Welding Curriculum

Oxy

Topic 1: Oxyacetylene Welding, Brazing and Cutting - Course Overview

Topic 2: Introduction to Oxyacetylene Welding, Brazing, and Cutting

Topic 3: Oxyacetylene Welding Safety

Topic 4: Safety & Health of Welders

Topic 5: Equipment Setup, Operation, and Shutdown

Topic 6: Weld Quality: Controlling the Welding Variables 

Topic 7: Stringer Bead, Bead on Plate - with & without Filler Metal, Flat Position 

Topic 8: Fillet Weld, Lap Joint, Horizontal (2F) Position 

Topic 9: Fillet Weld, Inside Corner - Horizontal (2F) Position 

Topic 10: Fillet Weld, Lap Joint, Vertical (3F) Position

Topic 11: Fillet Weld, Inside Corner - Vertical (3F) Position

Topic 12: Square-Groove Weld, Butt Joint - Flat (1G) Position

Topic 13: Introduction to Oxyacetylene Flame Cutting

Topic 14: Standard Destructive Test - Visual Inspection and Guided Bend Test

Topic 15: Square-Groove Weld, Butt Joint - Vertical (3G) Position

Topic 16: Square-Groove Weld, Butt Join t- Overhead (4G) Position

Topic 17: Square-Groove Weld, Butt Joint - Horizontal (2G) Position

Topic 18: Application of Fuel Gases

Topic 19: Square-Groove, Bevel & Hole Cuts - Manual

Topic 20: Square-Groove, Bevel & Hole Cuts - Visual Inspection

Topic 21: Single V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint - Flat (1G) Position

Topic 22: Single V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Vertical (3G) Position

Topic 23: Single V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint - Overhead (4G) Position

Topic 24: Single V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint - Horizontal (2G) Position

Topic 25: Single V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, (5G) Position 2” Pipe

Topic 26: Single V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, (6G) Position 2” Pipe

Topic 27: Introduction to Soldering, Brazing, and Braze Welding

Topic 28: Fillet Weld, Lap Joint, Square Groove, Butt Joint, Braze Weld, Horizontal (2F) & Flat (1G) Position

Topic 29: Socket Joint, Brazed Copper (2F) Position

Topic 30: Socket Joint, Brazed Copper (5F) Position

Stick - SMAWB

Topic 1: Shielded Metal Arc Welding Basic, Course Overview

Topic 2: Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding

Topic 3: The Safety & Health of Welders

Topic 4: The Five Essentials

Topic 5: Striking & Controlling the Arc

Topic 6: Pad of Beads, Flat Position & Crater Filling

Topic 7: Fillet Weld, Lap Joint, Horizontal Position

Topic 8: Pad of Beads, Flat Position (E6010)

Topic 9: The Welder's Role in Quality Control

Topic 10:  Three-Bead Fillet Weld, T-Joint, Horizontal Position

Topic 11: Fillet Weld, T-Joint, Horizontal Position, Destructive Test

Topic 12: Pad of Beads, Horizontal Position (E6010)

Topic 13: Square-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Horizontal Position

Topic 14: Square-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Horizontal Position, Destructive Test

Topic 15: Electrode Selection

Topic 16: Fillet Weld, Lap Joint, Vertical Position, Up

Topic 17: Fillet Weld, T- Joint, Vertical Position, Up

Topic 18: Three-Bead Fillet Weld, Vertical Position Up, with 2 Weave Beads

Topic 19: Square-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Vertical Position, Up

Topic 20: Square-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Vertical Position Up, Destructive Test

Topic 21: Power Sources

Topic 22: Fillet Weld, Lap Joint, Overhead Position

Topic 23: Three-Bead Fillet Weld, T-Joint, Overhead Position

Topic 24: Fillet Weld, T-Joint, Overhead Position, Destructive Test

Topic 25: Square-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Overhead Position

Topic 26: Distortion Control

Topic 27: Fillet Weld, Lap & T-Joints, Horizontal & Vertical Positions

Topic 28: Stringer Beads, Flat, Horizontal & Vertical Positions

Topic 29: Fillet Weld, Lap Joint, Vertical Position, Down

Topic 30: Square-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Flat Position; Fillet Welds, Lap & T-Joints, Horizontal Position (E7024)

Topic 31: The Low Hydrogen Electrode and Its Uses

Topic 32: Multi-Pass Fillet Weld, T-Joint, Vertical Position, Up (E7018)

Topic 33: Multi-Pass Fillet Weld, T-Joint, Overhead Position (E7018)

Topic 34: Multi-Pass Fillet Weld, T-Joint, Flat, Horizontal, Vertical & Overhead Positions (E7018)

Topic 35: Multi-Pass Fillet Weld, Lap Joint, Horizontal Position (E7018 & E7024)

Topic 36: AWS QC10 2G Qualification Test

Topic 37: AWS QC10 3G Qualification Test

Topic 38: AWS QC10 Destructive Test

Stick - SMAWS

Topic 1: Shielded Metal Arc Welding - Structural Course Overview 

Topic 2: Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding 

Topic 3: Safety 

Topic 4: Single V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Horizontal (2G) Position 

