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| Welding: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Certificate |
Industrial & Trade Technology |
Total Units: 9 |
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Term Effective:
Fall 2022
Description:
The Welding: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Certificate of Achievement prepares students for work in areas of shipbuilding, bridges and building construction, pipeline construction, refrigeration, missile and aircraft construction, automobile and related industries where metal must be joined together. Developments in metallurgy have created many types of metals that require new techniques to join and fasten.
Skilled welders are in demand in Sonoma County. Possible job titles include: Welding Helper or Apprentice, Production Helpers, Welder, Welders and Cutters, Assembler/Production worker.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate use of mathematic skills, as needed, in the fabricating industry;
- Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to safely use tools and equipment in a fabricating/welding shop;
- Identify the difference between ferrous and non-ferrous metals; and
- Demonstrate the ability to pass the American Welding Society Unlimited Structural Certification Test code D1.1 GTAW
Program Requirements:
The requirements for the Welding: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Certificate program are:
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Complete 9 units from
- Welding: GTAW Requirements
| Welding: GTAW Requirements - complete 9.00 units |
| MACH 161 | Metallurgy | 3.00 |
| WELD 104 | Introduction to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) | 2.00 |
| WELD 113 | Thermal Cutting Processes | 2.00 |
| WELD 170 | Beginning Welding: Fundamentals of Arc and Gas Welding | 2.00 |
Term Effective:
Fall 2022
The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.
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Course Prerequisites and Advisories:
Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories;
that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course.
Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers
in the Program Requirements section.
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