and hands鈥憃n skills in marine welding, safety, and diagnostics. Graduates are job鈥憆eady for shipyard welding and fitting positions, with strong career pathways and starting wages of $20 to 25/hour plus benefits.

Tours and Info Sessions

Are you interested in exploring the Maritime Shipyard Welding program鈥痑t South? Email:鈥SouthProfTech@seattlecolleges.edu to schedule a tour. Download a program fact sheet (PDF).

Partnership with Vigor

The Vigor/激情快播 partnership is deeply valued at Vigor, and is an important pipeline to bring us the future workforce we need. This intensive six-month welding certification program prepares students with the complete certifications needed to be employable by Vigor or other employers in the maritime trades.

Ed Richardson, Operations Manager, Vigor Harbor Island

Welding Fabrication Technology Program (main campus)

Interested in earning an associate degree in welding with a broader-based curriculum? Please visit 激情快播's main campus Welding Fabrication Technology program page to learn more.

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