Centre Anjou

Boilermaking

(DVS 5356)

Training objectives

This program allows the student to develop the skills necessary for the assembly, disassembly and installation of steam generators, boilers, spherical pressure vessels and towers.

The boilermaker career is practiced mainly on construction sites in the following sectors: aluminium smelters, mines, nuclear power plants, steel mills, thermal power stations (such as Hydro-Québec in Tracy), and especially cogeneration plans. These are more popular nowadays; petrochemical, refinery, pulp and paper and cement companies.

The graduate of this program is also qualified to apply processes of rigging, bolting and assembly of composite materials and steel.

Boilermaking
     
DURATION 1290 hours (11 months) Day/Evening
     
BEGINNING August 18th, 2026 Day/Evening
SCHEDULE    
DAY Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 2:30 pm  
EVENING Monday to Friday 2:15 pm to 9:45 pm  

Hourly wage according to the collective agreements

  Industrial, institutional and commercial Civil engeneering and roadways Light-duty residential
Apprentice       
1st period 30.47 $ 30.47 $ 28.72 $
2nd period 35.55 $ 35.55 $ 33.50 $
3rd period 43.17 $ 43.17 $ 40.68 $
Journeyman 50.79 $ 50.79 $ 47.85 $
  • High school diploma (HSD) or Attestation of Equivalence of Schooling (AENS); or
  • Must be 16 years of age and have the Secondary 4 units in French, English and mathematics; or
  • Must be 18 years of age, have passed the General Development Test (GDT/TDG) and have the specific prerequisites.

Contact us to verify your prerequisites: 514-353-0801 or cfma@csspi.gouv.qc.ca .

  • The trade and the training process
  • Status of construction agencies
  • Application of health and safety rules
  • Use of tools and equipment
  • Application of crane assembly concepts
  • Interpretation of plans
  • Use of assembly and anchoring techniques
  • Application of lifting and handling techniques
  • Installation of platforms in towers
  • Application of SMAW welding processes
  • Application of trigonometry notions
  • Technical application of tower erection
  • Assembly of scaffolding
  • Assembly of reinforced plastic parts
  • Technical application
  • Assembly of exchangers
  • Assembly of equipment components
  • Installation of recovery and evacuation systems
  • Assembly of tanks
  • Application of boiler assembly concepts)

Visit our training center

Visits of the training centre are available Monday to Friday,
at 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Please contact
514-353-0801 to schedule an appointment.

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Become a student for a day

Anyone who would like to learn more about a program and confirm their career choice can register as a Student for a Day in any of the four programs offered.

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