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Program Details
Program Title
Welding Fabrication Technology 		Campus
South
Technical Education (206) 764-5394 or (206) 764-5352
Type of Degree
Certificate
Metal fabrication and welding are stock tools of many trades. In U.S. industry, the demand for trained weld fabricators continues to rise in the small shop setting. The range of job opportunities and skill needs is diverse, including blueprint reading, layout, cutting and fitting parts, tack and production welding, finishing and material handling.

Training includes all facets of welding and fabrication operations including blueprint reading, planning operation sequence, applying knowledge of geometry, heat effects and metal properties, layout, positioning, fitting, welding and material handling. Computer training is included so that WFT graduates can program and operate state-of-the-art computer-controlled machinery. Special projects are also offered for the journey-level weld fabricator desiring to update skills and certification.

Graduates are prepared for positions such as weld fabricators, shop supervisors, estimators and shop owners in boatbuilding, automotive, machine fabrication, commercial fishing geargear, piping systems, and building construction and maintenance.

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Technical Specialty Courses
COURSE NoCOURSE TITLECREDITS
WFT 100 WELDING PROCESSES AND APPLICATIONS 2
WFT 101 USE OF POWER TOOLS IN WELDING FABRICATION 1
WFT 105 USE OF BLUEPRINTS IN WELDING FABRICATION 2
WFT 106 BASIC LAYOUT SKILLS 2
WFT 107 ADVANCED LAYOUT 2
WFT 108 FABRICATION ESTIMATING AND LAYOUT 3
WFT 109 DEVELOPMENT OF WELDING PROCEDURE 2
WFT 119 USE OF PRESS BRAKE IN WELDING FABRICATION 2
WFT 120 SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING 5
WFT 121 BASIC OXYACETYLENE CUTTING AND JOINING 5
WFT 122 AIR CARBON ARC CUTTING (CAC-A) 1
WFT 123 USE OF WELDING SYMBOLS 2
WFT 124 GAS METAL AND FLUX CORE ARC WELDING 5
WFT 125 FLAME-SHAPING AS A FORMING METHOD 3
WFT 126 PUNCHING AND SHEARING 3
WFT 127 GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING 5
WFT 128 FABRICATION OF ALUMINUM WELDMENTS 5
WFT 129 WELDING INSPECTION AND EVALUATION 5
WFT 130 WELDING CERTIFICATIONS 3
WFT 131 MATERIAL HANDLING 3
WFT 132 MAINTENANCE & REPAIR WELDING TECHNIQUES 5
WFT 133 SALVAGE AND RECONSTRUCTION OF WELDMENTS 5
WFT 134 USE OF HEAT TREAT WELDING 5
WFT 137 CONSTRUCTION OF WELDING LOCATION JIGS & FIXTURES 4
WFT 139 EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 3
Related Instruction
COURSE NoCOURSE TITLECREDITS
BUS 116 BUSINESS MATH/SPREADSHEETS 5
ENGL 105 APPLIED COMPOSTION
The following may be substituted for the above course:
BUS 131 - Integrated Communications (5 credits)
  - or -
ENGL& 101 - English Composition I (5 credits)

either of the above courses substitute for ENGL 105 & ICT 103 together

ENGL 105 is taken with ICT 103 - Computer Applications I (2 credits) for a total of 5 credits 		3
ICT 103 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS I
The following may be substituted for the above course:
BUS 131 - Integrated Communications (5 credits)
  - or -
ENGL& 101 - English Composition I (5 credits)

either of the above courses substitute for ENGL 105 & ICT 103 together

ICT 103 is taken with ENGL 105 - English Composition I (3 credits) for a total of 5 credits 		2
PSYC 240 PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN RELATIONS 3
Total credits: 96 - 98

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