Career and Technical Certificate - Welding Technology
Previous Degree Required: HS Diploma
Eligible for Financial Aid: Yes
Delivery Method(s): On-Campus
Location(s): Cocoa
Additional Limited Access Application Process Required: Yes
Program Testing Requirements: TABE - Test of Adult Basic Education
Academic Community: INMC Industry/Manufacturing and Construction
Program Code: WEL2
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code: 48.0508
Florida Department of Education CIP Code: 0648050805
- Leads to State or Organizational License or Certification: American Welding Society certifications
- Cost Associated with taking the exam: $600
- Where to take the exam: Exams can be taken in the EFSC Welding shop
This certificate program provides the theory and practical experience necessary in developing a basic foundation in the skill of welding. The successful completion of this program enables the student to enter the welding trade at the entry level.
Job opportunities are unlimited for persons willing to apply themselves and learn the welding trade.
Welding is a highly skilled and high paying trade that requires training and determination. The Eastern Florida welding program is designed to train students to become certified welders.
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Certificate Requirements
| Code | Title | Clock Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Completion Group 1 | ||
| PMT 0101 | Welding Symbols and Blueprint Reading | 90 |
| PMT 0104 | Fundamentals of Metallurgy | 90 |
| PMT 0121 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding Principles | 60 |
| PMTC 0111 | Oxygen/Fuel Gas Processes | 45 |
| PMTC 0134 | Gas Metal Arc Welding Principles | 90 |
| PMTC 0153 | Plasma Arc Cutting | 30 |
| PMTC 0164 | Welding Fabrication Fundamentals and Machine Elements | 30 |
| PMTL 0121 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding 1 Laboratory | 90 |
| Completion Group 2 | ||
| PMT 0131 | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Principles | 60 |
| PMTL 0131 | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 1 Laboratory | 90 |
| PMTL 0104 | Fundamentals of Metallurgy Laboratory | 30 |
| PMTL 0138 | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 2 Laboratory | 90 |
| PMTL 0161 | Pipe Welding - Basics | 90 |
| PMTL 0165 | Pipe Welding - Advanced | 90 |
| PMTL 0168 | Pipe Welding Certification | 75 |
| Total Clock Hours | 1050 | |
Learning Outcomes
- Interpret Weld Symbol Language
- Supports Core Ability: Communicate Effectively
- Identify material properties, loads, forces and stress/strain diagrams
- Supports Core Ability: Process Information
- Demonstrate proper GTAW equipment set-up and component identification
- Supports Core Ability: Process Information
- Demonstrate basic walk-the-cup TIG weld technique for grooved, open root, carbon steel
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Demonstrate proper weld set-up for 6 inch SCH80 SMAW process
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Demonstrate advanced fundamental pipe welding skills
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems