Welding and Joining Technology (WAJ2)  Diploma

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.

This course introduces the knowledge and skills necessary for reading welding and related blueprints and sketches. An emphasis is placed on identifying types of welds and the associated abbreviations and symbols.

This course introduces the major theory safety practices and techniques required for shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) in flat positions. Qualification tests flat position are used in the evaluation of student progress toward making industrial welds.

Introduces the major theory safety practices and techniques required for shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) in the horizontal position. Qualification tests horizontal position are used in the evaluation of student progress toward making industrial standard welds. Topics include: horizontal SMAW safety and health practices selection and applications of electrodes selection and applications for horizontal SMAW horizontal SMAW joints and horizontal SMAW to specification.

Introduces the major theory safety practices and techniques required for shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) in the vertical position. Qualification tests vertical position are used in the evaluation of student progress toward making industrial standard welds. Topics include: vertical SMAW safety and health practices selection and applications of electrodes for vertical SMAW vertical SMAW joints and vertical SMAW to specification.

Introduces the major theory safety practices and techniques required for shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) in the overhead position. Qualification tests overhead position are used in the evaluation of student progress toward making industrial standard welds. Topics include: overhead SMAW safety and health practices selection and applications of electrodes for overhead SMAW overhead SMAW joints and overhead SMAW to specification.

Provides knowledge of theory safety practices equipment and techniques required for successful gas metal arc welding. Qualification tests all positions are used in the evaluation of student progress toward making industrial standard welds. Topics include: GMAW safety and health practices; GMAW theory machines and set up; transfer modes; wire selection; shielded gas selection; and GMAW joints in all positions.

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.

Introduces industrial qualification methods procedures and requirements. Students are prepared to meet the qualification criteria of selected national welding codes and standards. Topics include: test methods and procedures national industrial codes and standards fillet and groove weld specimens and preparation for qualifications and job entry.

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.

Introduces the fundamental concepts terminology and operations necessary to use computers. Emphasis is placed on basic functions and familiarity with computer use. Topics include an introduction to computer terminology the Windows environment Internet and email word processing software spreadsheet software database software and presentation software.