WELDING
TECHNOLOGIES
1ST
YEAR PROGRAM CONTENT STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES (CSO’S)
Fundamentals of Welding
Technology
WVEIS Code 1985
This course will introduce
students to the basic fundamentals of welding/cutting.
Students will become familiar with general safety,
welding terms and joints, and oxyfuel welding
techniques.
Standard 1: Identify,
explore, and evaluate career opportunities related to
welding. (1985.S.1)
Career Opportunities
Objectives
Students will:
1985.1.1 Describe a
variety of careers related to welding, and the training
necessary to be successful in those careers.
1985.1.2 Develop
appropriate attitudes and behaviors required to succeed
in careers in the field of welding.
1985.1.3 Identify
sources of information about careers in welding.
Standard 2: Identify and
practice safety during tool and equipment use and
practice safe conduct in welding shop. (1985.S.2)
Welding Shop Objectives
Students will:
1985.2.1 Recognize and
follow general welding shop safety guidelines.
1985.2.2 Discuss the
precautions needed to avoid fires in the welding area.
1985.2.3 Describe how a
closed container can be welded.
1985.2.4 Describe the
precautions to be taken when welding in confined areas.
1985.2.5 Explain the
purpose of tinted lenses used during welding and
cutting.
1985.2.6 Describe the
protective clothing, eye, face and head gear worn by
welder.
1985.2.7 Recognize what
fumes, gases, dust and smoke must be removed.
1985.2.8 List and
describe electrical safety when using ARC welding
equipment.
1985.2.9 Illustrate
safe handling and storage of compressed gas cylinders
and explain safety involved with use of acetylene gas.
Standard 3: Express
knowledge of the basic terms and processes associated
with the welding industry. (1985.S.3)
Welding Industry
Objectives
Students will:
1985.3.1 Tell what the
American Welding Association does for welders.
1985.3.2 Define welding
and explain coalescence and filler material.
1985.3.3 State the
difference between fusion welding, brazing, soldering
and solid-state welding.
1985.3.4 List the major
welding fusion welding processes and state the
differences between them.
1985.3.5 Discuss the
purpose and functions of SMAW electrodes.
Standard 4: Setup oxyfuel
welding and cutting equipment and demonstrate the safe
use of the equipment. (1985.S.4)
Oxyfuel Welding and
Cutting Equipment Objectives
Students will:
1985.4.1 Obtain oxyfuel
cylinders, chain into work station, assemble and set up
oxy fuel stationary and mobile cutting equipment.
1985.4.2 Perform soap
and water leak test and set line pressure according to
the tip size and metal thickness.
1985.4.3 Lay out
pattern on metal using steel rule, square and soapstone.
1985.4.4 Make 90 degree
straight cuts, bevel cuts and hole cuts.
1985.4.5 List five (5)
reasons for poor cuts and four (4) causes for back fire.
1985.4.6 Clean and
maintain cutting equipment and demonstrate proper shut
down and storage of the equipment.
1985.4.7 Choose the
proper tip size for braze welding and oxyacetylene
welding, light and adjust flame for proper welding of
mild steel.
Arc
Welding
WVEIS Code 1981
This course will give students
the opportunity to advance their skills in SMAW, GMAW, FCAW,
GTAW and to have the opportunity to test to a sate or
national standard.
Standard 1: Perform advanced
Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) processes. (1981.S.1)
Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Objectives
Students will:
1981.1.1 Perform safety
inspections of equipment and accessories.
1981.1.2 Make minor
external repairs to equipment and accessories.
1981.1.3 Set up for
shielded metal arc welding operations.
1981.1.4 Operate shielded
metal arc welding equipment.
1981.1.5 Execute corrective
actions to repair surface flaws on welds areas and base
metals.
1981.1.6 Make fillet welds,
all positions, on plain carbon steel or stainless steel
plate using stainless steel electrodes.
1981.1.7 Make groove welds,
all positions, on plain carbon steel or stainless steel
using stainless steel electrodes.
1981.1.8 Make groove welds,
all positions, according to AWS D1.1 Code.
1981.1.9 Make fillet welds,
all positions, on carbon steel pipe.
1981.1.10 Prepare test
coupons according to AWS D1.1 Code.
Standard 2: Apply advanced
Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) procedures. (1981.S.2)
Gas Metal Arc Welding
Objectives
Students will:
1981.2.1 Perform safety
inspections of equipment and accessories.
1981.2.2 Make minor
external repairs to equipment and accessories.
1981.2.3 Set up for gas
metal arc welding operations on carbon steel.
