This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the manufacturing career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the manufacturing career cluster. This program offers a broad foundation of knowledge and skills to prepare students for employment in the welding industry.
The content includes but is not limited to planning, management, technical and product skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety, and environmental issues.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE:
The Welder Assistant 1 courseprepares students for entry into the welding industry. Students explore career opportunities and requirements of a professional welder. Content emphasizes beginning skills key to the success of working in the welding industry. Students study workplace safety and organization, basic manufacturing processes, metals identification, basic interpretation of welding symbols, and oxyfuel gas cutting practices.
OCP
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Course #
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Course Title
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Length
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A
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PMT0070
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Welder Assistant
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150 hours
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The Welder Assistant 2 courseis designed to build on the skills and knowledge students learned in Welder Assistant 1 for entry into the welding industry. Students explore career opportunities and requirements of a professional welder. Content emphasizes beginning skills key to the success of working in the welding industry. Students study drawings and welding symbols, intermediate oxyfuel gas cutting practices, plasma arc cutting principles, and basic shielded metal arc welding (SMAW).
OCP
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Course #
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Course Title
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Length
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A
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PMT0071
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Welder Assistant 2
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150 hours
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The Welder SMAW 1 courseprepares students for entry into the welding industry as a basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder. Students explore career opportunities and requirements of a professional welder. Content emphasizes beginning skills key to the success of working in the welding industry. Students study basic shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), Carbon Arc Gouging (GAC) principles, and visual examination skills.
OCP
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Course #
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Course Title
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Length
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B
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PMT0072
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Welder, SMAW1
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150 hours
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The Welder SMAW 2 courseis designed to build on the skills and knowledge students learned in Welder SMAW 1 for entry into the welding industry as a basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder. Students explore career opportunities and requirements of a professional welder. Content emphasizes beginning skills key to the success of working in the welding industry. Students study employability and welding careers, and intermediate shielded metal arc welding (SMAW).
OCP
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Course #
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Course Title
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Length
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B
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PMT0073
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Welder, SMAW 2
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150 hours
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The Welder course builds on the skills and knowledge students learned in the Welder Assistant and Welder SMAW courses. Students explore career opportunities and requirements of a professional welder. Content emphasizes skills key to the success of working in the welding industry. Students study basic and intermediate Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), basic and intermediate Flux-Core Arc Welding (FCAW), basic and intermediate Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), and a basic understanding of pipe welding.
OCP
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Course #
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Course Title
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Length
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C
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PMT0074
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Welder
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450 hours
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This program is 1050 hours long. To complete this program students must earn Occupation Completion Points (OCPs) for courses and pass required American Welding Society (AWS) certification exams.
ENTRANCE/EXIT REQUIREMENTS:
Reading, math, and language competencies are pre-assessed. The required basic skills grade levels for this program are Reading-9, Math-9, and Language-9 and must be met prior to program completions.
Go to www.gadsdentech.org or call Student Services at (850) 875-8324.
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