Participants who want to become welders, where they can find employment in fabrication shops, structural welding (buildings and bridges), pipe welding (chemical and nuclear power plants), aircraft, robotics, and weld-employment. In addition participants can find employment as entry-level technicians in welding and metalworking industries. Career opportunities also exist in construction, manufacturing, fabrication, sales, quality control, supervision, and welding-related self-employment. Welders can also own their own businesses.

Welders are the backbone of industry – and are in short supply. Salaries for skilled welders are high, and job opportunities are plentiful. This course will introduce you to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), commonly known as “stick welding.” The focus is on padding and fillet welds in various positions with SMAW electrodes and also includes oxy-acetylene torch cutting and safety. Upon completion, you’ll be able to apply fillet welds to join carbon plate steel in various positions with designated electrodes, and demonstrate proficiency with an oxy-acetylene cutting torch.