This course introduces trainees to principles and procedures needed to work safely in the construction environment and includes common safety equipment with procedures for inspection and use. Two lecture.
Various oxyacetylene cutting and welding processes using textbook, film, and lecture. One lecture; two lab.
Oxyacetylene welding, cutting, soldering, brazing and testing of welds. One lecture; two lab.
Advanced oxyacetylene welding, cutting, soldering, brazing, and testing welds. Prerequisite: WLD 120 or instructor permission. One lecture; two lab.
Theory of ARC welding with emphasis on SMAW (stick), GMAW (MIG) welding using textbook, film and lecture. One lecture; two lab.
Welding machines (DC and AC) history, electrodes, weld symbols. Stick electrode welding in the flat position. One lecture; two lab.
Basic metallurgy, weld testing, welding blueprint reading and shop procedures. Prerequisite: WLD 125 or instructor permission. One lecture; two lab.
How to determine the different types of metal and how to weld them. This is an intermediate general welding class. The student must have had some welding experience or one previous semester of welding. Prerequisite: WLD 125 or instructor permission. Two lecture; two lab.
This course teaches the welding trainee how to read and interpret AWS standard welding symbols and welding detail drawings, as well as how to prepare base metal joints for welding. Prerequisite: WLD 100. Two lecture.
This course introduces the welding trainee to oxy-fuel cutting and plasma arc cutting (PAC) and teaches students to understand and apply weld quality principles. Pre-requisite: WLD 100. One lecture; three lab.
This course introduces the welding trainee to: shielded metal arc welding and its equipment setup; shielded metal arc welding electrodes and considerations for electrode selection; shielded metal arc welding beads and fillet welds and construction of same using only shielded metal arc welding technology. Prerequisite: WLD 100. One lecture; three lab.
This course introduces the welding trainee to shielded metal arc welding groove welds with backing and their manufacture using shielded metal arc welding equipment. Prerequisite: WLD 100 and WLD 152. One lecture; three lab.
This course introduces the welding trainee to: gas metal arc welding (GMAW) equipment and filler metals; gas metal arc plate and the fabrication of quality GMAW fillet weld in plate in all positions; flux core arc welding (FCAW) equipment and filler metals; and manufacture of quality FCAW fillet and groove welds using flux core arc welding. Prerequisite: WLD 100. One lecture; three lab.
This course introduces the welding trainee to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) equipment and filler metals and the fabrication of quality groove welds in mild steel plates with the GTAW process. Prerequisite: WLD 100. One lecture; three lab.
Prepares the student to meet the requirements of the American Welding Society (AWS) Level I Entry Level Welder, requirements more comprehensive than the NPC general welding curriculum. When linked with WLD 157 prepares the student to sit for the nine-part AWS national certification exam. Prerequisites: WLD 100 and all Level I courses, or instructor permission. One-half lecture, three lab.
Prepares the student to test for final certification requirements as an American Welding Society Entry Level Welder (Level I) by performing the same nine-part series of workmanship qualification examinations required by the AWS EG2.0-95. Prerequisites: WLD 100 and all Level I courses including WLD 156, or instructor permission. One lecture; six lab.
For the advanced welding student to continue to upgrade skills necessary in testing and inspection with the use of practical and technical skills. Prerequisite: WLD 125. Two lecture; two lab.
Continuation of Arc Welding II. Arc welding in the three positions. Special emphasis on pipe welding. Basic MIG welding procedures. The student must have had three previous semesters of welding or experience as a welder. This class is for overhead and pipe welding. Prerequisites: WLD 120, WLD 125, and WLD 126. One lecture; two lab.
Continuation of Arc Welding III. Ferrous and nonferrous welding. Prerequisites: WLD 125, WLD 126, and WLD 220. One lecture; two lab.
Tungsten inert gas welding process using textbook, film, and lecture. One lecture; two lab.
Welding machine operation. Inert gases and mixtures. Welding procedures used in ferrous and nonferrous metals. The student must have had three previous semesters or experience as a welder. Basic TIG welding on plates; not for pipe. Prerequisite: WLD 125. One lecture; two lab.
Continuation of TIG Welding I. The student must have had four previous semesters of welding or experience as a welder. This class is for pipe welding only. Prerequisite: WLD 225. One lecture; two lab.
To provide an understanding of the GMAW welding process with hands-on applications of both ferrous and nonferrous metals in a variety of positions and power supplies. One lecture; one lab.
This course introduces the welding trainee to: joint fit up and alignment using equipment associated with shielded metal arc welding; air carbon arc cutting and gouging; physical characteristics and mechanical properties of metal especially as they relate to base metals and affect weld quality; and weld quality theory. Prerequisite: WLD 100. One lecture; one lab.
This course introduces the welding trainee to shielded metal arc welding open V-butt welds using appropriate equipment. Prerequisites: WLD 100 and WLD 152. One lecture; three lab.
This course offers the welding trainee advanced training in the manufacture of acceptable open V-butt welds using shielded arc welding equipment. Prerequisites: WLD 100, WLD 152, WLD 153 and WLD 261. One lecture; three lab.
This course instructs the welding trainee in the performance of open root pipe welds in the flat and horizontal positions using SMAW equipment. Prerequisites: WLD 100, WLD 152, WLD 153, WLD 261 and WLD 262. One lecture; four lab.
This course offers the welding trainee advanced training in the manufacture of open root pipe welds in the vertical and 45 degree inclined position using SMAW technology. Prerequisites: WLD 100, WLD 152, WLD 153, WLD 261, WLD 262 and WLD 264. One lecture; four lab.
This course introduces the welding trainee to: gas metal arc welding pipe and the installation of quality GMAW V-groove welds i n pipe; GMAW equipment and filler metals; and flux cored arc welding of pipe and the manufacture of quality FCAW open root V-groove welds in pipe. Prerequisites: WLD 100 and WLD 154. One lecture; three lab.
This course introduces the welding trainee to GMAW equipment and filler metals and the manufacture of quality FCAW open root V-grooves. Prerequisites: WLD 100 and WLD 154. One lecture; three lab.
This course introduces the welding trainee to the GTAW (gas tungsten arc welding) process of: installing quality open root V-groove welds on stainless steel pipe; using GTAW equipment and filler metals; and manufacturing quality open root V-groove welds on low alloy steel pipe with the GTAW process. Prerequisites: WLD 100 and WLD 155. One lecture; three lab.
This course offers advanced training in the use of GTAW technology and introduces the process of installing quality open root V-groove welds in carbon steel pipe with the GTAW process. Prerequisites: WLD 100, WLD 155 and WLD 267. One lecture; three lab.
This course introduces the welding trainee in the areas of performing open root pipe welds with SMAW equipment in the 6G position; manufacturing quality FCAW open root V-groove welds in pipe in the 6G position; making of quality open root V-groove welds on stainless steel pipe with the GTAW process in the 6G position; installing quality open root V-groove welds in carbon steel pipe with the GTAW process in the 6G position. Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements, and received certificates of Proficiency for Welding Level I and Welding Level II. Three lab.
For the advanced student to continue training in welding. The student will complete a project from blueprint to complete product. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. One lecture; three lab.
This internship course is designed to accompany any WLD course to learn the fundamentals of welding, fabrication, and cutting through on-the-job-training as an intern with a local contractor. The course emphasizes techniques and use of basic tools in performing welding related work and includes physical demonstrations of safety requirement. The student must schedule job hours with a designated contractor for an average minimum of 10 hours per week. Prerequisites: WLD 100 and instructor permission.
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