Welding, Cutting & Heating Steel 1

Course code ACRD 1145

Credit 3.0

Length 75.0 hours

Course outline View

Students begin this course learning to safely setup and operate an oxyacetylene torch to perform cutting and heating operations. Students then learn alternate methods using plasma arc to perform cutting and use heat induction equipment to heat steel. Students also learn to perform gas metal arc welding (GMAW) processes as well as troubleshooting, equipment maintenance and safe welding practices. The course concludes with an industry standard weld performance qualification.

Prerequisites

What you will learn

  • Automotive Steels and the Affects of Heat
  • Heating and Cutting Steel
  • Steel Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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Contact us

If you have any questions, please email at [email protected].

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.