Welding: Video Overview
Grade Level: 11, 12
Credits: 3 per year (1.5 per semester)
Location: NEWTech - Rm. 128
Duration: 540 hours (year-long) with an optional second year 540-hour course available for qualifying students
Program Description:
Students can go into the metal-working industry as an entry-level employee. Metal-working is one of the largest industries in the United States and students can go into employment building bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, pipelining systems, custom fabricated products, aerospace production and more. The current pathway is growing at 9% and is projected to continue to grow. Starting wages are typically $18-23 for starting and journeyman level employees are typically $45-70 per hour.
Welding at NEWTech can be physically demanding: Expect to be standing and working on your feet for 2 hours in class, although there is no heavy lifting. Students are required to wear long pants and closed toed shoes everyday. The class focuses on academic skills like basic math and science as well as technical skills. Employability and professionalism are taken seriously and practiced daily.
Syllabus: Welding Syllabus 21-22
Prerequisite(s):
Year One Course - Junior or Senior standing
Year Two Course - B or better in Year 1 course and instructor's approval
High School Credit Equivalencies: None
Certifications: AWS D1.1 Tack Weld , AWS D1.1 FCAW 3G, ASME Section IX, GMAW Spray 2G (Wagstaff), and WABO FCAW 2G (Metals Fabrication Co.)
Careers in this field:
- Aerospace and Ship Building Industry
- Equipment Repair & Sales
- Field Welder
- Industrial Welder/Fabricator
- Oxyacetylene/Plasma Cutter
- Pipe Fitter –Welder
- TIG/MIG/Electric Arc Welder
- Underwater Repair & Fabrication
- Weld Inspector
2021-22 Orientation Video
Program Uniform Information
AVISTA Summer 2022 Energy Pathways Application Website (This is not the Paid Internship Opportunity)
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