Welding
Join metal and build the world's structures. Intro to welding: what welders do, processes & tools, safety, and certification path.
1. Introduction, Safety & Career
beginnerAn introduction to the welding trade: what welders do, the main processes (stick, MIG, flux-core, TIG), equipment and materials, reading welding symbols and joints, the hazards and how to control them, and the certifications and career path.
2. Structural Field Welding: Procedures, Fit-Up, Inspection & Quality
intermediateThe second welding course, for welders and fitters moving onto structural and field work: welding procedure specifications and welder qualification, reading welding symbols and connection details on structural drawings, joint preparation and fit-up tolerances, field welding sequence, preheat, and distortion control, visual inspection and NDT acceptance, hot work permits and fire watch, and the quality records that close out the job.