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0956.50The curriculum prepares students to seek employment in the welding/metal working trades as welders, welder’s helpers, cutting torch operators, or apprentice fitters. The focus of instruction and practical welding experience is on the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), semi-automatic Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) and oxy-acetylene welding, brazing and cutting processes. These processes are used in the construction and manufacturing industries. Welding practice prepares the student for the Structural Steel Groove and Light Gauge Structural Certifications. Certification is now considered a mandatory requirement for successful employment in the construction and manufacturing industries.
Metal fabrication skills including blueprint reading, shop math, metal fit-up and production welding techniques. Instruction includes structural steel welding codes and welding theory. Students are required to purchase welding materials and protective clothing.
A Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better.
Program Outcomes
- Perform shielded metal arc (SMAW), flux cored arc welding (FCAW) and oxy-acetylene welding and cutting.
- Select appropriate equipment and processes for metal/welding operations and demonstrate safe set-up and operations of welding equipment.
- Evaluate welds to industry standards and prepare inspections reports including welding defects and solutions.
- Fabricate a part from a blueprint including the layout, assembly, cutting of material guided by welding symbols.
- Prepare to successfully pass the practical and written L.A. City Structural Steel Certification exam for shielded metal arc (SMAW) and flux cored arc welding (FCAW).
Requirements for the Certificate of Achievement
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Semester I | ||
| WELD 200A | INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL WELDING | 6 |
| TECH 107A | TECHNICAL CALCULATIONS | 3 |
| Semester II | ||
| WELD 200B | CONSTRUCTION TRADE WELDING | 6 |
| DT 008A | INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL DESIGN AND FABRICATION | 3 |
| Total Units | 18 | |
Recommended Electives
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BIT 010 | BASIC COMPUTER KEYBOARDING | 1 |
| DT 017 | BUILDING DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION TECHNICAL GRAPHICS | 3 |
| DT 118 | 3-DIMENSIONAL BUILDING DESIGN & REPRESENTATION | 3 |
| KINA 032A | BEGINNING FITNESS ACTIVITIES | 1 |
| WELD 044A | INTRODUCTION TO GAS WELDING | 1 |
| WELD 044B | INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRIC ARC WELDING | 1 |
| WELD 044C | ADVANCED ARC WELDING, FCAW & SMAW | 1 |
| WELD 145 | INTRODUCTION TO TIG WELDING | 1 |
| WELD 150D | TUNGSTEN INERT GAS (TIG) WELDING | 5 |
Visit the Program Mapper for a suggested sequence of courses.