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CAREER CLUSTERS
Manufacturing, Production
What does a career in Welding Basics look like?
A career in welding involves joining metals using various techniques like arc welding, gas welding, or laser welding. Welders work in diverse industries such as manufacturing, construction, and shipbuilding. They interpret blueprints, prepare materials, and use welding equipment to create strong and durable metal connections. Welding professionals play a crucial role in fabricating structures, machinery, and components. Skills in precision, attention to detail, and knowledge of different welding methods are essential in this hands-on and technical field.
Inside look at the Module:
Students demonstrate the foundational techniques and principles of welding through real-world practice in a safe and controlled environment.
Project-based activities include:
Activity: Welding Terminology & Tool Identification
Activity: Welding Safety & PPE
Activity: Welding Circuit & Weaving Patterns
Activity: Welding Technique - Part I (Butt Joint)
Activity: Welding Technique - Part II (T-Joint)
Activity: Narrative Writing & Checkpoint Test
Activity: Welding Technique - Part III (Lap Joint)
Activity: Design Brief
Activity: Argumentative Writing, Career Research & Planning, and Checkpoint Test
FEATURES
• Project-Based Learning
• Career Ready Practices
• Reading and Writing in Context
• Customizable Content
Career Pathway:
There are hundreds of related careers in the Manufacturing Career Cluster, some more similar than others. Classifying these similar careers into narrower categories called pathways helps individuals look at a range of options when it comes to employment in an area with similar skills and knowledge. Although this system of classifying careers into clusters and pathways is helpful in navigating career options, it is not the only way. This module is more specifically aligned with the Production Career Pathway. Individuals in this pathway share a set of skills and knowledge that expand on the skills and knowledge needed in the Manufacturing Career Cluster. Individuals in the Production Career Pathway demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
Diagnose production process problems and take corrective action to meet production quality standards.
Manage safe and healthy production working conditions and environmental risks.
Make continuous improvement recommendations based on the results of production process audits and inspections.
Coordinate work teams when producing products to enhance production process and performance.
Demonstrate the safe use of manufacturing equipment.
Planning Your Career:
By working through this module you will begin your journey towards developing the skills and knowledge to be successfully employed in this pathway. By taking your experience and building on it by applying these skills in different scenarios you will be better prepared to take the next step in your educational path. At the end of this module, you will select two of the related careers and describe how to achieve those opportunities.
These are the careers you will explore in this module:
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Sheet Metal Workers
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
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