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Welding Technician
Welding, Industrial Technician
    -Welding Equipment Operator

Welding Technician

The Welding Technician Program is designed to upgrade the skills of employed welders, and to prepare the graduate for employment as welders or a welder’s helper in the metal trades. You will learn to weld in all positions on a variety of metals using the major types of welding processes. Certification as a “Code Welder” is also available at a nominal cost.

There are more than 3,000 welders at work in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the demand for skilled craftsmen is greater than ever. The projected annual job openings for welders is 26,000 nationwide. Welders who can read blueprints, set up their own work and use electric arc and inert gas equipment are always in short supply. Heavy construction, transportation projects and the utilities employ the most welders. Many others work in job shops and in field maintenance jobs. Welders also are employed by federal, state and local governments. Most industrial plants, large and small, employ a team of welders. Journeymen welders often have the opportunity for advancement to foreman positions, and many welders operate their own businesses.

*These classes are not offered every semester; advanced planning is necessary to ensure completion of requirements in a timely manner.

Certification as a “Code Welder” is available at a nominal cost.

These are generally non-transferable vocational courses, but may transfer to individual four-year colleges offering majors in this area. See the Solano College Catalog for details on each course. It is importance to see a counselor regarding the appropriate catalog of record.

To achieve the...

Associate in Science Degree — Completion of a total of 60 units, including the 24-unit major, general education requirements and electives.

• Designed to upgrade the skills of persons employed as welders, providing advanced training in a variety of welding applications.

Certificate of Achievement — Completion of the 24-unit major.

Welding, Industrial Technician

The Welding Technician Program is designed to prepare the graduate for employment as a welder or a welder’s helper in the metal trades. The major types of welding covered are shielded arc, acetylene gas welding, metal inert gas, tungsten inert gas, pipe welding, automatic and semi-automatic welding machines. Certification of students as “Code Welders” is available at a nominal cost to the student.

Chances for employment as a stick, M1G or T1G welder in the San Francisco Bay Area are excellent once certified. Certifications in the above welding processes are possible for all welding students.
 

Job Direct Certificate:

Welding Equipment Operator

**You are required to complete 80 hours of cooperative supervised work experience to receive credit.

Curriculum

WELD 100 (10 units)
Twenty hours weekly.

WELD 101 (10 units)
Twenty hours weekly.

• Prerequisite: WELD 100 or comparable experience and training

WELD 102 (10 units) -Metal Inert Gas Welding
Twenty hours weekly.

• Prerequisite: WELD 101 or comparable experience and training
   

These vocational courses are designed for two-year programs and may be transferable to Bachelor of Vocational Education or other four-year programs. See the Solano College Catalog for details on each course. It is important that students see a counselor regarding the appropriate catalog of record.

To achieve the…

Associate in Science Degree — Completion of 60 units, including the 23-unit major, general education requirements and electives.

• Certification of students as “Code Welders” is available at a nominal cost to the student.

Certificate of Achievement — Completion of the 23-unit major.

Job Direct Certificate: Welding Equipment Operator—Completion of the 9 units.

This page last updated 9/4/08 by Jamie Smith.