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Red Seal Welder Examination · CA

Key exam facts

Provider
The Red Seal Program develops national trade standards under the guidance of the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship and is funded by Employment and Social Development Canada. Provincial and territorial apprenticeship and certification authorities administer Red Seal examinations.
Format
Written multiple-choice examination: four answer choices per question, with one correct answer.
Exam questions
Total questions: 125.
Time limit
Four hours of writing time under standard conditions.
Passing score
A pass mark of 70%; each question is worth one mark.
Exam fee
The examination fee varies by province or territory; the applicable provincial or territorial office supplies the amount when the candidate registers.

Topics covered

  • Performs common occupational skills (16%)

    • Maintains tools and equipment
    • Uses access and material handling equipment
    • Performs safety-related activities
    • Organizes work
    • Performs routine trade activities
    • Uses communication and mentoring techniques
    • Maintains hand, power, layout and measuring tools
    • Maintains stationary machinery
    • Maintains thermal cutting equipment
    • Maintains welding equipment
    • Uses access equipment
    • Uses material handling equipment
    • Performs hazard assessments
    • Maintains safe work environment
    • Uses personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety equipment
    • Uses documentation and reference material
    • Interprets drawings and welding symbols
    • Plans job tasks
    • Organizes materials
    • Performs quality inspection
    • Marks welds, materials and parts
    • Controls temperature of weldments
    • Stores welding consumables and gas cylinders
    • Selects welding processes and power source
    • Performs equipment start-up and shut-down
    • Finishes final product
    • Uses communication techniques
    • Uses mentoring techniques

  • Performs layout and fabrication of components for welding (22%)

    • Performs layout
    • Fabricates components
    • Develops templates
    • Transfers dimensions from drawings to materials
    • Prepares materials
    • Fits components for welding
    • Assembles components

  • Performs cutting and gouging (18%)

    • Uses tools and equipment for non-thermal cutting and grinding
    • Uses oxy-fuel gas cutting (OFC) process for cutting and gouging
    • Uses plasma arc cutting (PAC) process for cutting and gouging
    • Uses air carbon arc cutting (CAC-A) process for cutting and gouging
    • Selects cutting and grinding tools
    • Cuts using stationary power tools
    • Cuts using shears and ironworkers
    • Cuts using hand tools
    • Cuts using portable power tools
    • Selects OFC gas and equipment
    • Sets up OFC equipment
    • Sets operating parameters for OFC equipment
    • Performs cut and gouge using OFC equipment
    • Selects PAC equipment and consumables
    • Sets up PAC equipment
    • Sets operating parameters for PAC equipment
    • Performs cut and gouge using PAC equipment
    • Selects CAC-A equipment and consumables
    • Sets up CAC-A equipment
    • Sets operating parameters for CAC-A equipment
    • Performs cut and gouge using CAC-A equipment

  • Performs welding processes (44%)

    • Welds using shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) process
    • Welds using flux cored arc welding (FCAW), metal cored arc welding (MCAW) and gas metal arc welding (GMAW) processes
    • Welds using gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) process
    • Welds using submerged arc welding (SAW) process
    • Selects SMAW equipment and consumables
    • Sets up SMAW equipment
    • Sets operating parameters for SMAW
    • Performs weld using SMAW equipment
    • Selects FCAW, MCAW and GMAW gas, equipment and consumables
    • Sets up FCAW, MCAW and GMAW equipment
    • Sets operating parameters for FCAW, MCAW and GMAW
    • Performs weld using FCAW, MCAW and GMAW equipment
    • Selects GTAW gas, equipment and consumables
    • Sets up GTAW equipment
    • Sets operating parameters for GTAW
    • Performs weld using GTAW equipment
    • Selects SAW equipment and consumables
    • Sets up SAW equipment
    • Sets operating parameters for SAW
    • Performs weld using SAW equipment

How to prepare

Work through the topics, read the explanation after each answer, and revisit the areas where you miss questions. Use the official outline and reference materials below to guide your study.

These independent practice questions are not actual exam items and do not guarantee a passing result.

Frequently asked questions

What is the exam format?

Written multiple-choice examination: four answer choices per question, with one correct answer.

How many questions are on the exam?

Total questions: 125.

How long is the exam?

Four hours of writing time under standard conditions.

What is the passing score?

A pass mark of 70%; each question is worth one mark.

How much does the exam cost?

The examination fee varies by province or territory; the applicable provincial or territorial office supplies the amount when the candidate registers.

Official sources and references

Confirm current exam arrangements with the exam provider.