Welding

This course provides students with instruction on safety practices and terminology related to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) and the oxy-fuel welding process. Emphasis is placed on safety, welding terminology, equipment identification, setup and operation, and other relevant information in both the SMAW and oxy-fuel processes. By the end of this course, students will be able to perform SMAW welds in various positions using different types of electrodes and execute both manual and automatic oxy-fuel welding and cutting. Additionally, this course covers fundamental safety rules and equipment identification in the shop, equipping students with the skills and knowledge necessary for the safe operation of oxy-fuel cutting. This is a CORE course.

This course equips students with the fundamentals of industrial blueprint reading. Emphasis is placed on interpreting lines, views, dimensions, weld joint configurations, and weld symbols. Upon completion, students should be able to interpret welding symbols and blueprints as they relate to welding and fabrication. This is a CORE course.

This course introduces students to the Gas Metal Arc and Flux Cored Arc Welding (GMAW/FCAW) processes. Emphasis is placed on safe operating practices, proper handling, and storage of compressed gases, as well as process principles, component identification, various welding techniques, and identification of base and filler metals. Upon completing this course, students will be able to perform GMAW/FCAW welds in various positions. This is a CORE course.

This course provides instruction on joint design, joint preparation, and the fit-up of groove welds according to applicable welding codes. Emphasis is placed on safe operation, joint design, preparation, and fit-up. Upon completion, students should be able to identify the proper joint design, preparation, and fit-up of groove welds in accordance with relevant welding codes. This is a CORE course.

This course introduces students to the proper setup and operation of shielded metal arc welding equipment. Emphasis is placed on striking and controlling the arc for fillet joints and ensuring proper fit-up. Additionally, this course is designed to instruct students on the safe operation of oxy-fuel cutting equipment. Upon completion, students should be able to create fillet welds in all positions using electrodes from the F-3 group according to the applicable welding code, safely operate oxy-fuel equipment, and perform those operations in accordance with the applicable welding code.

This course offers instruction and demonstrations on various transfer methods and techniques for gas metal arc and flux-cored arc welding. Included topics are safety, equipment setup, joint design and preparation, and gases.

This course offers instruction and demonstrations in the shielded metal arc welding process on carbon steel plates with various sizes of F3 and F4 group electrodes, applicable in all positions. Emphasis is placed on welding groove joints while utilizing different F3 and F4 group electrodes in all positions. Upon completion, students should be able to produce visually acceptable groove weld joints that comply with relevant welding codes.

This course introduces students to the practices and procedures of welding carbon steel pipe using the shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) process. Emphasis is placed on pipe positions, electrode selection, joint geometry, joint preparation, and fit-up. Upon completion, students should be able to identify pipe positions, electrodes, proper joint geometry, joint preparation, and fit-up per applicable codes.

According to relevant welding codes, this course equips students with the knowledge required to perform gas tungsten arc welds on ferrous and/or non-ferrous metals. Topics include safe operating practices, equipment identification and setup, appropriate selection of tungsten type, polarity, shielding gas, and filler metals. Upon completion, a student should be able to recognize safe operating practices, identify equipment, set it up correctly, and select suitable tungsten types, polarity, shielding gas, filler metals, and various welds on ferrous and/or non-ferrous metals using the gas tungsten arc welding process in accordance with applicable welding codes.

This course is designed to equip students with skills in welding carbon steel pipes using shielded metal arc welding techniques in various positions. Upon completion, students should be able to perform shielded metal arc welding on carbon steel pipes with the prescribed electrodes in accordance with the applicable codes and in various positions.

This course equips students with the skills necessary to perform gas tungsten arc welds on ferrous and non-ferrous metals in compliance with relevant welding codes. Topics include safe operating practices, equipment identification and setup, the proper selection of tungsten type, polarity, shielding gas, and filler metals. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate safe operating practices, identify equipment and setup, select the correct tungsten type, polarity, shielding gas, filler metals, and execute various welds on ferrous and non-ferrous metals using the gas tungsten arc welding process in accordance with applicable welding codes.