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STRUCTURAL 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 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 2G and 3G using 6010 and 7019 electrodes including MIG 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.