Welding
Course description
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Describing safety precautions when using trade-related hand and power tools and equipment.
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Selecting appropriate trade related equipment for the job.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this course, learners will be able to:
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Safely operating trade-related equipment to complete specified welding process efficiently and correctly.
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Conduct research on the operation and purchase of welding equipment components that require replacement or repair.
Course schedule
Monday – Friday
Year of study
One year
Level
Certificate
Course objectives of learning welding and metal fabrication
→ To develop skills and techniques in order to work with metal and join materials together.
→ To read and work with a variety of shop drawings by:
- Producing drawings using freehand sketching techniques.
- Following shop drawings to complete welding jobs.
- Describing and identifying conventional welding symbols.
- Recognizing and interpreting welding symbols.
- Creating bills of materials.
→ Demonstrate safe work place practices by identifying potential hazards by:
- Describing WHIMS and reading material safety data sheets (MSDS).
- Identify personal protective gear for task.
- Describing and identifying crane hand signals.
- Practicing safe material handling by using rigging and hoisting equipment properly and safely.
- Performing safe and efficient confined space entries in the work place.
→ Fabricate and assemble a given project according to specifications and specified tolerances using trade related equipment by:
- Describing safety precautions when using trade-related hand and power tools and equipment.
- Selecting appropriate trade-related equipment for the job.
- Safely operating trade-related equipment to complete a specified welding process efficiently and correctly.
- Employing mathematics concepts to measure thickness and layout materials complete task.
→ To perform oxyacetylene welding and cutting operations following safe work practices by:
- Practicing personal and shop safety
- Performing set-up adjustment of flame and gas pressure and shut-down procedures for oxyacetylene welding and cutting equipment.
- Performing mathematics application and applying knowledge of science of physical materials to complete task.
- Operating gas welding and cutting equipment to produce part to specifications.
- Manipulating torch at proper angle according to four basic joints in flat position.
→ To perform shielded metal Arc welding (SMAW) on tee, lap, corner and butt joints to trade specifications in the flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
→ Perform Gas Tungsten Arc welding (GTAW) on tee, lap ,, corner and butt joints in flat and horizontal positions with applicable fitter rod on mild steel stainless steel and aluminum.
→ Fabricate and assemble various metal components using various hand and power tools.
→ To learn how to communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors and clients while displaying good problem solving abilities, behaviors and attitudes.
→ To perform Gas metal Arc Welding (GMAW) on tee , lap,corner and butt joints in flat, horizontal and vertical positions using various filter wires on mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum.
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Address
Jinja North division Bugembe,
Budumbuli West Manana road
Phone
(074) 19 907 87
(078) 80 831 68
(070) 54 555 45
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