Topic 5: Weld Size & Profile 

Topic 6: Procedure & Welder Qualification 

Topic 7: Single V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Horizontal (2G) Position, Destructive Test 

Topic 8: Single V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Vertical (3G) Position 

Topic 9: Destructive Testing

Topic 10: Single V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Overhead (4G) Position

Topic 11: Nondestructive Testing

Topic 12: Single V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Horizontal (2G) Position

Topic 13: Air Carbon Arc Cutting & Gouging

Topic 14: Single V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Horizontal (2G) Position, Destructive Test

Topic 15: Single V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Vertical (3G) Position

Topic 16: Metals Identification for Welding

Topic 17: Single V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Overhead (4G) Position

Mig

Topic 1:Flux-Cored Arc Welding, Course Overview

Topic 2: Introduction to Flux-Cored Arc Welding

Topic 3: Safety

Topic 4: Equipment Set Up, Adjustment, & Maintenance

Topic 5: Fillet Welds, T-Joints, Horizontal, Vertical, & Overhead Positions (Gas & Self-Shielded)

Topic 6: Electrode Classification & Selection

Topic 7: Single-V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Horizontal (2G) Position (Gas & Self-Shielded)

Topic 8: Single-V-Groove Weld 2G Destructive Test

Topic 9: Single-V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Horizontal (3G) Position, Up (Gas & Self-Shielded)

Topic 10: Single-V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Overhead (4G) Position (Gas & Self-Shielded)

Topic 11: Single-V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Horizontal (2G) Position (Gas & Self-Shielded)

Topic 12: Single-V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Vertical (3G) Position Up, with Stringers (Gas & Self-Shielded)

Topic 13: Single V-Groove Weld, 3G Destructive Test

Topic 14: Single-V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Flat (1G) Position (Self-Shielded)

Topic 15: Fillet Welds, Lap Joint, Flat (1F) Position (Metal-Cored)

Topic 16:  Single-V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Flat (1G) Position (Metal-Cored)

Topic 17: Single-V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Horizontal (2G) Position Pipe

Topic 18: Single-V-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Horizontal Fixed Position (5G) Pipe

Tig

Topic 1: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, Course Overview

Topic 2: Introduction to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

Topic 3: Safety & Health of Welders

Topic 4: Equipment Setup, Adjustment, and Shut Down

Topic 5: Stringer Bead, Flat Position (Carbon Steel)

Topic 6: The Essentials of GTAW

Topic 7: Fillet Weld, Lap Joint, Horizontal and Flat Positions (Carbon Steel)

Topic 8: The Metallurgy & Weldability of Carbon Steel

Topic 9: Fillet Weld, Outside Corner Joint, Flat Position (Carbon Steel)

Topic 10: Fillet Weld, T-Joint, Horizontal, Vertical Up, & Flat Positions (Carbon Steel)

Topic 11: Fillet Weld, T-Joint, Overhead Position (Carbon Steel)

Topic 12: Square-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Flat Position (Carbon Steel)

Topic 13: Square-Groove Weld 1G Destructive Test (Carbon Steel)

Topic 14: Square-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Horizontal & Vertical Up Positions (Carbon Steel)

Topic 15: Square-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Overhead Position (Carbon Steel)

Topic 16: Introduction to GTAW Using Pulsed Power

Topic 17: Square-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Flat Position (Stainless Steel)

Topic 18: The Welding Characteristics of Stainless Steel

Topic 19: Square-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Horizontal Position (Stainless Steel)

Topic 20: Fillet Weld, Lap Joint, Horizontal & Flat Positions (Stainless Steel)

Topic 21: Fillet Weld, Outside Corner Joint, Flat Position (Stainless Steel)

Topic 22: Fillet Weld, T-Joint, Horizontal, Vertical Up, & Flat Positions (Stainless Steel)

Topic 23: Visual Inspection Test, Stainless Steel

Topic 24: The Welding Characteristics of Aluminum

Topic 25: Stringer Bead, Flat Position (Aluminum)

Topic 26: The Effect of Process Variables on the Welding Arc

Topic 27: Fillet Weld, Outside Corner Joint, Flat Position (Aluminum)

Topic 28: Fillet Weld, Outside Corner Joint, Vertical Position, Up (Aluminum)

Topic 29: Fillet Weld, Lap Joint, Horizontal & Flat Positions (Aluminum)

Topic 30: Square-Groove Weld, Butt Joint, Flat Position (Aluminum)

Topic 31: Fillet Weld, T-Joint, Horizontal & Flat Positions (Aluminum)

Topic 32: Fillet Weld, T-Joint, Vertical Position, Up (Aluminum)

Topic 33: Visual Inspection Test, Aluminum

Blueprint

Topic 1: Introduction to Blueprint Reading for Welders and Fitters

Topic 2: Review of Mathematics

Topic 3: Metrics and Metric Conversions

Topic 4: Review of Welding Symbols

Topic 5: Orthographic Views

Topic 6: Standard Drawing Lines and Symbols 

Topic 7: Interpreting Blueprint Information

Topic 8: Surface and Centerline Relationships

Topic 9: Auxiliary Views

Topic 10: Scale Drawings

Topic 11: Dimensional Tolerance and Stock Allowance

Topic 12: Set-up Tools

Topic 13: Set-up Applications