Continuing Education

WELD229 - "B" Pressure ABSA Exam

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Course Overview

This course is restricted to NAIT 3rd year apprenticeship welding students. Course fees include the use of NAIT welding labs and materials for the ABSA test, and an on-site test by a visiting ABSA official. NAIT requires a minimum of 6 students in order for ABSA to invigilate the B Pressure ABSA exam. The performance qualification card from ABSA is only valid for two years from the test date.

Students MUST appear at the welding shop on the test date with photo I.D. and all the Safety Gear and equipment needed for the examination.

For testing purposes, there will be an option to use either 60-10 “SMAW” Root or GTAW “TIG” Root.

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Delivery Methods

  • Face to Face: Where: In-person meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Face-to-face instruction at all class meetings. Location may be on campus or at a worksite.
  • Blended: Where: Mixture of in-person & online components. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Combination of face-to-face and online components at specific times. Some online components may be accessed online anytime.
  • Hyflex: Where: Choice to attend in-person or online meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. For each class, students choose to attend in-person with the instructor or online at a specific time.
  • Remote Live Delivery: Where: Online with instructor. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Instruction is delivered at set times online. Students do not come to campus.
  • Remote On-Demand Delivery: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online. While there are no set class meetings, there may be set due dates and deadlines for some activities. Students may interact with peers through virtual tools.
  • Remote Independent: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online, with no instructor support. While students choose when to do coursework, there may be set due dates and deadlines. 
  • Work Placement: Where: In-person meetings. When: Work is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Onsite work integrated learning. Location at a worksite.
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