Core Standards of the Course
Strand 1
Student will participate in personal and leadership development activities through SkillsUSA or another appropriate career and technical student organization.
Standard 1
Student will use communication skills to effectively communicate with others.
Standard 2
Student will effectively use teamwork to respectfully work with others.
Standard 3
Student will use critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Standard 4
Student will be dependable, reliable, steady, trustworthy and consistent in performance and behavior.
Standard 5
Student will be accountable for results.
Standard 6
Be familiar with the legal requirements and expectations of the course.
Strand 2
Student will participate in work-place readiness activities.
Standard 1
Student will demonstrate employability skills.
Standard 2
Student will participate in a work-based learning experience outside the classroom.
Stand 3
Students will understand welding processes and procedures.
Standard 1
Identify weld joints, weld types and weld positions.
Standard 2
Visually identify common weld defects.
Strand 4
Student will demonstrate appropriate welding safety practices for laboratory and work settings.
Standard 1
Implement safety practices related to welding.
Standard 2
Identify fire hazard conditions and actions to take in case of fire.
Standard 3
Take appropriate actions in an accident or emergency.
Strand 5
Students will identify welding tools and equipment.
Standard 1
Identify and properly use welding tools and equipment.
Stand 6
Student will identify and use basic layout techniques, welding symbols and drawing symbols identified in blueprints.
Standard 1
Use basic math and measuring skills to enhance basic layout techniques.
Standard 2
Read and interpret welding blueprints.
Standard 3
Identify and apply basic welding symbols.
Stand 7
Student will use the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process.
Standard 1
Set up for SMAW operations on carbon steel.
Standard 2
Properly set up and complete fillet and groove welds in the flat and horizontal position with SMAW process.
Standard 6
Make 1G (flat position-groove weld) welds on carbon steel.
Standard 7
Make 2G (horizontal position-groove weld) welds on carbon steel.
Stand 8
Students will use Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) processes.
Standard 1
Set up for GMAW operations on carbon steel.
Standard 2
Properly set up and complete fillet and groove welds in the flat and horizontal position with GMAW process.
Standard 3
Use Short Circuit Transfer welding process to make 1F (flat position-fillet weld) welds on carbon steel.
Standard 4
Use Short Circuit Transfer welding process to make 2F (horizontal position-fillet weld) welds on carbon steel.
Standard 5
Use Short Circuit Transfer welding process to make 1F (flat position-fillet weld) multi-pass weld on carbon steel.
Standard 6
Use Short Circuit Transfer welding process to make 1G (flat position-groove weld) welds on carbon steel.
Standard 7
Use Short Circuit Transfer welding process to make 2G (horizontal position-groove weld) welds on carbon steel.
Stand 9
Students will use a manual oxy fuel process/system.
Standard 1
Set up and safely use a manual oxy fuel system to cut metal.
Standard 2
Perform oxy fuel cutting operations on carbon steel.