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Program of Study: Welding

CIP Code: 48.0508 - Information Page

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Welding is the most common way of permanently joining metal parts. In this process, heat is applied to metal pieces, melting and fusing them to form a permanent bond. Because of its strength, Welding is used in shipbuilding, automobile manufacturing and repair, aerospace applications and thousands of other manufacturing activities. Welding also is used to join beams when constructing buildings, bridges and other structures and to join pipes in pipelines, power plants and refineries. 

CERTIFICATIONS

  • National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) Exam

A  STUDENT IN WELDING WILL LEARN

  • Occupational Orientation and Safety:  OSHA ~ FR Coats, gloves, & boots

  • Principles of Welding:  Monitor the welding process to avoid overheating

  • Maintain equipment and machinery, Calculate the dimensions of parts to be welded, properties of metals, electrical principles, use of manuals and specification charts, visual examination, and testing, 

  • Inspect structures or materials to be welded

  • Study blueprints, sketches, or specifications:  Welding, Drawing, and Weld Symbol Interpretation

  • Welding:  Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)

  • Cutting:  Ignite torches or start power supplies, Manual Oxyfuel Gas Cutting (OFC), Manual Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC), Manual Air Carbon Arc Cutting (CAC-A), Flame cutting. 

  • Positioning and Clamping

  • Use of portable grinder

CAREER PATHWAYS

  • Career opportunities in Metal Fabricators, Structural Metal Products, Millwrights, Structural Iron and Steel Workers, Sheet Metal Workers, Welding Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators, Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Welders, Cutters, Solders, Braziers, Welder-Fitters, Welders and Cutters, Welders, Production, Welding Machine Operators and Tenders, Signal and Track Switch Repairers. 

  • Precision Sheet Metal Worker

  • Metal and Plastic Machine Worker

  • HVAC Installer/Repairer

SKILLS TO DEVELOP

  • Detail oriented. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers perform precision work, often with straight edges and minimal flaws. The ability to see details and characteristics of the joint and detect changes in molten metal flows requires good eyesight and attention to detail.

  • Manual dexterity. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers must have a steady hand to hold a torch in one place. Workers must also have good hand–eye coordination.

  • Physical stamina. The ability to endure long periods of standing and repetitive movements is important for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers.

  • Physical strength. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers must be in good physical condition. They often must lift heavy pieces of metal and move welding or cutting equipment, and they sometimes bend, stoop, or reach while working.

  • Spatial-orientation skills. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers must read, understand, and interpret two- and three-dimensional diagrams in order to fit metal products correctly.

  • Technical skills. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers must operate manual or semiautomatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments.

COMMON CORE STANDARD INTEGRATION:

  • Technical Reading: Main Idea & Text Evidence, Vocabulary & Symbols, Author’s Purpose, Text Structure (Compare/Contrast, Multi-Step Procedure, Description, & Qualitative/Technical Information into Visual Forms via Chart or Table) Multiple Sources

  • Mathematics: Numbers & Operations, Algebra, Geometry

STATE BOARD/ POST SECONDARY/UNION RESOURCES

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