Mechanical Techniques - Construction Boilermaker Apprenticeship

Humber’s Mechanical Techniques - Construction Boilermaker Apprenticeship program provides the required technical and in-school training for a boilermaker apprentice.

Boilermakers are skilled tradespeople who work in the heavy industry sector.  This sector includes steel mills, oil refineries, cement plants, pulp and paper mills, and power generation including nuclear power plants, hydro electric generation, coal fired boilers and co-generation power plants.  Boilermakers also work on the pollution control systems in these plants.

Boilermakers require a high degree of technical skill and knowledge along with good communication and mathematical skills. Physical strength and stamina will give you an advantage as well as the ability to work at great heights or in confined spaces.

To enrol into this program, you must be a registered Boilermaker apprentice through Skills Ontario.

Apprenticeships are not available to international applicants.

Up to 40 per cent of current boilermakers are expected to retire in the next few years, increasing the demand for skilled workers to maintain, repair and retrofit existing facilities and to meet the needs of the current wave of industrial construction. At the same time, advancing technology, new materials and modern production techniques such as modular construction and computer-assisted design are also rapidly changing the boilermaker field. The skills you develop in your apprenticeship program will be in great demand.

You’ll also enjoy the travel, camaraderie and pride that come with creating something tangible from raw materials while working at construction sites such as steel mills, oil refineries, cement plants, pulp and paper mills, and power generation including nuclear power plants, hydro electric generation, coal fired boilers and co-generation power plants.

Interprovincial Red Seal Certificate of Qualification Trade Exam

Apprentices completing the required in-school training are issued a Certificate of Apprenticeship and Ontario College Certificate from Humber College. Upon successful completion of in-school and on-the-job training, apprentices may write the Interprovincial Red Seal Certificate of Qualification trade exam.

Additional requirements may apply.

Note: The requirements for the additional credential(s) are determined by the granting body, which is independent from the College. Students are encouraged to obtain the specific requirements directly from the granting body before enrolling.