Welding Upgrading Course Outline

Duration:	8 Weeks; pending government approval.
Entrance Requirements:	Previous experience as a welder, or have completed a basic welding program. The student must have good hand/eye coordination and have the manipulative ability to pass a four position CWB plate test.

Objective:

The objective of this program is to upgrade the welder's skills and enter the workforce with the confidence and ability to produce quality welds that meet industry standards.

Course Expectation:

Students will be required to pass written exams on the Sheilded Metal Arc (SMAW) process, blueprint reading and welding symbols.
All shop testing shall be visually inspected and bend tested.

Topcs:

Shop safety.
Fundamentals of the Sheilded Metal Arc (SMAW) process.
Electrodes and Consumables.
Blueprint reading/Welding symbols.
Horizontal, flat, vertical and overhead positions for the SMAW process.
Distortion and stresses in weldements.
Power Sources.

Shop Safety:

Proper set up and shutdown of oxyacetylene equipment.
Safe operations of cylinders.
Proper use of shop tools.
Understanding ultraviolet and infrared rays.
Ventilation.
Types of fire extinguishers.
Electrical safety.

Fundamentals of the Sheilded Metal Arc (SMAW) process:

Identify the types of currents.
Proper setting of welding current.
Operating Voltage.
Causes of arc blow.
Types of power sources.
Duty cycle.
Electrode holder and attachments.

Electrodes and Consumables:

Selecting the proper electrode.
Effects of the weld.
Mild steel electrodes.
Electrode identification.
Understanding electrode data.
Matching electrode to base metal.
Electrode positions.
joint design.
Types of metals.

Blueprint Reading/Welding Symbols:

Introduction to prints.
Types of blueprints.
Understanding notes/specifications.
Dimensioning.
Understand the purpose and makeup of prints.
Understand welding symbol terms and abbreviations.
Proper location of welding symbols.
Contour and finish symbols.

Horizontal, Flat, Vertical and Overhead Positions for the SMAW process(Shop):

Make welds in the horizontal position, lap, V-groove and T-joints.
Make welds in the flat position, lap, V-groove and T-joints.
Make welds in the vertical position, lap, V-groove and T-joints.
Make welds in the overhead position, lap, V-groove and T-joints.

* All V-grooves will use a backing plate.

Distortion and Stresses in Weldements:

Understanding expansion and contraction.
Yeild point.
Warping.
Prevention of distortion.
Correcting distortion.
Control of distortion.
Preheating/Postheating.

Power Sources:

Proper terms and definitions.
Safety rules.
Basic theory of electricity.
Conductors and insulators.
Current flow.
Volts(V), Amperes(Amp).

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