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WELDING
& METAL FORMING
Grades 11 - 12
Students will learn the skills necessary for entry level welding and layout
jobs. First year students will focus heavily on gas, mig, and arc welding.
In addition they will use the cutting torch and be exposed to the basic
skills necessary to weld. Second year students will receive instruction
in mig, arc and tig welding on a more advanced level, while also working
on layout skills, employment skills and use of the cutting torch. This
course will prepare a willing student to pass certification, and provide
the opportunity for a higher earning potential than the average high school
student who does not have this training.
Recommended
Preparation
The student needs to have a reading comprehension of GE 8. He/she needs
basic math skills in adding and subtraction fractions, decimals, symmetric
conversions, decimal to fraction and fraction to decimal conversions.
He/she also needs a basic understanding of diagram reading. *
* CCTEC complies with the Americans with Disability
Act of 1990.
Articulated
Credit
If a student completes the two year program and meets the specific criteria
required for articulation, he/she may be able to articulate up to fifteen
hours of course work taken at the high school level and apply them toward
college credit hours in industrial technology. This would be the equivalent
of one full-time semester of college credit.
Certification Opportunities
Students who qualify at completion of their senior year may be able to
take the test for AWS certification.
Job
Outlook
Job prospects should be excellent for welders with the right skills, as
many employers report difficulties in finding qualified applicants. In
addition, openings will arise as workers retire or leave the occupation
for other reasons. Employment of welders, cutters, and welding machine
operators is expected to grow more slowly than the average for all occupations
through 2008, reflecting rising automation and productivity in many of
the industries that employ these workers. Because almost every manufacturing
industry uses welding at some stage of manufacturing or in the repair
and maintenance of equipment, a strong economy will keep demand for welders
high.
Employment
Growth
Technology is helping to improve welding and create more uses for welding
in the workplace. For example, new ways are being developed to weld dissimilar
materials and nonmetallic materials, such as plastics, composites, and
new alloys. Also, laser beam welding and other techniques are improving
the results of welding and making it applicable to a wider assortment
of jobs.
Instructor
Jerry
Bonebrake
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