Manufacturing Basics:  Metal Work and Welding 

Career and Technical Education Department

ELECTIVE CAREER TECH COURSES

712 - Manufacturing Basics:  Metal Work and Welding (175003) 

· Semester – 0.5 credit - Grades 9, 10

· Selection Criteria: none

· Fee 

Students will learn the production processes applied across manufacturing operations.  Students will be able to demonstrate a broad array of technical skills with an emphasis given to quality practices, measurement, maintenance and safety. Students in this course will cover a variety of topics that are aligned with basic manufacturing skills. Topics to be covered are layout work, sheet metal work, and mechanical fasteners. The fasteners units will be divided into adhesion and cohesion areas of study. This course will also cover an introduction to the various types of basic welding. These areas will include gas welding, arc welding and MIG welding.