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Tongue Point Job Corps Center
37573 Old Highway 30
Astoria, OR 97103-7000
503-325-2131
 		Welding


Welding Student - All photos provided by courtesy of Job Corps center operators under contract to the US Department of Labor.
To complete his or her Welding training, a student must master dozens of skills in the following categories:

General Welding preparation
Identify metals, welding joints, welds, welding inspection and principals.

Use tools to shape and cut metals
Identify and use a grinder, hacksaw, drill press, handtools, metal shears, and bandsaw.

Cut with flame and plasma arc
Cut, bevel, and gouge materials with hand oxy-acetylene cutting torch, and track cutter. Perform shape cutting operations with Plasma Arc Cutting.

Interpret prints and drawings
Learn to read and understand Blueprints and welding symbols. Prepare parts from drawings and sketches.

Welding Mathematics
Compute decimal equivalents, use decimal equivalent chart, add and subtract decimals, add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions, interchange fractions, use metric equivalent chart, and use a ruler and tape measure.

Weld metals with Shielded Metal Arc Equipment


Weld metals with Gas Metal Arc Equipment


Weld metals with Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Equipment


American Welding Society Certifications
Will be certified with an A.W.S. All position, unlimited thickness test.


Tongue Point Job Corps Center
offers these vocational training programs on campus:
| Accounting Clerk | Carpentry | Cement Mason | Computer Service Technician | Culinary Arts | Dental Assistant | Electrician Trainee | Facilities Maintenance | Architectural Metal and Glass Works | Landscape Technician | Medical Assistant | Nursing Assistant | Office Assistant | Painter | Plasterer | Seamanship | Welding | Word Processor |


Tongue Point Job Corps Center
"Employability is our business."
37573 Old Highway 30
Astoria, OR 97103-7000
503-325-2131
Fax: 503-325-5375
E-mail: Tita Montero at montero.tita@jobcorps.org
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