Welding Technology Certificate

This certificate focuses on producing graduates educated, and certified in Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Flux Cored Arc Welding and Gas Metal Arc Welding. In addition, this program explains in detail the Structural Welder qualifications, and includes filler metal identification, essential variables, thickness and position limitations, and basic machine maintenance. Safety standards for all processes and equipment are covered while providing practical experience in a variety of operations. Students prepare themselves for the industry by learning basic blueprint reading skills employing safe, professional, and ethical welding shop behavior.

Certificate Outcomes:

• Identify major requirements to safely operate equipment to produce cuts, gouges, grinds and weldments.
• Demonstrate set-up, operation and shut down operations using welding and cutting equipment.
• Demonstrate welding, brazing and cutting techniques using fuel gas and electric arc processes.
• Demonstrate print reading knowledge and experience and perform weldment testing using industry accepted standards and practices.
• Demonstrate manual welding experience using stainless steel and aluminum alloys.
• Demonstrate welding mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum alloys using semi-automatic equipment/procedures.
• Perform welding visual inspection procedure to determine compliance with appropriate codes and standards.