Fundamentals of Welding
Build and fabricate with our Welding program. It starts by helping students learn what the life of a welder is like via interactive workshop courses and augmented reality welding booths. Never welded before? That’s no problem at all. In as little as five months, students are introduced to the areas of structural welding, flux core welding, and pipe welding. Students will also be prepared to excel in job interviews and welding tests for various welding certifications. The Fundamentals of Welding program trains our students in the skills needed to work worldwide. There are a number of careers that welding skills are needed:
- Aerospace and aviation
- Transportation & Automotive shops
- Shipbuilding Construction
- The military
- Manufacturing
- Heavy Equipment
- Railcar
- Pipefitting
- Work Trucks
- Construction & Fabrication
- Farm & Ranch
- Racing, Customization, Restoring
- Welding Education & Training
Wherever metal needs adhering, a welder is needed. Start with a career map and learn the technical skills that employers are really looking for. Prepare to solve the needs of the expected job demand of 2023. This is a multi-disciplinary program that aims to give students the skills, knowledge, and confidence required to proceed with apprenticeships in welding.
Train for an apprenticeship or other positions in skilled trades. We offer our welding classes with flexible scheduling: evening and hybrid online classes are available at our Tysons and Springfield campuses. We work directly in collaboration with Miller Weld and Ocuweld. Our partners are by far experts in their fields and working with them is an easy choice for the benefit of our students. Our process is simple: 1. Foundation 2. Augmented Reality 3. Reality 4. Experience.
Upon successful completion of this Certificate, students will have a knowledge base in:
- Shielded metal arc (SMAW) welding
- (MIG) welding
- Tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding
- High-frequency TIG welding
- Flux-cored arc welding
- Structural welding
- Pipe welding
- Aircraft welding
- Thin alloy welding
- Pipeline welding
Pre-Apprenticeship programs develop the required competencies to meet industry standards for apprentice welders. The student’s success with the program content will draw heavily on
1. Respecting others’ work and developing healthy work relationships that respect fellow workers in all trades. This instructional strategy will help to prepare the students to work collaboratively with other trades personnel toward a common end result.
2. Development of skills through practice, effort, action, and patience. Instructors will seek to balance instructional methods through the use of learning labs and project-based learning assignments, in addition to conventional lectures.
3. Instructors will also promote an environment of inclusive participation through open dialogue and continuous feedback throughout the program. This instructional strategy draws upon a collaborative approach among students by forming working relationships with each other to collectively solve problems as they strive toward a common goal.
Industry Standard Instruction
We teach relevant material in this ever-evolving field of welding. We teach and prepare students for a successful careers as journeymen, licensed professionals, or master mechanics. We really love teaching future owners.
Live Instructor Chats
Having the necessary guidance throughout the course is crucial. Most of our material is available online but our instructors and assistants are available via video chat, cell, inboxes, and In person.
Lab Access
The lab has proven to be a crucial factor for success In the class. Attendance In a Post Covid 19 world is mandatory but the autonomy of attendance Is based on our students’ work ethic. We highly recommend all students attend and complete labs as soon as possible.