Welding Technology This project received 10 000 100

Welding Technology This project received $10, 000 (100% of its total cost) from a grant awarded under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Grants, as implemented by the US Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. TAACCCT is an equal opportunity employer/program and auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

Industry Professionals Welding Trades Petroleum Pipelines Heavy Equipment Power Generation & Refineries Mining Structural Steel

Welding plays a key role in the manufacturing of our infrastructure Welding contributes to: • Heavy Manufacturing • Light manufacturing • Construction • Transportation • Electronic / Medical • Maintenance and Repair • Energy

Welding Statistics • More than 50% of U. S. products require welding to produce. • AWS predicts an workforce shortage of 400, 000 skilled welders by the year 2024 ! • Welding is a 34 Billion dollar industry.

Central Arizona College Welding Programs • Practical training and advanced technology to help you succeed in your career. • Emphasis on hands-on welding. • State of the art welding equipment. • Newly outfitted welding lab including 25 welding booths and a Real. Weld Trainer™ • Our instructors come from industry with over 100 yrs of combined experience from structural steel construction and inspection to refinery, heavy equipment repair and pipeline trades. • CAC offers structural and pipe welding certificates and degrees all based on industry specific requirement codes.

WELDING LAB UPGRADE • Our welding program has recently moved into a new larger building on campus • Recently outfitted with new welding equipment using the latest technology used in the industry • State of the art ventilation system for a safer / cleaner learning environment • Ability to work with multiple welding processes at each work station.

Structural / Mining Welding Certificate • 30 Total Credits • Block Schedule (4 times a week/ 5 hours a day) • 8 Modules/4 weeks each

Structural / Mining Welding Program Curriculum NCCER Welding Level 1 & 2 National Center for Construction Education and Research AWS SENSE Level 1 American Welding Society SKILLS • Shielded Metal Arc Welding (stick welding) • Gas Metal Arc Welding (wire feed) • Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (tig) • Design & Fabrication • Safety / Base Metal Prep • Welding Symbols

STRUCTURAL / MINING WELDING CERTIFICATE • Prepares students for employment with an array of opportunities within the industry • Real life work environment • Focus on quality work and safe practices • Fabrication skills • Blueprint reading • AWS Welder qualifications • Students may continue on towards an AAS in Welding after completion of certificate.

Pipe Welding Certificate • 30 Total Credits • Block Schedule (4 times a week/ 5 hours a day) • 4 Modules/4 weeks each • Pipe students will first complete the 1 st four modules of the structural program

Pipe Welding Certificate • • • PIPE WELDING SKILLS Shielded Metal Arc Welding Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Gas Metal Arc Welding Pipe Fabrication Trade Math Safety Equipment and Practices

Pipe Welding Certificate • Prepares students for employment opportunities in the power generation, petroleum pipeline, and petrochemical industries. • Real life work environment • Focus on quality work and safe practices • Fabrication skills • Pipe fabrication • Focus on API (American Petroleum Institute) and ASME(American Society of Mechanical Engineers) requirements • Students may continue on towards an AAS in Welding after completion of certificate.

A. A. S. Welding Technology • 71 Total Credits • Prepares students for an array of career opportunities Topics • SMAW • GTAW • Design and Fabrication • Autocad • After completion, students may apply for a Certificate in Drafting

A. A. S. Welding Technology • This project received $10, 000 (100% of its total cost) from a grant awarded under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Grants, as implemented by the US Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. TAACCCT is an equal opportunity employer/program and auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. • This tool was created in order to fulfill the requirements of the TAACCCT 4 grant. AZ Ramp Up products by Central Arizona College are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4. 0 International License. This workforce product was funded by a grant awarded by the U. S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. The product was created by the grantee and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U. S. Department of Labor. The U. S. Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, including any information on linked sites and including, but not limited to, accuracy of the information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability, or ownership.