Unlock your potential with our Welder Apprenticeship program.
Gain hands-on experience and learn advanced welding techniques, from blueprint reading to precision welding in various materials. Prepare for a high-demand career in the welding industry with expert guidance and on-the-job training.
The Apprenticeship Framework Offers:
- Predefined online curriculum for each job function
- Online classes that align with classroom objectives and add program capacity
- A minimum of 165 RTI hours per framework
- 1 year to complete
- Supplemental videos
- Access to the Administrative and Student Center
- Guidance from our Client Success team
Flexible and Convenient
The Apprenticeship Framework provides a ready-to-use related instruction resource for any apprenticeship. Online classes are self-paced and available 24/7, with an app for phones and tablets.
Welder Program Outline
- Technical Expertise:
Adherence to standards designated for a specific craft through the achievement of theory and hands-on skills, applied in industry work. - Foundations in Manufacturing:
Adherence to the essential technical knowledge and skills necessary to build a job-ready manufacturing workforce. - Job Skills:
Adherence to core fundamental employability skills that employers desire from new and incumbent employees in the workplace. - Health and Safety:
Adherence to safety, health, and environmental regulations to avoid workplace injury and maximize productivity and profitability. - Leading and Developing People:
Adherence to good practices and positive interaction in leading, training, or mentoring co-workers within a manufacturing environment.
Full Program Outline:
Technical Expertise:
- Equipment Requirements and Setup TIG
- Construction/Characteristics of Electrodes
- Procedure Variables for MIG Welding
- Power Sources and Equipment for SMAW
- Power Sources and Equipment for TIG Welding
- Power Sources and Equipment for MIG Welding
- Safety Concerns Applicable to Oxyfuel Cutting
- Safety Concerns Applicable to Plasma Arc Cutting
- Safety Concerns Applicable to SMAW
- TIG and MIG
- Heat Treatment of Steel
- Metals and Their Properties
- Hand Tools (Manual and Power) Safety and Operations
- Fundamentals of SMAW
- TIG and MIG
- Mechanical Test Methods
- Fundamentals of Brazing/Soldering
- Fundamental Cause of Distortion
- Types and Causes of Structural Soundness Discontinuities
- Correction of Defective Weld Quality
- Fundamental Joint Types and Positions
- Fundamentals of Oxyfuel Cutting
- Fundamentals of Plasma Arc Cutting
- Application of Welding Symbols
- Welding Codes and Standards
- Safety Concerns
- Factors of Weldability of Metals
- Pedestal Grinder Safety and Operations
- Hand Tools (Manual and Power) Safety and Operations
- In-Process Weld Monitoring
- Steel Types and Classification Systems
- Metals and Their Properties
- Microstructures of Common Metals
- Processes to Produce Metals and Alloys
- Band Saw Safety and Operations
- Brake Press Safety and Operations
- Hand Tools (Manual and Power) Safety and Operations
- Safety Concerns Applicable to Brazing/Soldering
Foundations in Manufacturing:
- Basic Arithmetic Operations
- Using Fractions
- Decimals and Percentages
- Units of Measurement
- Geometry
- Trigonometry
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Reading Schematics
- Fundamentals of Blueprint Reading
- GD&T
- Inspection
- Reading Schematics
- Continuous Improvement
- System Critical Thinking
- Lean Manufacturing
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Root Cause Analysis
- Mechanical Physics
- Quality Management System (QMS)
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Rigging Safety
- Tools and Techniques
- Machines
- Start Up and Shut Down
Job Skills:
- Lean
- 5S
- Manufacturing Awareness
- Active Listening
- Communications
- Respect for Others
- Harassment and Prevention
- Industrial and Labor Relations
- Reading Comprehension
- Customer Focus
Health and Safety:
- General Workplace Safety
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Fall Protection
- Confined Spaces
- Machine Safety
- Fire Safety and Prevention
- Back Injury Prevention
- Respiratory Protection
- Industrial Ergonomics
- LOTO
- Hazard Communication Training
- Hazardous Materials Handling and Storage
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Pedestrian Safety
Leading and Developing People:
- Team Building
- Conflict Resolution
- Project Management
- Performance Management
- Mentoring Others
Interested in starting a Welder Apprenticeship Program?
Questions on how to integrate our programs within your organization?
Reach out to Wes Smith for personalized assistance.
Email: communications@msi-workforce.com
Call: 804-655-2353
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