Program Description
Our Welding program provides tremendous opportunities for students to enter a high skill, high wage career. Welding is the most common method for permanently bonding metal. Due to its strength, welding is used to construct and repair cars, appliances and may other products. In construction, welding is used to join pipes, beams, and reinforcing rods. Currently, the Saginaw Career Complex welding program is offered in cooperation with Plumbers and Steamfitters, Local 85. Program emphasis is on SMAW, GTAW, and structural and pipe welding. Due to an increase in industrial construction, there are numerous opportunities for skilled welders in the Saginaw region.
Program Content
Personal Management and Employability Skills
Safety
Welding Fundamentals
Welding Detail Drawings & Print Reading
Metal Characteristics & Properties
Fundamental of Cutting Processes
Oxyfuel Cutting
GMAW/FCAW Equipment & Setup
SMAW Equipment & Setup
SMAW-Electrodes
Welding Joining Fit-up and Adjustment
Weld Quality
GTAW Carbon Steel Pipe
GTAW Low Allow & Stainless Steel Pipe
GTAW Aluminum Pipe
GMAW/FCAW Equipment & Setup
SMAW – Open Root Plate Welds
Air Carbon Arc Cutting and Gouging
Plasma Arc Cutting
Special Features
OSHA 10
Apprenticeship Opportunities with the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 85.
Students may participate in SkillsUSA, a national organization that provides opportunities to develop teamwork, personal leadership, and career skills needed by employers.
Unpaid work experience
STUDENTS CAN EARN:
4 cr. Welding Technology
Student Certifications
CareerSafe Safety Education Training
Personal Management & Employability Skills
Program Requirements
Safety Shoes
Eye Protection (provided for nonprescription
Proper Work Clothes
Good Hand-Eye Coordination, Eyesight, & Depth Perception
Mechanical Aptitude
Good Physical Condition
Ability to Pay Careful Attention to Detail and Follow Instructions Closely
Students Will Be Selected to Participate in this Course Offering
Career Possibilities
Fabrication Shop Welder, Fabrication Shop Fitter, Mine Maintenance Welder, Industrial Plant Welder, Pipe Fitter, Pipe Welder, Plate Welder,, Boilermaker Welder, Pipefitter Welder, Pipeline Welder, Combination Welder, Welding Machine Operator
