Welding Entry Level 1

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Provides students opportunity to develop entry level skills for certification and employment in welding.

Program Purpose

Graduates will demonstrate skills necessary to obtain entry level welding certification.

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate applications of math concepts as used in the welding construction and fabrication industry for layout, cutting and joining of materials.
• Discuss safe work practices associated with the FCAW (Flux Core Arc Welding) process.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate work related ideas both written and orally.
• Be able to use measuring tools and develop materials list for basic projects.
• Demonstrate an understanding of welder certification requirements for industry by completing a guided bend test using weld simulator technology.
• Perform the assigned tasks through the GTAW process at a level of 55% proficiency or better.
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic weld symbols and drawings used in the welding industry.
• Demonstrate basic weld joint design.
• Edit program teaching points and weld parameters.
• Explain and demonstrate the methods used to select equipment, consumables and qualify weld procedures, certification of welder and the methods used to test and evaluate results of such test.

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