Welding Technology: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (CERT)
Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/welding/default.htm
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
This certificate program includes coursework that represents the first step in preparing students to enter the Aerospace Industry as a certified welder. In addition to a course in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Fundamentals and a beginning Arc Welding class, students will complete coursework in technical math skills and reading blueprints used in the industry. Students completing this program will obtain the necessary technical knowledge, practical welding skills, and welding certifications required to enter the workforce as an Aerospace Welder. Various local aerospace companies seek capable graduates with this training to fabricate and weld critical components used in the construction of commercial and military airplanes, rockets, satellites, and spacecraft.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will fabricate and weld various projects by converting decimal measurements into the fractional measurement system.
- Students will interpret groove weld symbols used on blueprints to assemble and weld various structural joint designs.
- Students will interpret fillet weld symbols used on blueprints to assemble and weld various structural joint designs.
- Students will fillet weld aluminum lap and tee joint projects using various sizes of ER5356 and ER4043 aluminum filler wires with an acceptable appearance.
Program Requirements
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| WELD 149 | Welding Shop Math | 4.0 |
| WELD 159 | Blueprint Reading for the Welding Trades | 4.0 |
| WELD 120 | Beginning Arc Welding | 5.0 |
| WELD 130 | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Fundamentals | 5.0 |
| Total Units | 18 | |
Recommended Electives
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MTT 100 | Machine Tool Introduction | 2.0 |
| WELD 254L | Pipe Welding Level 2 | 2.0 |
| WELD 256L | Pipe Welding Level 3 | 2.0 |
| WELD 258L | Pipe Welding Level 4 | 2.0 |
| WELD 160 | Welding and Metal Fabrication Safety | 1.0 |
| WELD 281L | Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Specialty Laboratory | 1.0 |
| WELD 282L | Semiautomatic Welding Process Specialty Laboratory | 1.0 |
| WELD 283L | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Specialty Laboratory | 1.0 |
| WELD 100 | Welding Fundamentals | 2.5 |
| WELD 172L | Advanced Structural Fabrication Laboratory | 1.0 |
| WELD 212L | Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Certification Laboratory | 2.0 |
| WELD 214L | Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) Certification Laboratory | 2.0 |
| WELD 220 | Certification and Licensing for Welders | 2.0 |
| WELD 240L | Intermediate Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Laboratory | 2.0 |
| WELD 250L | Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Lab | 2.0 |
| WELD 260L | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Aerospace Certification Laboratory | 2.0 |
| WELD 270 | Structural Layout | 2.5 |