Standards - Career & Technical Education

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

Explain the basic concepts of open-root shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) of pipe.

Prepare the area, materials, and equipment for shielded metal arc welding.

Produce SMAW weld profiles in all open-root pipe welding positions.

State the basic concepts of open-root shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) of plate.

Prepare the area, base metal, equipment, and materials for SMAW of plate with backing strip and open groove.

Demonstrate open-root V-groove plate welding positions and SMAW plate-welding techniques.

Complete root and fill passes using SMAW techniques.

Describe the basic concepts of open-root SMAW of carbon-steel pipe.

Prepare the area, materials, and equipment for SMAW carbon-steel pipe welding.

Describe how to prepare the area, materials, and equipment for low alloy and stainless steel pipe welding using the gas tungsten arc welding process.

Describe open-root V-groove pipe welding positions and GTAW pipe-welding techniques.

Describe the techniques used to apply GTAW to low alloy and stainless steel pipe.

Explain how to make the root pass with a gas backing.

Describe the techniques required to produce open-root GTAW low alloy and stainless steel pipe welds in various positions.

Describe special considerations for shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) of various types of stainless steel and identify electrodes to be used for each type.

Explain principles of stainless steel metallurgy.

Describe methods for controlling carbide precipitation.

Describe the selection and storage of stainless steel electrodes.

State the basic concepts of SMAW of stainless steel.

Explain how to prepare the area, materials, and equipment for SMAW of stainless steel.

Describe open-root V-groove plate and pipe welding positions and SMAW stainless steel welding techniques.

State general considerations for handling electrodes for SMAW of stainless steel.

Describe how to make the root pass.

Describe the techniques required to produce open-root V-groove SMAW stainless steel plate welds in 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G positions.

Describe the techniques required to produce open-root V-groove SMAW stainless steel pipe welds in 1G-ROTATED, 2G, 5G, and 6G positions.

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.

Utilize CAD/CAM software to create specified two-dimensional designs and toolpaths.

​​Differentiate among the applications of various methods of programming.

Demonstrate methods for storage and retrieval of program information.

Demonstrate the procedure to start a CNC routing program, using various controller functions to set parameters.