Welding & Metal Fabrication
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►2 Year Program: Open to all eleventh and twelfth students who are in good academic standing. Tenth grade students may apply with permission. ►YEAR 1: Students will study the various fields in the construction welding trade including:
Students will apply math problem-solving skills in daily activities. |
►YEAR 2:Students will study various applications of Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) and Gas Tungsten Arc Welcing (GTAW). Students will be exposed to:
After rotation through all the areas, students will select an area for in-depth study that includes career research. |
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GRADES 10-12 | 120 MINUTES DAILY
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- 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.
Program Advisory Committee
- Richard Iric: Advanced Welding Institute
- Michael Pike: White Mountain Community College
- Peter Diette: Haun Welding Supplies
