Welding

Instructor: Billy Poling

Welding

is a fabrication or sculptural process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing coalescence. This is often done by melting the work pieces and adding a filler material to form a pool of molten material (the weld pool) that cools to become a strong joint.

Students have an opportunity to gain knowledge and develop technical skills in all aspects of the Welding Industry.

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

  • Be a High School Junior or Senior from Barbour, Lewis and Upshur County

  • Submit an Application

  • Interview with Instructor

2 Year Program for High School Students

Certifications Available

  • National Center for Construction and Research (NCCER)

  • WV Welding Certifications

  • OSHA 10

Welding Students

Course Objectives

Welding I

NCCER Curriculum

  • Basic Safety

  • Construction Math

  • Hand Tools

  • Power Tools

  • Construction Drawings

  • Basic Rigging

  • Communication Skills

  • Employability Skills

  • Materials Handling

  • Welding Safety

  • Oxy‐fuel Cutting

  • Plasma Arc Cutting

Welding lll

  • Welding Symbols

  • Physical Characteristic's and Mechanical Properties of Metal

  • Preheating and Post heating of Metals

  • Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) and Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) Equipment and Filler Metals

  • GMAW and FCAW Filler Metals

Electives

  • Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)

  • Ornamental Metalwork

  • Blueprint Reading & Metallurgy

  • Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)

Welding ll

  • Air Carbon Arc Cutting and Gouging

  • Base Metal Preparation

  • Weld Quality

  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)

  • SMAW Equipment and Setup

  • SMAW Electrodes, Beads and Fillet Welds,

  • Joint Fit‐up and Alignment

  • SMAW Groove Welds and Backing

  • SMAW Open V‐Groove Welds

Welding lV

  • Builds on the skills in areas of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Equipment and Filler Metals

  • GTAW Plate

SkillsUSA

We are members of SkillsUSA

SkillsUSA

Mission:

SkillsUSA empowers its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens. SkillsUSA improves the quality of our nation’s future skilled workforce through the development of Framework skills that include personal, workplace and technical skills grounded in academics.

Vision:

SkillsUSA produces the most highly skilled workforce in the world, providing every member the opportunity for career success.

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