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MASTER WELDER PROGRAM : COURSE LISTING AND DESCRIPTIONS

PHASE 101 – Introduction to Welding
Overview of welder career responsibilities, work safety practices, career success skills, importance of job attitudes and work ethics, maintenance of equipment, beginning review of welding symbols and corresponding welds, cutting torch operations, stick welding procedures, procedures to clean and evaluate welds, cut and prepare metal plate, perform overlap beads in various plate positions, and begin fillet welds for plate T-joints.

PHASE 102 - Structural Welding I
SMAW welding process, welding codes, rod selection, reading basic blueprints, calculating dimensions and completing layouts. Introduction to Technical Resource Center, research project instruction, and career success skills. Safety and operational procedures of Plasma and Carbon Arc cutting. Perform plate welding in various positions using 7018 electrodes. Perform Plasma and Carbon Arc cutting.

PHASE 103 – MIG & Fluxcore Welding
Interpretation of pipe and fitting markings, metal color codes, pipe welding symbols, pipe diagrams and welds, sketch isometric drawings, completion of research project, MIG and Fluxcore welding procedures, perform plate welding in various positions (2F, 3F, 2G, 3G) using MIG and Fluxcore.

PHASE 104 – Structural Welding II
Advanced projects beyond Phase 102 in blueprint and layout, perform plate welding in various positions (2G, 3G, 4G) using 6010 electrodes for stringer and 7018 electrodes for remainder. Also, pipe bevel preparation.

PHASE 105 – Basic Pipe Welding
Techniques of basic pipe fitting, use of 90’s, T’s, flanges, valves, take offs, use of pipe blueprints, sketches, templates, and uphill welding techniques on pipe. Perform SMAW pipe welding with 6010 electrode stringer and 7018 electrode remainder in pipe positions of 2G and 5G.

PHASE 106 – Pipe Welding I
Overview of TIG equipment and procedure setup, metals identification, tungsten safety and preparation. Perform 6010 electrode root and 7018 electrode fill and cap in 6G position. Perform TIG stringer and hot pass on T-plate. Perform TIG root and 7018 fill and cap on 2G and 6G pipe positions

PHASE 107 – Pipe Welding II
Operation requirements for portable equipment, weld test lab procedures and testing approaches, perform mild steel TIG welding on pipe in various positions (2G, 5G, 6G) using TIG stringer, fill, and cap.

PHASE 108 – Advanced Pipe Welding
Advanced pipe welding projects and industrial applications, concentration on performing stainless steel TIG welding on mild steel and using multiple pipe sizes and schedules in various pipe positions (2G, 5G, 6G).

PHASE 109 – H.F. TIG &/or Pipeline Welding
Thin alloy selection of tungsten types for aluminum and stainless steel, methods to maintain clean work environment, procedures for heat settings on thin gauge applications, purging stainless steel plate, weld cleaning on aluminum and stainless steel, perform aluminum and stainless steel welding on plate using TIG in various positions with different rod sizes. Pipeline selection of rod size, layout procedures for pipeline fitting, coating types and electrolysis prevention with anode protection, perform SMAW downhill stringer, fill and cap in 5 and 6G positions and inverted T. Also, a student may elect to specialize in only H.F. TIG or pipeline welding or a combination of both specialties.

PHASE 110 – Career Preparation
A student’s final phase prior to introduction into the employment market with options for shop or field welding. Instruction in application for employment, preparing a resume, weld testing rigors, proper appearance, and job attitude. Lab competencies are directed toward 5G and 6G pipe welding using 6010 and 7018 electrodes including TIG in various combinations with bend tests. Additional lab welding competencies are individually specified for each student by the instructor to prepare the graduate for employer weld tests in the graduate’s selected specialty of welding.