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WVC Industrial Technology - Welding and Fabrication

WVC's Industrial Technology program offers a Welding and Fabrication Certificate. This training provides individuals with skills to perform welding duties in construction, repair, maintenance and fabrication employment fields. The program consists of three core welding technique classes that include Oxycetylene Welding (Gas Welding), Shielded Metal Arch Welding (Arc or Stick Welding), Gas Metal Arc Welding (Wire Feed or MIG Welding) and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG Welding). The certificate also includes two courses in metal fabrication and a WABO (Washington Association of Building Officials) testing preparatory course. This certificate program is desirable for either a home metal-worker or for those individuals that want to enter the welding job market.
Program Guide
Required Courses: Certificate of Completion
Offered at the Wenatchee campus
| Course No. |
Description |
Credits |
| WELD 128 |
Basic Welding |
3 |
| WELD 131 |
Gas Welding |
3 |
| WELD 132 |
Arc Welding |
3 |
| WELD 220 |
Welding Certificate Prep. |
2 |
| INDT 135* |
Metal Fabrication I |
5 |
| INDT 136** |
Metal Fabrication II |
3 |
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Total for Certificate |
19 |
*INDT 135 is offered winter quarter. WELD 128 may be taken concurrently. **INDT 136 is offered spring quarter.
Career Opportunities
For more information about careers related to this field, go to My Next Move or the Employment Security Department Web page (scroll through the alphabetical list by occupation, or type the name of an occupation into the search filter, such as welder or metal fabricator).
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