Welding Technology

Education
American Welding
Society
What is Welding?
For students who enjoy a challenge, our
welding program provides tremendous
opportunities to learn new welding
developments and exotic metal types.
Welding Holds Our World
Together
Welding is the most common method for
permanently bonding metal parts. Due to its
strength, welding is used to construct and
repair cars, bridges, buildings, aircraft,
piping, appliances, and many other
products.
Welding Technology Education
Can Lead to Many Careers
Welding Engineer
Welding Inspector
Quality Assurance
Robotics
Welding Sales, Equipment and Supplies
Welding Business Owner
There is a Great Future
in Welding!

Welders are needed NOW! These are some of the
attributes and abilities required to succeed:

Enjoy Hands On Work
Have Good Coordination
Have Good Eyesight
Be Able to Work in Hot Conditions
Be Able to Work With Others
The Welding Program
Students Need Many Skills to
Succeed in the Job Market
Welding Skills
Good Work Habits
Math, Science, and Electricity
Interpersonal-Teamwork Skills
Social and Professional Skills
Job Acquisition Skills
Welding Processes Learned
SMAW - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
GMAW - Gas Metal Arc Welding
GTAW - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
FCAW - Flux Cored Arc Welding
Spray Transferred Arc Welding
...And More Skills Learned
Welding Alloys (Metal Types)
Metal Shearing And Bending
Cutting Torch (Hand & Automatic)
Plasma Cutting
Blueprint Reading
Metal Fabrication
Weld Symbols
Good Habits Developed
Good Safety Practices
Consideration for Others
Prompt and Consistent Attendance
Active Participation in All Phases of
Program
Continuous Progress Toward Program
Completion
Interpersonal and Teamwork
Skills Developed
Work as a Team on...
Welding Projects
AWS Student Chapter Activities
Written Correspondence
Published News Articles (Worldwide)
Community Service Projects
Social and Professional Skills
Enhanced
AWS Student Chapter - Officers
Students Arrange for Guest Speakers,
Agenda for Technical Meetings
At AWS Meetings - Interact With Future
Employers in Social/Professional Setting
Job Application - Resume - Interview
Techniques
Job Acquisition Skills Learned
Preparing Job Application
and Resume
Surveying Job Market
Interviewing Tips and Techniques
Evaluating Potential Employers and Jobs
Locating and Maintaining Industry Contacts
Welding Program Benefits
Scholarship Opportunities
AWS Welding Certification (Portable)
On The Job Training
Job Placement
Job Skills for College Funds
AWS
Welder
Certification
Learning Environment
Classroom Time - Theory
Shop Time - Lots of Hands On!
Industry Specific Projects
Professional and Student Association
Meetings and Activities
Individual Attention and Counseling
Weld Shop Organized and
Equipped to Meet Local
Industry Standards
Equipped for Local Industry Needs and
Constantly Being Upgraded
Looks More Like a Weld Shop Than
Classroom
Students Actively Involved in Shop
Construction and Maintenance
Shop, Curriculum and Equipment Heavily
Influenced by Advisory Committee
Industry Specific Projects
Tailored to Local Needs
Written Entry Level Requirements From
Local Industry
Industry Consortium For Specific Training
Specific Training and Demonstrations by
Local Professionals in Class
American Welding Society
(AWS)
...is the International Organization for the
Welding Profession
...Stated Goal "To advance the science,
technology and application of welding."
...provides scholarships, learning materials
and personal assistance
...is an integral and pervasive part
of any welding program
AWS
The Academic Program
Welding Is Much More Than
Sparks and Sweat !!
Welders need to know more
than how to lay a good weld
bead.
They need to know some
math, chemistry, physics and
electricity, so our
curriculum includes a
healthy dose of math and
science
GENERAL MATH
FRACTIONS
WORD PROBLEMS
There is an eight-foot length
of pipe. How many 1' 3"
sections...
1' 6
5
/
8
" of 2" SCH 40 pipe
+ 7' 9
3
/
4
" of 2" SCH 40 pipe

GEOMETRY
Angles and Degrees
Displacement
Shapes
Trisect Angles
a
b
B
r
ALGEBRA
SOLVING FOR AN UNKNOWN
6x = 96"
x =
PARABOLA
a
2
+ b
2
= c
2
The hypotenuse is the
longest side of a right
triangle
HYPOTENUSE RULE
TRIGONOMETRY
sine 0 = opposite/hypotenuse

cosine 0 = adjacent/hypotenuse

tangent 0 = opposite/adjacent
ELECTRICITY
E
I R
OHMS LAW
E = voltage
I = current
R = resistance
QUANTITY UNIT
Voltage Volt
Resistance Ohm
Current Ampere
Power Watt
DC + DC - AC
TYPES OF POLARITY
Reverse Straight
Other Curriculum
Metallurgy -Characteristics and Types
Physics - (Static Loads - Tensile Strength -
Heat Transfer - Shear Stresses)
Students Learn Academic
Skills
Students learn applied academic skills in
a non-threatening environment
Students see how academic skills are
relevant and even essential outside the
classroom
Students apply academic skills to
projects immediately
Students take these skills into home
school classrooms with renewed interest
Students Learn Marketable
Skills
Students learn a marketable skill, and expect
a starting salary of more than $21,000 on
successful completion of welding program.
to begin a career with a firm foundation
to earn money for College expenses
as the foundation for a career in another field
Students Gain Life-Long Skills
Learning a skill builds self-esteem
and confidence
Competence in one skill leads to
bigger goals and higher skills
Skills provide hobbies, utility, and
entertainment for a lifetime (similar
to Sports and P.E., Art, Music,
Literature, Foreign Language, etc.)
Who I S a Good Candidate
for Vo-Tech Welding?
Students who do not plan to attend college
Students who might attend college -- later
Students who plan to attend college part-
time
Students who want to attend College but
cannot afford it
College-bound students who have
chosen a field (Welding Engineering?)
and want a head start
Who Might NOT Be a Good
Candidate for Vo-Tech?
College-bound with financial resources
for further education
College-bound, but a late bloomer (they
need the entrance requirements quickly)
Students looking for an easy place to
kill time (Vo-Tech Welding is not easy;
they need to look elsewhere)
Our Welding Program & Our
Students are Successful !
Jobs are waiting for students willing to learn
and wanting to work. Our program is
demanding and we expect much from our
students, but the future is bright for those
who succeed. Our program is also exciting.
Students learn, grow, and meet employers
who need the skills they will have. See you
in the weld shop!
Welding Education
Does Not
Limit Opportunities...

It Creates New Choices!
Thank you!