Classroom Hours
Day: M-F 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Day: M-F 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Eve: M-Th 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
The Welding Technology training program will provide you with entry-level job skills to work in a production environment as a welder. You will learn a variety of welding skill processes.
In the Welding Technology certificate program, students receive hands-on safety, welding, and cutting instruction on a variety of metals. Instruction includes basic Oxy Fuel Cutting (OFC), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), and other thermal and mechanical cutting processes. Students also learn welding process-specific and welding shop safety practices, basic print reading, and the proper uses and applications of AWS welding symbols.
Program Objectives
Prior to joining the Ogden-Weber Technical College in 2017, Rod spent 33 years as a steel worker in heavy industrial manufacturing. He had the opportunity to wear many hats in addition to his welding hood and hard hat. Rod served as a senior welder, inspector, and mentor. His work experience includes performing virtually every type of weld, HVAC, electrical work, plumbing, and robotics. He also has extensive experience on both sides of the labor aisle—Rod was a team lead and manufacturing manager over the welding department. Before accepting his current position as welding program coordinator, Rod was a welding instructor and then taught welding, robotics, and machining for 3 years at Ogden High School.
Location: Manufacturing Tech 104
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Gas metal arc welding (GMAW) is the process of creating an electric arc between the mig wire electrode and the work piece. Students learn about the safety inspection of equipment, setting the power supply and wire feeder, shielding the gas flow meter, and how to properly set volts and wire feed speed. They then practice welding in the horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
Flux-cored arc welding (FCAW) uses a flux-cored wire that is continuously fed to lay the weld. Students learn the safety and setup required for successful FCAW welding. They then practice welding beads back and forehanded and fillet welding in every position.
Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), or stick welding, uses an electrode covered in flux to lay the weld. Students in this course learn how to set up a welding machine for mild steel. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to make fillet welds in all positions and explain the use of filler materials.
Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), also known as tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding, uses a tungsten electrode to produce the weld and inert gases to protect the area from contamination. Students practice proper safety and setup, then learn to weld beads with and without filler and fillet welds flat, horizontal, vertical up, and overhead.
Students learn the proper operating techniques using plasma arc (PAC) and oxyfuel (OFC) cutting processes. Students practice straight line, shape and bevel cuts.
As part of the welding technology program, students who have never had a job in their field learn the skills necessary to be successful:
Skilled welders are in high demand. Students who complete our welder production program have had great success finding jobs in their field with local companies doing everything from heavy-duty production work to decorative welding.
