Inert Gas Welding

Students completing the inert gas welding program should be able to:

Use skills that meet industry standards.
Be proficient in skills necessary for state and national welding certifications.
Work as an effective and dependable team member as well as independently.
Demonstrate safe work habits that reflect concern and care for self, others, and the environment.
Develop the skills necessary to secure employment.
Demonstrate appropriate safe work habits when operating oxy-fuel and electric welding equipment and function safely in a welding environment.
Be able to read and interpret blueprint welding symbols to fabricate components.
Display manipulative skills with various welding processes to assure adequate weld integrity and appearance.
Perform welding operations with appropriate process on various metals and situations
Know basic fundamentals of math and measurements.
Identify the major components and equipment used in gas tungsten arc welding.
Apply the major electrical current flow concepts and usage.
Be proficient in the use of free hand and walking-the-cup techniques.
Identify welding standards, such as AWS or ASME.
Demonstrate welds used to join pipe using the open root technique in the 2G, 5G and 6G positions.
Recognize and mitigate the difficulties when welding pipe or tubes where restrictions are involved.
Perform welds to acceptable quality standards and testing procedures related to pipe welding.

The College Catalog/Student Handbook has more details about this degree.