Welder / Welding Technologist Cluster

PREPARATION  LEVEL  COURSES

I385  MANUFACTURING  WELDING  OCCUPATIONS  I  (ACC)

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.5

Grade level: 11, 12

A skill level course providing experiences which will include oxy – acetylene, electric arc, MIG, and TIG welding processes, cutting, soldering, brazing, blueprint reading, and metal selection and setup.  A variety of operations and positional techniques are used to develop expertise for manufacturing as well as repair applications.  Track trouble as well as innovative process will be included and results tested.

I386  WELDING  AND  FABRICATION  I

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.0

Grade level: 11, 12

A skill level course providing experiences which will include oxy – acetylene, electric arc, MIG, and TIG welding processes, cutting, soldering, brazing, blueprint reading, and metal selection and setup.  A variety of operations and positional techniques are used to develop expertise for manufacturing as well as repair applications.  Track trouble as well as innovative process will be included and results tested.

I387  WELDING  AND  FABRICATION  I

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 1.0

Grade level: 11, 12

A skill level course providing experiences which will include oxy – acetylene, electric arc, MIG, and TIG welding processes, cutting, soldering, brazing, blueprint reading, and metal selection and setup.  A variety of operations and positional techniques are used to develop expertise for manufacturing as well as repair applications.  Track trouble as well as innovative process will be included and results tested.

I388  WELDING  AND  FABRICATION  I

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

Welding and Fabrication I offers the student the fundamentals of oxy – acetylene and electric arc welding with additional experience in brazing and soldering,  The study also includes the reading of welding symbols in blueprints, safety, and metallurgy.  Students learn to make various types of weld joints in various positions with oxy – acetylene and arc welding.  Emphasis is placed upon manufacturing techniques and production set – ups.  Special attention is given to welding safety, welding rod classification and selection, and welding machine settings.

I485  MANUFACTURING  WELDING  OCCUPATIONS  II  (ACC)

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.5

Grade level: 12

This course is an advanced level course expanding on the knowledge and skills of Manufacturing Welding Occupations I.  Suggested materials are; automated processes, field and plant techniques, selection of material, design of fixtures, testing, and acceptable standards of industry and employment skills.

I486  WELDING  AND  FABRICATION  II

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.0

Grade level: 12

This course is an advanced level course expanding on the knowledge and skills of Welding and Fabrication I.  Suggested materials are; automated processes, field and plant techniques, selection of material, design of fixtures, testing, and acceptable standards of industry and employment skills.

I487  WELDING  AND  FABRICATION  II

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 1.0

Grade level: 12

Welding and Fabrication II is a continuation of Welding and Fabrication I with additional experience in MIG and TIG welding and it offers the student the fundamentals of oxy – acetylene and electric arc welding with additional experiences in brazing and soldering.  The study also includes the reading of welding symbols in blueprints, safety, and metallurgy.  Students learn to make various types of weld joints in various positions with oxy – acetylene and arc welding.  Emphasis is placed upon manufacturing techniques and production set – ups.  Special attention is given to welding safety, welding rod classification and selection, and welding machine settings.

I488  WELDING  AND  FABRICATION  II

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

Welding and Fabrication II is a continuation of Welding and Fabrication I with additional experience in MIG and TIG welding and it offers the student the fundamentals of oxy – acetylene and electric arc welding with additional experiences in brazing and soldering.  The study also includes the reading of welding symbols in blueprints, safety, and metallurgy.  Students learn to make various types of weld joints in various positions with oxy – acetylene and arc welding.  Emphasis is placed upon manufacturing techniques and production set – ups.  Special attention is given to welding safety, welding rod classification and selection, and welding machine settings.

Z401  INTERRELATED  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATION       

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: variable

Grade level: 11, 12

Interrelated Cooperative Education is designed for junior and/or senior students interested in pursuing careers in vocational occupations.  Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience and participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction.  Classroom instruction focuses on providing students with job survival skills and career exploration skills related to the job and improving student’s abilities to interact positively with others.  For skills related to the job, refer to the skill development course outlines and the task list of the desired occupational program.

A qualified vocational cooperative coordinator is responsible for supervision.  Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student and coordinator.  Occupational task lists form the basis for training plans.  The coordinator, student and employer assume compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.

The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis: further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job-seeking skills, personal development, human relationships, legal protection and responsibilities, economics and the job, organization and job termination.  In addition, classroom instruction includes technical skills as identified on occupational task lists.

Z402  INTERRELATED  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATION       

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: variable

Grade level: 11, 12

Interrelated Cooperative Education is designed for junior and/or senior students interested in pursuing careers in vocational occupations.  Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience and participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction.  Classroom instruction focuses on providing students with job survival skills and career exploration skills related to the job and improving student’s abilities to interact positively with others.  For skills related to the job, refer to the skill development course outlines and the task list of the desired occupational program.

A qualified vocational cooperative coordinator is responsible for supervision.  Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student and coordinator.  Occupational task lists form the basis for training plans.  The coordinator, student and employer assume compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.

The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis: further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job-seeking skills, personal development, human relationships, legal protection and responsibilities, economics and the job, organization and job termination.  In addition, classroom instruction includes technical skills as identified on occupational task lists.