The Certificate A in Welding Technology provides targeted training for experienced welders aiming to enhance their skills, covering advanced welding processes and precision fabrication techniques to meet evolving industry demands. Print Degree Map Year 1 - Fall Fall Course Code Course Title Credit Notes WLD 1001 Welding Safety 1 Prerequisite(s): None × Welding Safety : WLD 1001 Through a variety of classroom and/or lab learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: explain job/site safety and precautions for job/site hazards; determine the uses of personal protective equipment (PPE); identify the safety equipment and procedures related to safe work practices and environment; identify fire prevention and protection techniques; explore Hazardous Communications (HazCom) including Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). Prerequisite(s): None WLD 1010 OSHA 10 1 Prerequisite(s): None × OSHA 10 : WLD 1010 The 10-hour General Industry Outreach Training Program is intended to provide an entry level worker's general awareness on recognizing and preventing hazards in a general industry setting. Prerequisite(s): None WLD 110 Welding Metallurgy 1 Prerequisite(s): WLD 1010 OSHA 10 and WLD 1001 Welding Safety or WLD 100 Welding Safety/OSHA 10. × Welding Metallurgy : WLD 110 This course covers metallurgical principles applied to welding including mechanisms of strengthening, phase equilibria, and microstructure of the weld zone. Prerequisite(s): WLD 1010 OSHA 10 and WLD 1001 Welding Safety or WLD 100 Welding Safety/OSHA 10. WLD 1153 Blueprint Reading 3 Prerequisite(s): None × Blueprint Reading : WLD 1153 In this course students will be provided exposure to blueprint reading beginning with identification of specific lines, views, abbreviations, symbols, joints and shapes specific to the welding industry. Students will interpret basic 3D sketches using orthographic projection and blueprints and solve mathematic equations and interpret scale ratios. Use of measuring tools and interpreting a Bill of Materials are also components of this course. Prerequisite(s): None WLD 118 Discontinuities and Defects 1 Prerequisite(s): None × Discontinuities and Defects : WLD 118 As a welder you have the responsibility to evaluate your weldments, identify and classify discontinues and defects and the conditions that exist when evaluating discontinuities in order to decide whether they are acceptable or not. Prerequisite(s): None WLD 1303 Cutting Processes 3 Prerequisite(s): None × Cutting Processes : WLD 1303 This course will include the cutting of ferrous metals with manual motor-driven and automatic oxy-acetylene shape cutting equipment, as well as high-energy plasma arch and carbon-arch cutting. Prerequisite(s): None WLD 140 Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) 3 Prerequisite(s): WLD 1010 OSHA 10 and WLD 1001 Welding Safety or WLD 100 Welding Safety/OSHA 10. × Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) : WLD 140 Through classroom and/or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: describe the Shielded Metal Arc Welding process (SMAW); demonstrate the safe and correct set up of the SMAW workstation; associate SMAW electrode classifications with base metals and joint criteria; demonstrate proper electrode selection and use based on metal types and thicknesses; build pads of weld beads with selected electrodes in the flat position; build pads of weld beads with selected electrodes in the horizontal position; perform basic SMAW welds on selected weld joints; and perform visual inspection of welds. Prerequisite(s): WLD 1010 OSHA 10 and WLD 1001 Welding Safety or WLD 100 Welding Safety/OSHA 10. WLD 150 Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) 3 Prerequisite(s): WLD 1010 OSHA 10 and WLD 1001 Welding Safety or WLD 100 Welding Safety/OSHA 10. × Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) : WLD 150 Through classroom and/or shop/lab learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: explain gas metal arc welding process (GMAW); demonstrate the safe and correct set up of the GMAW workstation.; correlate GMAW electrode classifications with base metals and joint criteria; demonstrate proper electrode selection and use based on metal types and thicknesses; build pads of weld beads with selected electrodes in the flat position; build pads of weld beads with selected electrodes in the horizontal position; produce basic GMAW welds on selected weld joints; and conduct visual inspection of GMAW welds. Prerequisite(s): WLD 1010 OSHA 10 and WLD 1001 Welding Safety or WLD 100 Welding Safety/OSHA 10. WLD 171 Introduction to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) 3 Prerequisite(s): WLD 1010 OSHA 10 and WLD 1001 Welding Safety or WLD 100 Welding Safety/OSHA 10. × Introduction to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) : WLD 171 Through classroom and/or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, students in this course will explain the gas tungsten arc welding process (GTAW); demonstrate the safe and correct set up of the GTAW workstation; relate GTAW electrode and filler metal classifications with base metals and joint criteria; build proper electrode and filler metal selection and use based on metal types and thicknesses; build pads of weld beads with selected electrodes and filler material in the vertical position; build pads of weld beads with selected electrodes and filler material in the overhead position; perform basic GTAW welds on selected weld joints; and perform visual inspection of GTAW welds. Prerequisite(s): WLD 1010 OSHA 10 and WLD 1001 Welding Safety or WLD 100 Welding Safety/OSHA 10.