Welding

Welding/1 (779550)

This competency-based course is the first in a sequence of three designed for welding. It provides students with technical instruction and practical experience in basic welding which incorporates principles of sustainable and green technology. Emphasis is placed on resource management, trade mathematics, welding symbols and codes, welding metallurgy, tools and equipment, and the techniques involved in surface welds, oxyacetylene, cutting, brazing, welding tubing, and shielded metal arc welding (SMAW). (180 hrs)

Prerequisite: Enrollment requires a reading level of 8.0 as measured by the CASAS goal test.

Welding/2 (779560)

This competency-based course is the second in a sequence of three designed for welding. Instruction includes an introduction, reviews of workplace safety policies and procedures, resource management, employability skills, and welding metallurgy, and introductory entrepreneurship. Emphasis is placed on advance trade mathematics, equipment and processes and the techniques involved in fillet welds and plasma arc cutting. (180 hrs)

Prerequisites: Successful completion of the Welding/1 (77-95-50) course.

Welding/3 (779570)

This competency-based course is the third in a sequence of three designed for welding. Instruction includes an introduction and review of workplace safety policies and procedures. Emphasis is placed on the basic geometric and trigonometric requirements of the industry and the tools, equipment and techniques used in groove welding, air carbon arc process, and combination welding. It also focuses on meeting the requirements of the City of Los Angeles Departmental Welding Exams. (180 hrs) 

Prerequisites: Successful completion of the Welding/1 (77-95-60) course.

Welding/Certification Upgrade (779570)

This competency-based course is the last after a sequence of three designed for welding. It provides students with technical instruction and practical experience in basic welding which incorporates principles of sustainable and green technology. Instruction includes an orientation, workplace safety policies and procedures, and employability skills. Emphasis is placed on introduction and safety, groove welds, combination welding, City of Los Angeles Department exam, and employability skills review. (20 hrs)

Prerequisite: Enrollment requires a reading level of 8.0 as measured by the CASAS goal test.

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