SUN Area Technical Institute

Course Syllabus

The following table provides the course syllabus for the Welding program at SUN Area Technical Institute.
Objective Hours
1st Quarter
Safety Procedures 15
Operating Power Tools 10
Blueprint Reading 10
Oxyfuel Cutting 15
Shielded Metal Arc Welding 115
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 80
Total 245
2nd Quarter
Blueprint Reading 10
Gas Netal Arc Welding 115
Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding 70
Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 60
Total: 255
3rd Quarter
Oxyacetylene Welding 20
Oxyacetylene Brazing 20
Flux Cored Arc Welding 115
Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding 60
Submerged Arc Welding 30
Total: 245
4th Quarter
Pipe Welding 110
Pulsed Arc Welding 80
Weld Inspecting and Testing 35
CNC Plasma Cutting 20
Total 245
Year Total: 990

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