1981.2.4 Operate gas metal
arc welding equipment.
Standard 3: Perform Spray
Transfer processes. (1981.S.3)
Spray Transfer Objectives
Students will:
1981.3.1 Make fillet welds,
all positions, on aluminum plate.
1981.3.2 Make groove welds,
all positions, on aluminum plate.
Standard 4: Utilize Short
Circuiting Transfer process. (1981.S.3)
Short Circuiting Transfer
Objectives
Students will:
1981.4.1 Make fillet welds,
all positions, on carbon steel pipe, using short circuiting
transfer.
1981.4.2 Make groove welds,
all positions, using short circuiting transfer to the AWS
D1.1 Code.
1981.4.3 Prepare test
coupons according to AWS D1.1 Code.
Standard 5: Utilize Flux
Cored Arc Welding (FCAW-S, FCAW-G) processes. (1981.S.5)
Flux Cored Arc Welding
Objectives
Students will:
1981.5.1 Perform safety
inspections of equipment and accessories.
1981.5.2 Make minor
external repairs to equipment and accessories.
1981.5.3 Set up for flux
cored arc welding operations on carbon steel.
1981.5.4 Operate flux cored
arc welding equipment.
1981.5.5 Make fillet welds,
all positions, on carbon steel pipe, using gas-shielded
electrodes.
1981.5.6 Make groove welds,
all positions, according to the AWS D1.1 Code.
1981.5.7 Prepare test
coupons according to AWS D1.1 Code.
Standard 6: Perform Gas
Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW). (1981.S.6)
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
Objectives
Students will:
1981.6.1 Perform safety
inspections of equipment and accessories.
1981.6.2 Make minor
external repairs to equipment and accessories.
1981.6.3 Set up for gas
tungsten arc welding operations on carbon steel, aluminum,
and stainless steel.
1981.6.4 Operate gas
tungsten arc welding equipment.
1981.6.5 Make fillet welds,
all positions, on aluminum.
1981.6.6 Make groove welds,
all positions, on aluminum.
1981.6.7 Make fillet welds,
all positions, on stainless steel.
1981.6.8 Make groove welds,
all positions, on stainless steel.
Thermal Cutting and
Welding WVEIS Code 1995
This course will introduce
students to the basic fundamentals to effectively use the
oxyfuel welding and cutting processes to produce welded and
brazed joints, and to cut straight lines and shapes.
Standard 1: Set up oxyfuel
cutting equipment and demonstrate its safe use. (1995.S.1)
Oxyfuel Cutting Equipment
Objectives
Students will:
1995.1.1 Describe
historical developments in thermal cutting and welding.
1995.1.2 Recognize safety
related to thermal cutting.
Standard 2: Perform manual
oxyfuel gas cutting and demonstrate its safe use.
(1995.S.2)
Manual Oxyfuel Gas Cutting
Objectives
Students will:
1995.2.1 Perform safety
inspections of equipment and accessories.
1995.2.2 Make minor repairs
to equipment and accessories.
1995.2.3 Set up for manual
oxyfuel gas cutting operations.
1995.2.4 Perform oxyfuel
gas cutting, beveling, and piercing operations.
1995.2.5 Perform arc
cutting, beveling, and piercing operations.
1995.2.6 Perform shape
cutting and bevel cutting operations on plain carbon steel.
1995.2.7 Remove weld metal
from plain carbon steel by using weld washing technique.
Standard 3: Perform oxyfuel
welding and brazing and demonstrate its safe use.
(1995.S.3)
Oxyfuel Welding and Brazing
Objectives
Students will:
1995.3.1 Perform safety
inspections of equipment and accessories.
1995.3.2 Set and weld mild
steel using oxyfuel welding equipment.
1995.3.3 Set and braze mild
steel using oxyfuel welding equipment.
Standard 4: Perform machine
oxyfuel gas cutting (OFC) and demonstrate its safe use.
(1995.S.4)
Machine Oxyfuel Gas Cutting
Objectives
Students will:
1995.4.1 Perform safety
inspections of equipment and accessories.
1995.4.2 Make minor
external repairs to equipment and accessories.
1995.4.3 Set up for manual
air carbon arc gouging and cutting operations on plain
carbon steel.
1995.4.4 Operate manual air
carbon arc cutting equipment.
1995.4.5 Perform metal
removal operations on plain carbon steel.
Standard 5: Set up and safe
use of plasma arc cutting (PAC) equipment. (1995.S.5)
Plasma Arc Cutting Objectives
Students will:
1995.5.1 Perform safety
inspections on equipment and accessories.
