Students are required to provide their own basic personal protective equipment (PPE) for attendance on the first evening including:
- 100% cotton drill full-sleeved overalls or 100% cotton drill long sleeve shirt and pants (not track pants)
- Steel capped boots
- Welding shield fixed lens or auto-darkening
- Safety glasses
- Grinding googles
- Gauntlet gloves.
Students have the option to purchase a tool kit from a third party which includes the following:
- Automatic welding helmet
- Gauntlet welding gloves
- Tig welding gloves
- Chipper hammer
- Combination spanner
- Welding pliers
- Flint spark lighter
- Oxy tip cleaner
- Wire brush.
Special entry programs
If you are from a disadvantaged or underrepresented social, economic or cultural background, you may be eligible for one of our special admission programs. These programs are designed to help you access education more easily.