Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Course Sequence

YEAR - 1

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1st Report	INTRODUCTION - ORIENTATION - EXPECTATIONS Personal Safety - Basic shop safety Accident prevention Gas Welding - safety Arc Welding - safety	Shop Equipment - identification & set up OFC - A - cutting   OAW - beads & joints, flat position   Pedestal grinder  Powered hand tools
2nd Report	OAW / SMAW - equipment safety The Weld - Joints- Types - Positions - Defects Welding symbols Math review Blueprint Reading	SMAW - strike an arc - all electrodes SMAW - pad - all electrodes  CAC-A PAC  Tack welding - alignment - integrity
3rd Report	GMAW / GTAW - equipment safety Electrodes - Current - amperage & polarity Consumables - gases - filler wire Process variables - weld defects  Heat sources	Shop equipment - band saw - drill press OFC-A - bevel - pierce  GMAW - lap joint - tee joint  OAW - lap joint - tee joint  SMAW - fillet weld - lap joint - tee joint
4th Report	Raw stock  Measurement  Shop drawing  Course review - Portfolio / Project Final Exams	GTAW - beads - butt joint - aluminum & steel GTAW - lap joint - tee joint - aluminum & steel Inspect / test - welds Small project Review progress - shop certificates

YEAR - 2

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1st Report	Orientation - Portfolio / Project Review safety Multi-disciplinary Project - objective Apprenticeships - Entrepreneurship   AWS - VICA - Trade Unions	Review fundamentals all processes SMAW Tee joints - E6010 - E7018 SMAW groove welds Groove welds - open root - backing FCAW
2nd Report	Metallurgy - Introduction - Identification Metal - physical properties Metal - mechanical properties  Heat Treating  Ferrous metals	GMAW - groove welds GMAW - out of position SMAW - out of position Torch - braze welding Torch - silver braze
3rd Report	Non ferrous metals  Weldable alloys  Test & inspection  QC - Visual - Non destructive - Mechanical testing  AWS Certifications	Prepare test plates Torch braze - lap joint - tee joint SMAW - test plate - tee joint SMAW - test plate - groove weld    Evaluate test plates
4th Report	Fabrication procedure Repair procedure Review year one  Review year two  { Portfolio } Final Exams	Fabricate - drawing  Fabrication - accumulate material  Fabrication - measure-cut-fit-tack-weld  Inspect - finish project  Review progress - shop certificates

YEAR - 3

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1st Report	Orientation - Portfolio / Project Review safety  Multidisciplinary Project - Topic - Outline  Welding Industries  Trade Unions - Apprenticeships - Scholarships	SMAW - out of position - tee joint  SMAW - out of position - groove weld SMAW - pipe weld 5G OAW - out of position GTAW - butt & tee joint { steel& aluminum }
2nd Report	VICA Career options-Post secondary-College-Military Service learning research Cooperative learning  AWS - Operator Certification	GTAW - pipe - root ASME - tig root - E7018 fill Test & inspect welds Repair project Fabrication project
3rd Report	AWS - Inspector Certification Multidisciplinary Project - draft  Employment Entrepreneurship NOCTI or S.E.N.S.E. (Completers exam.)	Shop final.     AWS Certification Multidisciplinary Project project  Complete fabrication project   NOCTI or S.E.N.S.E. (Completers exam.)
4th Report	Persent Portfolio Multidisciplinary Project - Presention   Exit Exam. written   Course certificate of competency	Exit Exam. practical   Course certificate of competency

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