1995.5.2 Make minor
external repairs to equipment and accessories.
1995.5.3 Set up for manual
plasma arc cutting operations on plain carbon steel,
aluminum, and stainless steel.
1995.5.4 Operate manual
plasma arc cutting equipment.
1995.5.5 Perform shape
cutting operations on plain carbon steel, aluminum, and
stainless steel.
Blueprint Reading and
Metallurgy WVEIS Code 1983
This course will introduce
students to the basic fundamentals of blueprint reading as
it relates to the welding industry, and to the science and
technology of extracting metals from their ores, refining
them, and preparing them for use.
Standard 1: Determine
processing requirements from drawings. (1983.S.1)
Drawings Objectives
Students will:
1983.1.1 Identify the types
of lines used on blueprints.
1983.1.2 Describe various
methods of dimensioning a welding blueprint.
1983.1.3 Differentiate
between notes and specifications.
1983.1.4 Analyze processing
requirements from information block.
1983.1.5 Explain what
tolerances are, and why they are used on blueprints.
1983.1.6 Read a drawing and
write a bill of materials.
Standard 2: Draw shop and
field sketches. (1983.S.2)
Shop and Field Sketches
Objective
Students will:
1983.2.1 Draw shop or field
sketches of sample dimensions, notes, and specifications.
Standard 3: Identify and
interpret basic welding symbols. (1983.S.3)
Welding Symbols Objectives
Students will:
1983.3.1 Differentiate
common types of welds and joints.
1983.3.2 Identify weld
symbols and draw samples of each.
1983.3.3 Match parts of a
fillet weld and a groove weld with their geometric
definitions.
1983.3.4 Draw fillet and
groove weld symbols with different requirements.
1983.3.5 Interpret common
abbreviations for blueprints and welding processes.
Standard 4: Understand the
composition of metals, their atomic structures and
properties, and how they behave when exposed to different
conditions of use. (1983.S.4)
Metals Objectives
Students will:
1983.4.1 Define metallurgy
and describe historical developments.
1983.4.2 Define terms
related to metallurgy.
1983.4.3 Distinguish
between mechanical and physical properties.
1983.4.4 Compare chemical
characteristics of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
1983.4.5 Describe in
writing, various heat treating processes.
1983.4.6 Explain welding
characteristics of low, medium, and high carbon steel, alloy
steels, cast iron, stainless and high chromium steels,
Austenitic manganese steels, tool and die steels, and exotic
steels.
2ND YEAR
PROGRAM CONTENT STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES (CSO’S)
This course will introduce
students to basic skills in shielded metal arc welding.
Students should have good eye, hand coordination and a
safety awareness. All students who take this class must have
successfully completed Fundamentals of Welding and have
passed all safety tests.
Standard 1: Setup and use
Shielded Metal Arc welding equipment in all positions.
(1993.S.1)
Shielded Metal Arc Objectives
Students will:
1993.1.1 Perform safety
inspections of equipment and accessories.
1993.1.2 Make minor
external repairs to equipment and accessories.
1993.1.3 Setup for SMAW
operations on plain carbon steel.
1993.1.4 Operate SMAW
equipment.
1993.1.5 Make fillet welds
in all positions on plain carbon steel.
1993.1.6 Make groove welds
in all positions on carbon steel.
1993.1.7 Perform horizontal
and vertical limited thickness qualification test on carbon
steel plate.
1993.1.8 Interpret test
results.
1993.1.9 Discuss electrode
handling procedures.
1993.1.10 Finish metal
surfaces with hand and power tools.
This course will introduce
students to basic skills in gas tungsten arc welding.
Students should have good eye, hand coordination and a
safety awareness. All students who take this class must have
successfully completed Fundamentals of Welding and have
passed all safety tests.
Standard 1: Setup and use Gas
Tungsten Arc welding equipment. (1989.S.1)
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
Objectives
The student will
1989.1.1 Perform safety
inspections of equipment and accessories.
1989.1.2 Make minor
external repairs to equipment and accessories.
1989.1.3 Set up for gas
tungsten arc welding operations on plain carbon steel,
aluminum, and stainless steel.
1989.1.4 Operate gas
tungsten arc welding equipment.
1989.1.5 Make fillet welds,
all positions, on plain carbon steel.
1989.1.6 Make groove welds
all positions, on plain carbon steel.
1989.1.7 Make 1F-2F welds
on aluminum.
1989.1.8 Make 1G welds on
aluminum.
1989.1.9 Make 1F-3F welds
on stainless steel.
1989.1.10 Make 1G-2G welds
on stainless steel.
