Welding Technology
​Offered at Main Campus

Programs:
​J400400  CIP# 0648.050805
​1050 Hours
PELL Eligible
​VA Eligible
Bright Futures

General Program Information

The content includes but is not limited to planning, management, finance, technical and product skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety, and environmental issues. After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:
  • ​Apply basic shop skills
  • Apply basic oxyfuel gas cutting principles and practice
  • Apply basic shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) skills
  • Apply intermediate oxyfuel gas cutting principles and practices
  • Apply intermediate shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) skills
  • Apply drawing and welding symbol interpretation skill
  • Identify basic metals accurately
  • Demonstrate arc cutting principles and practices
  • Apply basic gas metal arc welding (GMAW) skills
  • Apply intermediate gas metal arc welding (GMAW) skills
  • Apply flux-cored arc welding (FCAW) skills
  • Apply basic gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) skills
  • Apply intermediate gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) skills
  • Fabricate and weld carbon steel pipe joints and stainless steel  pipe joints

Welding Technology 

OCP Course Number Course Description Course Length
A PMT0070
PMT0071 		Welder Assistant 1
Welder Assistant 2 		150 hours
150 hours
B PMT0072
PMT0073 		Welder, SMAW 1
Welder, SMAW 2 		150 hours
150 hours
C PMT0074 Welder 450 hours
Total 1050 hours
Completion and Placement Rates for 2022
Completion-78%
​Placement-86%
Industry Certification: AWS - Certified Welder
(see program handbook for specializations)
Technology Requirement:
ECTC will supply students with required technology.
​Students are not required to purchase devices or software.
  ​Instructor: Stephen Dorriety          DorrietyS@walton.k12.fl.us          (850) 892-1240 ext. 5152