COURSE DESCRIPTION:

In Advanced Welding, the course will highlight the similarities in equipment and technique between the major arc welding processes. Students complete introductory level competencies in the Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding, Flux Core Arc Welding, and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding processes. Material preparation skills include shearing, sawing, grinding, and thermal cutting. Once all welding competencies are met, students will earn Dual Credit in the Welding program at Northcentral Technical College. This course also features a day to job shadow professional welders at B and D Fabrication and a chance to weld alongside professionals in an industrial setting. The second half of the course centers around an individual welding project. The project is centered around the NTC welding competition. Students will create a design plan, bill of materials, cut list and create a portfolio of their work. Students are not required to enter competition, but highly encouraged to do so.

COURSE OVERVIEW LISTING ALL UNITS BEING COVERED:

• Metal Lab Safety
• Shielded Metal Arc Welding
• Gas Metal Arc Welding
• Flux Core Arc Welding
• Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
• Individualized Metal Project and Portfolio