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Welding & Metal Fabrication

Instructor Ben Wells

Instructor

Benjamin Wells

benjamin.wells@ncsuvt.org

802-334-5469 x 3363

Scope and Sequence

A blue shield logo with a welder working, mountains, and the text 'Welding & Metal Fabrication'.

  • Welding Students in the classroom shop.
  • Welding students with tools.
  • Welding student, welding.
  • Instructor Ben Wells with a past student.
  • GRADES 10-12 | 120 MINUTES DAILY

    A breakdown of credits, showing 6 total credits: 3 in year 1, 3 in year 2, and 1 embedded math credit.

    • ACT National Career Readiness Certificate
    • OSHA 10
    • American Welding Society  
    • D1.1 Structural Steel

Class Overview

This course is designed to study the various fields in the construction welding trade.  Areas that will be covered in the Year I are: Oxy-fuel cutting, Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Blueprint reading, Metallurgy and Occupational safety. Students will apply math, science, language arts and problem-solving skills in daily activities. In Year II students will study various applications of Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG). Students will be exposed to small business procedures, job estimation and accounting. After rotation through all the areas, the student will select an area for in-depth study that includes career research.

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