Welding Technology Certificate of Achievement

Program Description

This certificate is designed to provide students with an understanding of the terminology, concepts, procedures and skills used in the welding field to equip them with the fundamental skills necessary for entry- and intermediate-level employment as a combination welder.

The pathway below represents an efficient and effective course taking sequence for this program.  Individual circumstances might require some changes to this pathway.  It is always recommended that you meet with an academic counselor to develop a personalized educational plan.

Division

Applied Technology, Transportation & Culinary Arts

Department

Welding Technology

Career and Academic Pathway (CAP)

Manufacturing, Industry, Transportation

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Show an understanding of the safety precautions for working in a welding lab and demonstrate an awareness of the importance of safety in welding.

  2. Use tools related to the welding industries.

  3. Read and interpret prints and shop drawings to produce quality welds.

  4. Read and understand Welding Procedure Specifications to produce quality welds.

  5. Fabricate and layout parts that meet quality standards.

  6. Determine the causes of a weld failure using the knowledge and skills developed in destructive testing and correctly develop a new welding procedure that meets AWS code requirements for structural steel.

  7. Perform visual inspection on weld specimens along with dye penetrant, magnetic particle and ultrasonic examination. Students must also be able to write a clear and concise reports describing what type of weld discontinuity and reference it to a specific welding code.

  8. Pass a Welder Performance Qualification Test that meets the standard of acceptability to a National Standard.

Program Map

GE General Education
O Available Online
Program Requirement
P Program Prerequisites

1st Semester

8 units
WELD 010
Introduction to Welding
This is an introductory course for students in any field that utilizes welding processes. Emphasis will be on Welding Safety, Thermal cutting, Gas Metal Arc Welding, and Shielded Metal Arc Welding in flat and horizontal positions.

Course Details:

WELD 012
Oxy-Fuel Welding
This course provides entry-level training in oxy-acetylene welding, oxy-fuel cutting and oxy-fuel brazing.

Course Details:

TECALC 087
Technical Calculations

This course covers practical use and applications of technical calculations most commonly utilized in the trades and industry. Topics include electrical measurements, temperature, volume, weight, and positioning including the number line, working with dedicated formula, applied problems, geometric principles, graphs, right triangles, coordinate systems, and scientific and engineering notation. Concepts, techniques and applications of arithmetic and elementary algebra emphasizing applications to practical problems. Interactive and traditional problem solving methods. Class interactive group exercises applying mathematical techniques to various applications and real world problems. A course in mathematical problems is frequently used by students enrolled in the trades and industrial and engineering programs. Problems are drawn from the industrial field.

Course Details:

2nd Semester

9 units
WELD 015
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding-Beginning
This is an introductory course in the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) or Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding process. Welding safety, equipment, and joint construction on mild steel are stressed.

Course Details:

  1. Prerequisite: WELD 012
WELD 027
Inspection of Welds: Destructive Testing
This course covers basic metallurgy and destructive tests commonly used to determine the physical properties of a weld. Destructive tests include: bend tests, nick break tests, tensile tests, hardness tests, fatigue tests, and impact tests.

Course Details:

  1. Prerequisite: WELD 010
    2. or
  2. Prerequisite: WELD 012
  3. Departmental Advisory: READ 015
  4. Departmental Advisory: TECALC 087
WELD 045
Shielded Metal Arc Welding - Beginning
This is an introductory course in the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process often referred to as stick welding or arc welding. Welding safety, equipment and joint construction on mild steel are stressed.

Course Details:

  1. Prerequisite/Corequisite: WELD 010

3rd Semester

15 units
WELD 016
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding - Intermediate
This is an intermediate level course in the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) process that focuses on carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. Welding safety, equipment, basic welding-joint design, expansion, contraction, and residual stress in welding of metals are also covered.

Course Details:

  1. Prerequisite: WELD 015
WELD 046
Shielded Metal Arc Welding - Intermediate
This is an intermediate course in the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process. Vertical and overhead groove welds and the lab portion of the structural weld certification for the City of Los Angeles are stressed.

Course Details:

  1. Prerequisite: WELD 045
WELD 080
Gas Metal Arc Welding - Beginning
This course introduces techniques and methods of Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW-S, GMAW Spray Transfer) in all positions and on various thicknesses of mild steel.

Course Details:

  1. Prerequisite: WELD 010
WELD 090
Flux Cored Arc Welding - Gas Shielded
This course introduces techniques and methods of Flux Cored Arc Welding- Gas shielded (FCAW-G) in all positions and on various thicknesses of carbon steel.

Course Details:

  1. Prerequisite: WELD 010

4th Semester

15 units
WELD 060
Fabrication and Layout - Beginning
This course is designed to provide the training needed to read blueprints, create shop drawings, and fabricate and assemble parts.

Course Details:

  1. Prerequisite: WELD 010
WELD 066
Preparation for Los Angeles City Welding Certification-Structural (AWS D1.1)
This course prepares students for the written Structural Steel examination offered by the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) with a focus on the American Welding Society (AWS) D1.1 structural welding code.

Course Details:

  1. Prerequisite: WELD 045
  2. Departmental Advisory: READ 015
  3. Corequisite: WELD 046
WELD 081
Gas Metal Arc Welding - Intermediate
This is the study of intermediate techniques and methods of Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) and Metal-Cored Arc Welding (MCAW) in all positions and on various thicknesses of mild steel and aluminum.

Course Details:

  1. Prerequisite: WELD 080
WELD 091
Flux Cored Arc Welding - Self Shielded
This course introduces techniques and methods of Flux Cored Arc Welding- Self shielded (FCAW-S) in all positions and on various thicknesses of carbon steel.

Course Details:

  1. Prerequisite: WELD 010
  2. Departmental Advisory: WELD 090