General Welding Technology - Certificate (Major Code - GWLD)

The General Welding Technology Certificate prepares students to enter the workforce with diverse welding skills. Following the American Welding Society D1.1 codebook, students test to that standard and upon passing visual and radiographic inspection, they are eligible to attain certification.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

• Utilize safe work habits when operating welding equipment.
• Articulate appropriate welding terminology to communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, customers, inspectors, engineers, and vendors.
• Determine the appropriate basic welding operations to use on various metals and in various situations with an emphasis on the gas metal arc welding (GMAW) process.
• Perform GMAW welds to American Welding Society (AWS) standards to achieve industry certification.
• Apply integrated knowledge of print interpretation and welding symbols in order to fabricate components.
• Establish foundational industry-relevant soft skills.

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