Intro to MIG and Stick Welding
August 28 – November 20, 2024 | Wednesdays
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
WVU Parkersburg Applied Technology Center
$1500
This course will focus on building the appropriate skills and knowledge needed to become MIG and Stick welding certified through classroom knowledge attainment as well as hands-on in the WVU Parkersburg Applied Technology Center welding lab. Students will learn how to become MIG and Stick welding certified and will take the American Welding Society (AWS) national exam at the end of the program.
There will be no class the week of Thanksgiving.
Students will need to purchase their own welding jacket, gloves, and FR shirt. WVUP will provide your welding helmet and angle grinder.
• Be certified as Welder in MIG welding if they pass the AWS Certification exam
• Be certified as a Welder in Stick welding if they pass the AWS Certification exam
• Equipment
• Welding terms and definitions
• Electrode angles
• Welding nomenclature
• Welding positions
• Joint & welding classification
• Welding quality identification
• Surfacing weld flat position
• T– joints in 2g, 3g and 4g positions
• Bevel plate practicing in all positions
• Bevel plate AWS certification testing in all positions
• Striking and controlling arc
• Pad of beads in flat position e6010 and e7018
• Fillet weld horizontal lap joint
• Fillet weld t– joint in all positions
• Bevel plate in all positions
• Guided bend test
To register, call (304) 424-8258 or email Abby Campbell.
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