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Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Apprentice & Training Program – Pekin Campus | Evaluated Learning Experience

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Welding II (W112)

Course Category: 
Millwright Apprenticeship - MCIRCC
Length: 

40 hours (1 week).

Location: 
Mid-Central Illinois Regional Council of Carpenters –Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (MCIRCC-JATC) authorized instructional and work sites.
Dates: 

October 2011 – Present.

Instructional delivery format: 
Traditional classroom model
Learner Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: perform Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), and Flex Core Arc Welding (FCAW); apply preventive measures to avoid injury; determine the type of welding process to use for various projects; adjust currents when using electrode for application; read blueprints; interpret welding symbols; and perform tasks using four basic welding positions.

Instruction: 

Major topics include: Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), and Flex Core Arc Welding (FCAW); blueprint reading, and welding positions.  Methods of instruction include lecture, demonstrations, quizzes, projects, examinations and supervised field experience.

Credit recommendation: 

In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours as a technical elective in Carpentry or Construction Technology (9/16) (4/22 revalidation). 

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