Welding

Course description

  • Describing safety precautions when using trade-related hand and power tools and equipment.

  • Selecting appropriate trade related equipment for the job. 

Learning outcomes
On completion of this course, learners will be able to: 

  • Safely operating trade-related equipment to complete specified welding process efficiently and correctly.

  • 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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Course Catalogue

school hours

M-F: 8am - 3:30pm

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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