Welding

About

Welders use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products. Their work includes welding components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions. They lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers. Welders examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications. They recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.

Industry-based Certifications

• CERTIFICATION: National Metal Working Skills Certification NCCER Welding Level I AWS D1.1 Structural Steel AWS D9.1 Sheet Metal Welding AWS SENSE Welding Level 1
  
• INDUSTRY AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION: National Institute for Metalworking Skills National Center for Construction Education and Research American Welding Society
  

More Information (.pdf)

• TEA PLUMBING AND PIPE FITTING - Provides postsecondary options, job growth, salary ranges, and expanded learning opportunities.
• CTE SOUTH SAN COURSE CATALOG – Provides course requirements and recommended electives.

Contact

• Terry Gonzalez, CTE Clerk | tgonzalez@southsanisd.net
• Bobbye W. Schanen, CTE Coordinator | bschanen@southsanisd.net
• Office Phone Number: (210) 977-7350