2024 – 2025
Metal Fabrication & Joining
Beverly Rebelo, Academy D Administrator – Ext. 632
Course & Program of Studies
Statement of Purpose
This course provides the 9th grade student with an overview of the metal fabrication program. The students are introduced to metal fabrication, welding, and safety. Students develop fundamental skills and how to safely make use of metal working equipment. In addition, by completing this one week course, students gain a clear understanding of several types of careers available to metal fabrication and welding students. The skills discussed include, brazing, oxy/fuel welding, basic metallurgy science, flat metal layout, problem solving, creative designs, metal shaping, safety, metal cutting, and the heating and bending of metals.
Sophomore Program
Sophomore Metal Fabrication and Joining Technologies is part of a four-year program and is a 90-day course. Students are introduced to the theory and skills required to function in the role of a metal fabricator. Instruction is offered in reading shop drawings and the fabrication of sheet metal and structural steel products. Students will be instructed in perpendicular line layout including the fabrication techniques of these layout types. During the course students will be instructed in proper tool and equipment use. Instruction is also given in Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding, Cutting processes instructed include manual Oxy/fuel cutting and Plasma Arc cutting.
Junior Program
Junior Metal Fabrication and Joining Technologies is part of a four- year program; students develop their knowledge of theory and skills required to function in the role of a metal fabricator. Instruction is offered in reading shop drawings and the fabrication of sheet metal and structural steel products. Students will be instructed in parallel line, radial line, and triangulation development layout, including the fabrication techniques of these layout types. Instruction is given in Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, cutting processes instructed include manual Oxy/fuel cutting and Plasma Arc cutting. Metal Fabrication equipment operation and set-up is instructed, including the operation of CNC Press Brake and CNC Plasma Cutting System.
Senior Program
Senior Metal Fabrication and Joining Technologies is part of a four-year program; students advance their knowledge of theory and skills required to function in the role of a metal fabricator. Instruction is offered in reading shop drawings and the fabrication of sheet metal and structural steel products. Students will be instructed in advanced parallel line, radial line, and triangulation development layout including the fabrication techniques of these layout types.
Instruction is given in Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding; cutting processes instructed include manual Oxy/fuel cutting and Plasma Arc cutting. Instruction is given in metal fabrication equipment operation and set-up, including the operation of CNC Press Brake and CNC Plasma Cutting System. Upon completing this four-year course students would qualify for an entry-level metal fabrication position, with an AWS D9.1 1/4” 2F and AWS D1.1 3/4” 1G weld qualification.
Related theory instruction is an integral component of this course. Students will increase knowledge of science in metals, metal shop safety, welding of both ferrous and nonferrous metals, the ability to design and lay out sheet metal ventilation systems. In addition, they will have passed several national welding certification and professional licenses. Grade 12 theory is designed to prepare students for the professional workplace. Students will receive instruction on the business of metal fabrication and welding, seeking employment, preparing for and
selecting colleges, resume writing, portfolio development, managing money, financial planning, and entrepreneurship. Students will be familiar with many different aspects of the industry.
Technical focus will be on the metal fabrication of welding repairs, small business ownership, and production processes.
Certifications
- OSHA 10
Post-Secondary Education
Upon completion of Metal Fabrication and Joining Technologies Program, students will be better prepared for post-secondary education in the follow courses of study:
- Formal metalworking apprenticeship programs such as; sheet metal, structural, mechanical, and metallurgical engineering degree programs
- Armed forces construction metal working specialties schools/required skills
- Art Colleges with concentrations in architectural metal designs and metal art construction and sculpture
- Tradition metalworking college studies