Welder: Advanced

Certificate
Welder: Advanced (H49)

The SVCC welding program has been specifically designed to meet the needs of the local employers, specifically the manufacturers, which make up 30% of the employment in the SVCC college district.

Work and Employment

The advanced welder certificate is an extension of the entry level welding certificate. Individuals in this certificate can also be employed with several different manufacturing companies, including, but not limited to, heavy machine manufacturing, garage door makers, steel mill, radiator manufacturing, agricultural manufacturing, and other local companies. Advanced welders normally demand a higher salary to start than entry level welders due to the more advanced skills they possess.

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Program Contacts at Sauk Valley Community College

• Academic Advising, 815-835-6354
• Scott Gillihan, Welding Instructor, 815-835-6278

 

Total Hours Required - 16 Hours

Major Field Requirements

Course #	Course Title	Hours
WLD101	Industrial MIG Welding	2 Hours
This course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of arc welding fundamentals including welding safety MIG welding blueprint reading welding symbols AWS 14.3 welding standard oxyacetylene cutting air carbon arc reclaim welding and cutting. Training to develop the manual skills necessary to make high quality MIG welds is included with emphasis placed in the areas of various joint configurations single pass multiple pass fillet and groove overlap welds in flat and horizontal position. Oxyacetylene welding and cutting equipment setup and safety will also be emphasized. Prerequisite None2 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 1 lec 2 labweek
WLD102	Shielded Metal Arc Welding	3 Hours
This course introduces the fundamental theory safety practices equipment and techniques required for shielded metal arc welding SMAW in the flat horizontal vertical and overhead positions. Qualification tests in flat horizontal vertical and overhead positions are used in the evaluation of student progress toward making industrial standard welds. Prerequisite None3 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 2 lec 2 labweek
WLD103	MIG Welding	3 Hours
This course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the Metal Inert gas MIG arc welding fundamentals also referred to as gas metal arc welding GMAW including the following topics welding safety power sources and wire feeders machine setup adjustment and maintenance identification of welding defects and quality welds metal transfer methods wire selection shielding gas selection and testing procedures Training to develop the manual skills necessary to make high quality MIG welds is included with emphasis placed in the areas of various joint configurations single pass multiple pass fillet groove and overlap welds in flat horizontal vertical and overhead positionsPrerequisite None3 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 2 lec 2 labweek
WLD104	TIG Welding	3 Hours
This course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the Tungsten Inert Gas TIG arc welding fundamentals also referred to as Gas Tungsten Arc Welding GTAW including the following topics welding safety power sources machine setup adjustment and maintenance identification of welding defects and quality welds filler wire selection shielding gas selection testing procedures other TIG processes including stainless steel and aluminum. Training to develop the manual skills necessary to make high quality TIG welds is included with emphasis placed in the areas of various joint configurations single pass multiple pass fillet groove and overlap welds in flat horizontal vertical and overhead positions. Prerequisite None3 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 2 lec 2 labweek
WLD106	Welding Fundamentals	2 Hours
This course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the basics of Metal Inert Gas MIG arc welding fundamentals also referred to as Gas Metal Arc Welding GMAW and stick welding also referred to as Shielded Metal Arc Welding SMAW including the following topics welding safety power sources and wire feeders machine set up adjustment and maintenance identification of welding defects and quality welds and welding techniques. Training to develop the manual skills necessary to make high quality MIG and SMAW welds is included with emphasis placed in the areas of various joint configurations single pass multiple pass fillet groove overlap welds in a flat position. Oxyacetylene cutting equipment setup and safety will also be emphasized. Prerequisite None2 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 1 lec 2 labweek
WLD140	Robotic Welding	3 Hours
This course is designed to give students hands-on understanding of robotic are welding. Topics to be covered include safely jogging the robot setting up welding equipment robotic welding teach pendent robotic welding parameters motion types programming examples saving and backing up robot programs and controller files. Students will develop robotic welding programs using robot controllers application software and hardware. Pre-requisite WLD 103 - MIG Welding or WLD 106 Fundamentals of WeldingCo-requisite WLD 103 or WLD 106 can be taken concurrently with WLD 140 3 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 2 lec 2 labweek

 

Suggested Program

First Semester - 7 Hours

Course #	Course Title	Hours
WLD101	Industrial MIG Welding	2 Hours
This course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of arc welding fundamentals including welding safety MIG welding blueprint reading welding symbols AWS 14.3 welding standard oxyacetylene cutting air carbon arc reclaim welding and cutting. Training to develop the manual skills necessary to make high quality MIG welds is included with emphasis placed in the areas of various joint configurations single pass multiple pass fillet and groove overlap welds in flat and horizontal position. Oxyacetylene welding and cutting equipment setup and safety will also be emphasized. Prerequisite None2 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 1 lec 2 labweek
WLD102	Shielded Metal Arc Welding	3 Hours
This course introduces the fundamental theory safety practices equipment and techniques required for shielded metal arc welding SMAW in the flat horizontal vertical and overhead positions. Qualification tests in flat horizontal vertical and overhead positions are used in the evaluation of student progress toward making industrial standard welds. Prerequisite None3 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 2 lec 2 labweek
WLD106	Welding Fundamentals	2 Hours
This course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the basics of Metal Inert Gas MIG arc welding fundamentals also referred to as Gas Metal Arc Welding GMAW and stick welding also referred to as Shielded Metal Arc Welding SMAW including the following topics welding safety power sources and wire feeders machine set up adjustment and maintenance identification of welding defects and quality welds and welding techniques. Training to develop the manual skills necessary to make high quality MIG and SMAW welds is included with emphasis placed in the areas of various joint configurations single pass multiple pass fillet groove overlap welds in a flat position. Oxyacetylene cutting equipment setup and safety will also be emphasized. Prerequisite None2 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 1 lec 2 labweek

 

Second Semester - 9 Hours

Course #	Course Title	Hours
WLD103	MIG Welding	3 Hours
This course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the Metal Inert gas MIG arc welding fundamentals also referred to as gas metal arc welding GMAW including the following topics welding safety power sources and wire feeders machine setup adjustment and maintenance identification of welding defects and quality welds metal transfer methods wire selection shielding gas selection and testing procedures Training to develop the manual skills necessary to make high quality MIG welds is included with emphasis placed in the areas of various joint configurations single pass multiple pass fillet groove and overlap welds in flat horizontal vertical and overhead positionsPrerequisite None3 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 2 lec 2 labweek
WLD104	TIG Welding	3 Hours
This course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the Tungsten Inert Gas TIG arc welding fundamentals also referred to as Gas Tungsten Arc Welding GTAW including the following topics welding safety power sources machine setup adjustment and maintenance identification of welding defects and quality welds filler wire selection shielding gas selection testing procedures other TIG processes including stainless steel and aluminum. Training to develop the manual skills necessary to make high quality TIG welds is included with emphasis placed in the areas of various joint configurations single pass multiple pass fillet groove and overlap welds in flat horizontal vertical and overhead positions. Prerequisite None3 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 2 lec 2 labweek
WLD140	Robotic Welding	3 Hours
This course is designed to give students hands-on understanding of robotic are welding. Topics to be covered include safely jogging the robot setting up welding equipment robotic welding teach pendent robotic welding parameters motion types programming examples saving and backing up robot programs and controller files. Students will develop robotic welding programs using robot controllers application software and hardware. Pre-requisite WLD 103 - MIG Welding or WLD 106 Fundamentals of WeldingCo-requisite WLD 103 or WLD 106 can be taken concurrently with WLD 140 3 Semester hoursLectureLab Hours 2 lec 2 labweek