Required Supplies:Long pants
Long sleeve shirt
Tape measure
Work boots
Welding gloves
Safety glasses
Textbook:Blueprint for Welders; Bennet and Sly; 2005.
Welding Skills; B.J. Moniz and R.T. Miller; 2005.
Wages and Employment Trends:Median Wages (2004)
$14.81 hourly, $30,800 annually
Employment (2004)
377,000 employees
Slower than average (0-9%)
Projected Need (2004-2014)
125,000 additional employees
WELDING
Tony Reis
areis@wactc.net
(724) 746-2890 ext. 151
Students will obtain education and skills in various areas of welding.
Course Description:
Prepares students in oxy-fuel, shielded metal arc, gas metal arc, gas tungsten arc, flux core welding, carbon arc, plasma cutting, manual and radiograph cutting, and oxy-fuel brazing processes. Tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students learn the use of measuring instruments, hand tools, portable grinders, metallurgy, blueprint reading, electrical principles, layout and design, fabrication, practical problems in math, preparation of material lists, cost estimating, and quality assurance methods. Successful students will be given the opportunity to earn AWS certifications.
Course Topics:
Shielded metal ARC welding
Oxy-fuel welding
Gas metal ARC welding
Oxy-fuel brazing
Flux core
welding
Oxy-fuel cutting manual
Plasma cutting
Oxy-fuel cutting machine
Cooperating Companies:
C & J Metals – Hickory, PA
Bucycus, Inc. – Chartiers, PA
Heslin Steel Fab, Inc. – Canonsburg, PA
MCS – Carnegie, PA
Transformer Technology, Inc. – Canonsburg, PA
Thermo-Electric Company – Imperial, PA
Specialized Shop Equipment:
Square Wave GTAW
Inverter Technology SMAW
Inverter Technology GMAW
Ironworking Shear / Press / Punch
Certifications:
American Welding Society - AWS D1.1 - Structural Code
American Welding Society - AWS D1.5 - PA Department of Transportation Code
American Welding Society - AWS Level 1 - Entry Welder
ASME Information - Pressure Vessel Code
Articulation Agreements:Pennsylvania College of Technology - Welding Technology
Community College of Allegheny County – Welding Technology
Westmoreland County Community College – Welding Technology
Post-Secondary Training Options:Community College of Allegheny County
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Lincoln Electric
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Triangle Tech, Inc.
Welder Trainer and Testing Institute
Potential Careers:Welding Technician Ironworker
CNC Plasma Operator Welding Engineer
Boilermaker Pipe Welder
Underwater Welder Welding Inspector
Welding Sales Metal Fabricator
Metallurgist Ship Builder
Maintenance Welder Steamfitter
Welding Instructor
Welder Skills:Equipment Selection — Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Equipment Maintenance — Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Installation — Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
Mathematics — Using mathematics to solve problems.
Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Repairing — Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.