Class time frames will be:
- 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday
- 8 am to 12 pm Monday through Friday
- 1 pm to 5 pm Monday through Friday
- 5pm to 9 pm Monday through Friday
All of our courses will be offered in various hourly formats to accommodate potential students who do not have the ability to go to class for eight hours per day. The formats offered will be:
- Eight hours per day, five days a week for eight weeks
- Four hours per day, five days a week for sixteen weeks
-
ISA students: Five hours per day, five days a week for thirty two weeks
The class time frames will be:
- Corporate Student Enrollment
Length: 8 Weeks
- Corporate Student Enrollment
- Standard student enrollment (Single class)
Length: 8 Weeks
- Standard student enrollment (Single class)
- Corporate Student Enrollment
Length: 8 Weeks
- Corporate Student Enrollment
- Standard student enrollment (Double classes)
Length: 16 Weeks
- Standard student enrollment (Double classes)
- Standard student enrollment (Triple classes)
Length: 24 Weeks
- Standard student enrollment (Triple classes)
- Weekly brush-up
Length: hourly courses with varying hours
- Weekly brush-up
OUR COURSES
Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Plate
This course introduces the shielded metal arc (stick) welding process. Emphasis is placed on padding, fillet, and groove welds in various positions with SMAW electrodes. Upon completion, students should be able to perform SMAW fillet and groove welds on carbon plate with prescribed electrodes.
Course Length: 8 weeks Course Hours: 320
Course Length: 8 weeks Course Hours: 320
GAS METAL ARC WELDING (GMAW) & FLUX CORE ARC WELDING (FCAW) PLATE
GMAW (MIG) FCAW Plate
This course introduces metal arc welding and flux core arc welding processes. Topics include equipment setup and fillet and groove welds with emphasis on application of GMAW and FCAW electrodes on carbon steel plate. Upon completion, students should be able to perform fillet welds on carbon steel with prescribed electrodes in the flat, horizontal, and overhead positions.
GMAW (MIG) Plate/Pipe
This course is designed to enhance skills with the gas metal arc (MIG) welding
process. Emphasis is placed on advancing skills with the GMAW process making groove welds on carbon steel plate and pipe in various positions. Upon completion, students should be able to perform groove welds with prescribed electrodes on various joint geometry.
Course Length: 8 weeks Course Hours: 320
Course Length: 8 weeks Course Hours: 320
GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING (GTAW) PLATE
This course introduces the gas tungsten arc (TIG) welding process. Topics include correct selection of tungsten, polarity, gas, and proper filler rod with emphasis placed on safety, equipment setup, and welding techniques. Upon completion, students should be able to perform GTAW fillet and groove welds with various electrodes and filler materials.
Course Length: 8 weeks Course Hours: 320
Course Length: 8 weeks Course Hours: 320
GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING (GTAW) ADVANCED
Advanced topics in GTAW welding, including welding in various positions and directions.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Analyze arc characteristics with emphasis on advancements resulting from technical advancements in modern GTAW equipment.
2. Demonstrate changes in techniques and equipment setup for GTAW of various alloys, joint designs and metal thickness.
3. Perform code quality GTAW pipe welds utilizing exotic alloy filler metals.
4. Recognize cost VS quality aspects of GTAW welding compared to other welding processes.
Course Length: 8 weeks Course Hours: 320
Course Length: 8 weeks Course Hours: 320
RESTRICTED WELDING
6GR Welding Position in accordance with AWS D1.1. Standard. This is often called restriction welding, which the “R” in the term 6GR is with restriction ring, while 6G in the term 6GR is the same as in 6G positions. The difference with the 6G and 6GR position is the restriction ring and the bevel preparation.
SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING (SMAW) PIPE
This course covers the knowledge and skills that apply to welding pipe. Topics include pipe positions, joint geometry, and preparation with emphasis placed on bead application, profile, and discontinuities. Upon completion, students should be able to perform SMAW welds to applicable codes on carbon steel pipe with prescribed electrodes in various positions.
This course is designed to enhance skills with the shielded metal arc (stick) welding process. Emphasis is placed on advancing manipulative skills with SMAW electrodes on varying joint geometry. Upon completion, students should be able to perform groove welds on carbon steel with prescribed electrodes in the flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
Course Length: 8 weeks Course Hours: 320
Course Length: 8 weeks Course Hours: 320
GAS METAL ARC WELDING (GMAW) & FLUX CORE ARC WELDING (FCAW) PIPE
This course is designed to enhance skills with the gas metal arc (MIG) welding
process. Emphasis is placed on advancing skills with the GMAW process making groove welds on carbon steel plate and pipe in various positions. Upon completion, students should be able to perform groove welds with prescribed electrodes on various joint geometry.
Course Length: 8 weeks Course Hours: 320
Course Length: 8 weeks Course Hours: 320
GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING (GTAW) PIPE
This course covers gas tungsten arc welding on pipe. Topics include joint preparation and fit up with emphasis placed on safety, GTAW welding technique, bead application, and joint geometry. Upon completion, students should be able to perform GTAW welds to applicable codes on pipe with prescribed electrodes and filler materials in various pipe positions.
This course is designed to enhance skills with the gas tungsten arc (TIG) welding process. Topics include setup, joint preparation, and electrode selection with emphasis on manipulative skills in all welding positions on plate and pipe. Upon completion, students should be able to perform GTAW welds with prescribed electrodes and filler materials on various joint geometry.
Course Length: 8 weeks Course Hours: 320
Course Length: 8 weeks Course Hours: 320
WEEKLY BRUSH-UP COURSE
AWS will offer a welder the option to take brush up courses in a 5-day, 8 hour a day format, in any discipline. We will provide all the supplies, machine and booth along with instruction to help each welder gain experience they need to pass any test they require.
Course Length: 1 week Course Hours: 40
Course Length: 1 week Course Hours: 40
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