Standards - Career & Technical Education

Explain interpass temperature control and post heating processes.

Produce basic GMAW and FCAW weld beads.

Describe equipment control and welding procedures for GMAW and FCAW.

Demonstrate the welding procedures needed to produce fillet welds using FCAW welding techniques.

Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and handling hazardous materials and forces.

Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.

Explore the range of careers available in the field and investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, responsible, and ethical use of information and technology tools specific to the industry pathway.

Participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.

Set up, leak-test, light, adjust, and shut down oxy-fuel equipment.

Distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable cuts, describing conditions and procedures that might have contributed to the quality of the cuts.

Demonstrate techniques for making bevel, gouge, piercing, slot, wash, straight, and square cuts with oxy-fuel cutting machines.

Clean and prepare base metals for welding.

Describe the basic types and properties of carbon steel, and explain how these characteristics determine procedures for preparing metals for welding.

Prepare joints for welding both mechanically and thermally.

Identify and describe basic weld joint designs and types, indicating characteristics of high-quality welds.

Outline the types of information included in a welding procedure specification (WPS).

Identify and describe weld defects and their causes, including those related to porosity, inclusions, joint penetration, fusion, and undercutting.

Identify and describe discontinuities that result in cracking.

Distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable weld profiles.

Explain how voltage, amperage, and polarity apply to SMAW.

Identify components of SMAW equipment including cables and connectors and describe their functions.

Set up, operate, and maintain SMAW equipment.

Explain the classification system for SMAW electrodes and the meaning of electrode symbols.

Explain the American Welding Society’s filler metal specification system.

Describe the characteristics of the four main electrode groups (iron powder, rutile, cellulose, and low-hydrogen).

Select electrodes for various situations and describe their proper storage, care, and handling.

Strike an arc and respond to arc blow.

Explain how to complete various types of beads and fillet welds when welding in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.

Demonstrate how to start, terminate, and restart a weld pass.

Demonstrate the proper technique required to produce stringer beads and weave beads.

Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and handling hazardous materials and forces.

Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.

Explore the range of careers available in the field and investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, responsible, and ethical use of information and technology tools specific to the industry pathway.