Intro to MIG and Stick Welding (AT CAPACITY)
October 21 – February 3, 2026 | Tuesdays & Fridays
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
WVU Parkersburg Applied Technology Center
$2000
Questions?
Email WED@wvup.edu or call 304-424-8274 for more information!
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.
*Funding and/or payment plan must be secured two weeks prior to class. A minimum of 5 students and a maximum of 12 students are needed to run the course.
*There will be no class the weeks of Thanksgiving and December 22- January 2, 2026.
Topics to be Studied:
• Safety
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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