Gas Tungsten Arc Welder (GTA1)  Technical Certificate of Credit

This course provides an introduction to welding technology with an emphasis on basic welding laboratory principles and operating procedures. Topics include: industrial safety and health practices, hand tool and power machine use, measurement, Oxyacetylene welding, and Welding career potentials. 

Introduces fundamental principles safety practices equipment and techniques necessary for metal heating and oxyfuel cutting. Topics include: metal heating and cutting principles safety procedures use of cutting torches and apparatus metal heating techniques metal cutting techniques manual and automatic oxyfuel cutting techniques and oxyfuel pipe cutting. Practice in the laboratory is provided.

Provides knowledge of theory safety practices inert gas equipment and techniques required for successful gas tungsten arc welding. Qualification tests all positions are used in the evaluating of student progress toward making industrial standard welds. Topics include: GTAW safety and health practices; shielding gases; metal cleaning procedures; GTAW machines and set up; selection of filler rods; GTAW weld positions; and production of GTAW beads bead patterns and joints.

Provides knowledge of theory, safety practices, inert gas, equipment, and techniques required for successful advanced gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW). Qualification tests, all positions, are used in the evaluation of student progress toward making advanced level industrial standard welds. Topics include: GTAW safety and health practices; shielding gases; metal cleaning procedures; GTAW machines and equipment set up; selection of filler rods; GTAW weld positions; and advanced production of GTAW beads, bead patterns, and joints.

Presents practices common in the welding and metal fabrication industry. Topics include: metal fabrication safety and health practices and metal fabrication procedures.

Provides the opportunity to apply skills to pipe welding operations. Topics include: pipe welding safety and health practices pipe welding nomenclature pipe layout and preparation pipe joint assembly horizontal welds on pipe (2G) vertical welds on pipe (5G) and welds on 45 degree angle pipe (6G).

Provides knowledge of theory safety practices equipment and techniques required for successful flux cored arc welding(FCAW). Qualification tests all positions are used in the evaluation of student progress toward making industrialstandards welds. Topics include: FCAW safety and health practices FCAW theory machine set up and operationshielded gas selection and FCAW joints in all positions.

Provides an introduction to ornamental ironworks with emphasis on safety practices equipment and ornamental ironwork techniques. Topics include: introduction to ornamental ironworks and safety practices; use of scroll machine and use of bar twister.