Welding
Welding prepares students for careers in welding, metal fabrication, and related skilled trades through a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on shop experiences. Students develop skills in welding safety, measurement, blueprint reading, metal preparation, fabrication, and quality control.
Throughout the two-year program, students gain experience with different welding techniques to include MIG, TIG, and Stick welding. Students also complete individual and team fabrication projects while developing the technical and workplace skills needed for employment, apprenticeships, and further education. The program aligns with AWS SENSE Level 1 learning expectations and provides opportunities to prepare for applicable AWS Entry Welder certification testing.
This program is taught on the MOBOCES Verona campus for junior year and on the SUNY Morrisville campus for senior year. Transportation is available.
What Students Learn
The Welding program helps students develop a comprehensive understanding of the field through the study of:
- Welding Safety and Equipment Operation
- Measurement, Shop Math and Layout
- Blueprint Reading and Welding Symbols
- Metal Cutting and Preparation
- Fabrication, Fit-Up and Assembly
- Weld Quality, Inspection and Quality Control
- Structural Welding Applications
- Workplace Communication and Employability Skills
How Students Learn
Students gain hands-on learning experiences and industry skills through:
- Classroom instruction and welding theory
- Supervised welding practice in a lab setting
- Metal cutting, grinding, layout and fabrication activities
- Blueprint interpretation and measurement exercises
- A culminating capstone fabrication project
- Career exploration, apprenticeship preparation and college readiness activities
Students are expected to have clothing appropriate for the welding lab.
Career Exploration
This program prepares students for potential careers that include:
- Welder
- Welding Technician
- Metal Fabricator
- Structural Welder
- Manufacturing Welder
- Welding Production Worker
- Fabrication Technician
- Metalworking Specialist
- Welding Apprentice
- Welding Inspector (with additional training and qualifications)
- Industrial Maintenance Technician (with additional training)
Course Credits
Upon completion of this two-year program, students will earn a total of 7.5 integrated high school credits:
- 3 Units of CTE
- 1 Unit each of English 12, Math 11, and Science 11
- 1 Unit of Government & Economics
- .5 Unit of Career & Financial Management
College & Industry Connections
This program provides further learning and career opportunities through college and industry connections such as:
- AWS SENSE Level 1-aligned instruction
- Preparation for applicable AWS Entry Welder certification testing
- College welding and fabrication programs
- Skilled-trade apprenticeship opportunities
- Manufacturing, construction and metal fabrication industries
- Continuing education through MVCC towards a certificate in welding or AOS degree in Metal Fabrication
