Welding programs prepare individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Welding includes instruction in arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid-state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction reactions, welding metallurgy, welding processes and heat treating, structural design, safety, and applicable codes and standards.
Maine Certified Industry Standards (CIP 48.0508)
- American Welding Society (AWS)
OR
- National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) Welding 1 & 2
AND
- NCCER Core
Documents
- AWS Level 1 Entry Welding Standards and Competencies (DOC, 46KB) Updated August 2017
- NCCER Core and Welding 1 & 2 Standards and Competencies (DOC, 87KB) Updated August 2017
Lesson Plans
- Estimating (DOC)
- Cutting Speed Effects on RPM's (DOC)
- Calculate Drill RPM's (DOC)
- The ABC's of QC (DOC)
- What's Your Angle Blueprint (DOC)
- Layout - Minimizing Waste (DOC)
- Rod Selection - Electrode Angle (DOC)
- Duty Cycle (DOC)
- Electrode Diameter and Amperage (DOC)
- Fluids (DOC)
- GMAW Shielding Gas Mix (DOC)
- The BIG Inch (DOC)
- Squaring Material (DOC)
- Estimating Cost (DOC)
- HSS vs Carbide (DOC)
- Tolerance (DOC)
- Setting Amps (DOC)
- Material Preparation and Layout (DOC)
- Minimizing Sheet Waste (DOC)
- Drawing Scale (DOC)
- 3/4/5 Rule (DOC)