• Individuals who are new to welding or have limited experience in the field.  
• This course is ideal for students, apprentices, and professionals who want to acquire the foundational knowledge and skills required for welding.  
• Anyone seeking to prepare for the AWS Certified Welding Inspector exam  
  • This student body may encompass many positions, including:  
    • Welders  
    • Welding engineers  
    • Welding inspectors  
    • Welding supervisors  

This course teaches students how to:

•  Define welding and explain its basic principles
•  Identify the different types of welding processes and their applications
•  Describe the basic safety procedures associated with welding
•  Select the appropriate welding equipment and materials for a given application
•  Prepare and position the workpiece for welding
•  Perform basic welding operations
•  Evaluate the quality of welds

No previous knowledge is required. This course presents concepts in clear, easy-to-understand language and easily digestible chunks of information. We will start at the beginning, explain every term and topic, and provide practice questions to ensure learners understand the material. However, students with no welding background whatsoever may benefit from gaining a general understanding of basic welding processes and welding terminology. This prerequisite knowledge can be obtained by:  

• Obtaining and reading a copy of AWS A3.0 Standard Terms and Definitions  

Upon completion of Welding Fundamentals I, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of welding
• Identify the different types of welding processes and their applications
• Describe the basic safety procedures associated with welding
• Select the appropriate welding equipment and materials for a given application
• Prepare and position the workpiece for welding
• Perform basic welding operations
• Evaluate the quality of welds

• MODULE 1 – What is Welding?
• MODULE 2 – Welding Processes and Weld Types
• MODULE 3 – Welding Hazards and Environmental Protection
• MODULE 4 – Managing Hazards and Accident Prevention
• MODULE 5 – Oxyfuel Welding: Basics of Combustion, Fuel Types, and Flame Characteristics
• MODULE 6 – Oxyfuel Welding: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Equipment
• MODULE 7 – The Science of Arc Welding: Basics of Electricity
• MODULE 8 – The Science of Arc Welding: Electrical Polarity and Arc Welding Equipment
• MODULE 9 – Shielded Metal Arc Welding: Process Characteristics and Electrodes
• MODULE 10 – Shielded Metal Arc Welding: Operations, Equipment, and Process Variables
• MODULE 11 – Gas Tungsten Arc Welding: Principles, Operations, and Equipment
• MODULE 12 – Gas Tungsten Arc Welding: Shielding Gases, and Process Variables
• MODULE 13 – Gas Metal Arc Welding: Principles, Equipment, and Metal Transfer Modes
• MODULE 14 – Gas Metal Arc Welding: Consumables, Shielding Gases, Equipment, and Process Variables
• MODULE 15 – Flux Cored Arc Welding: Principles, Equipment, and Consumables
• MODULE 16 – Flux Cored Arc Welding: Shielding Gases, Equipment, and Process Variables
• MODULE 17 – Submerged Arc Welding: Principles, Equipment, and Materials
• MODULE 18 – Submerged Arc Welding: Electrodes, Flux, Equipment, and Process Variables
• MODULE 19 – Basics of Welding Metallurgy: Atomic Structures and Properties of Metals
• MODULE 20 – Basics of Welding Metallurgy: States of Matter, Alloys, and Heat Affected Zones
• MODULE 21 – Welding Discontinuities and Their Causes: Process, Metallurgical, and Base Metal Discontinuities
• MODULE 22 – Welding Discontinuities and Their Causes: Structural Discontinuities
• MODULE 23 – Oxyfuel Cutting Basics and Equipment
• MODULE 24 – Oxyfuel Cutting Flame Types, Gas Types, and Cutting Variables
• MODULE 25 – Oxyfuel Cutting Quality Limitations and Safety
• MODULE 26 – Carbon Arc Cutting Basics and Equipment
• MODULE 27 – Carbon Arc Cutting Operating Procedures & Safety
• MODULE 28 – Plasma Arc Cutting Basics and Equipment
• MODULE 29 – Plasma Arc Cutting Variables, Metallurgical Effects, Secondary Functions, and Safety