Welding

This course provides the student with instruction on safety practices and terminology in the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) and oxy-fuel welding process. Emphasis is placed on safety, welding terminology, equipment identification, set-up and operation, and related information in the SMAW and oxy-fuel processes. At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to perform SMAW welds from various positions using various types of electrodes and perform manual and automatic oxy-fuel welding and cutting. This course also covers the rules of basic safety and identification of shop equipment and provides the student with the skills and knowledge necessary for the safe operation of oxy-fuel cutting. This is a CORE course.

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

This course introduces the student to the Gas Metal Arc and Flux Cored Arc Welding (GMAW/ FCAW) process. Emphasis is placed on safe operating practices, handling, and storage of compressed gasses, process principles, component identification, various welding techniques, and base and filler metal identification. Upon completing this course, students can perform GMAW/FCAW welds in various positions. This is a CORE course.

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

This course introduces the student to the proper set-up and operation of the shielded metal arc welding equipment. Emphasis is placed on striking and controlling fillet joints' arc and proper fit-up. This course is also designed to instruct students in safely operating oxy-fuel cutting. Upon completion, students should be able to make fillet welds in all positions using electrodes in the F-3 groups per the applicable welding code, safely operate oxy-fuel equipment, and perform those operations as per the applicable welding code.

This course provides instruction and demonstration using the various transfer methods and techniques for gas metal arc and flux-cored arc welds. Topics included are safety, equipment set-up, joint design and preparation, and gases.

This course provides instruction and demonstrations in the shielded metal arc welding process on carbon steel plates with various sizes of F3 and F4 group electrodes in all positions. Emphasis is placed on welding groove joints and using various F3 and F4 group electrodes in all positions. Upon completion, the student should be able to make visually acceptable groove weld joints in accordance with applicable welding codes.

This course introduces the student to the practices and procedures of welding carbon steel pipe using the shielded metal arc weld (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 in accordance with applicable codes.

According to applicable welding codes, this course provides students with the knowledge needed to perform gas tungsten arc welds using ferrous and/or non-ferrous metals. Topics include safe operating practices, equipment identification and set-up, correct selection of tungsten type, polarity, shielding gas, and filler metals. Upon completion, a student should be able to identify safe operating practices, equipment identification, and setup, correct selection of tungsten type, polarity, shielding gas, filler metals, and various welds on ferrous and/or non-ferrous metals using the gas tungsten arc welding process according to applicable welding codes.

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

This course provides students with the skills needed to perform gas tungsten arc welds using ferrous and/or non-ferrous metals according to applicable welding codes. Topics include safe operating practices, equipment identification, and set-up, correct selection of tungsten type, polarity, shielding gas, and filler metals. Upon completion, a student should be able to identify safe operating practices, equipment identification, and setup, correct selection of tungsten type, polarity, shielding gas, filler metals, and various welds on ferrous and/or non-ferrous metals using the gas tungsten arc welding process according to applicable welding codes.