SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
GRADUATES OF OUR METAL FABRICATION AND JOINING TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM WILL GRADUATE WITH THE FOLLOWING SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
The ability to demonstrate health and safety practices specific to Metal Fabrication and Joining Technologies
The ability to recognize the fundamentals of metal fabrication and joining processes
The ability to identify and demonstrate proper measurement devices for specific applications
The ability to read and interpret prints
The ability to layout materials
The ability to design metal fabrication parts
The ability to demonstrate the use of hand tools, according to industry and OSHA standards
The ability to demonstrate the use of power tools, according to industry and OSHA standards
The ability to demonstrate fundamental technical skills according to current industry standards
The ability to demonstrate mechanical cutting operations, according to industry and OSHA standards
The ability to demonstrate the fundamentals of forming metal, according to industry and OSHA standards
The ability to demonstrate the oxy-fuel gas cutting process, according to industry and OSHA standards
The ability to demonstrate the plasma arc cutting process, according to industry and OSHA standards
The ability to demonstrate the oxy-acetylene welding process, following industry and OSHA standards
The ability to demonstrate the shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) process
The ability to demonstrate the gas arc welding (GMAW) process
The ability to demonstrate the flux core welding process
The ability to demonstrate the gas tungsten arc welding process
The ability to demonstrate the spot welding process
The ability to demonstrate a basic understanding of weld inspection
The ability to monitor basic equipment and perform machinery maintenance