Welding
This two-year Welding program is based on the American Welding Society (AWS) curriculum, which provides broad exposure to the operation, standards, and current practices in the field of welding and fabrication. Students learn through classroom instruction, demonstrations, field trips, guest speakers, and hands-on practice of welding techniques. The curriculum includes commencement level math and English language arts.
Curriculum includes:
- Safety
- Structural Welding
- Oxygen/acetylene welding
- Oxygen/acetylene cutting
- Mig and Tig welding
- Basic Rod Identification and Use
- Blueprint reading/Layout and Design
- Electrode selection
- Joint design
- Metallurgy
- Quality Control
- Symbols
- Technology
Certifications & Endorsements:
- American Welding Society (AWS) certification
Internships and Work Based Learning:
Each CTE program has a Work-Based Learning experience. This means that all students prior to the end of the second year are given the opportunity to be exposed to the operation of a business and specific job duties related to careers in their CTE area. This internship is designed to connect the skills and knowledge learned in the CTE classroom with the real world requirements of a business. Students must demonstrate good attendance, attitude, internship records, and work ethics, as well as respect for others and property.
Articulation Agreements:
CTE has worked with area colleges to ready students for the world of work and for the rigors of post-secondary coursework. This program worked with area colleges to obtain articulation agreements that allow for advance standing or the issuance of credit to those CTE students meeting all program requirements and articulation agreement standards. The colleges WSWHE BOCES has an articulation agreement with for this program are:
- Alfred State College
- Lincoln Institute of Technology
- Mohawk Valley Community College
- SUNY Delhi
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