AWS Welding Segments
Module 1: Occupational Orientation
1. Prepare time or job cards, reports, or records.
2. Perform housekeeping duties (shop maintenance).
3. Follow verbal instructions to complete work assignments.
4. Follow written instructions to complete work assignments.
5. Receive exposure to welding and/or cutting automation theory.
Module 2: Safety and Health of Welders
1. Demonstrate proper use and inspection of equipment used for protection of personnel.
2. Demonstrate proper work area operation.
3. Demonstrate proper use and inspection of equipment used for ventilation.
4. Demonstrate proper Hot Zone operation.
5. Demonstrate proper working in confined spaces (at a low level) (Understand what is a confined space).
6. Understand precautionary labeling.
7. Demonstrate proper use and inspection of equipment used for each required welding and thermal cutting process.
Module 3: Drawing and Welding Symbol Interpretation
1. Interpret basic elements of a drawing or sketch.
2. Interpret welding symbols information.
3. Fabricate parts to blueprint specification (i.e.: layout, cut and fit along with joint preparation).
Module 4: Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Principles and Practices
1. Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
2. Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
3. Set up for shielded metal arc welding operations on plain carbon steel.
4. Operate shielded metal arc welding equipment.
5. Make fillet welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.
6. Make groove welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.
7. Perform 2G and 3G, uphill, limited thickness qualification tests on plain carbon steel plate.
Module 5: Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW, GMAW-S, GMAW-P) principles and Practices
1. Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
2. Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
3. Set up for gas metal arc welding operations on plain carbon steel.
4. Operate gas metal arc welding equipment.
Short Circuiting Transfer
5. Make fillet welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.
6. Make groove welds in all positions on carbon steel.
Spray Transfer
7. Make 1F and 2F welds on plain carbon steel.
8. Make 1G welds on plain carbon steel.
9. Describe gas metal arc welding-pulse theory.
Module 6: Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW-G/GM) Principles and Practices
1. Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
2. Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
3. Set up for flux cored arc welding operations on plain carbon steel.
4. Operate flux cored arc welding equipment.
5. Make fillet welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.
6. Make groove welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.
Module 7: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Principles and Practices
1. Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
2. Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
3. Sets up for gas tungsten arc welding operations on plain carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless steel.
4. Operates gas tungsten arc welding equipment.
5. Make fillet welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.
6. Make groove welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.
7. Make 1F and 2F welds on aluminum.
8. Make 1G welds on aluminum.
9. Make 1F, 2F, and 3F welds on stainless steel.
10. Identify various tungstens and their uses/applications.
Module 8: Thermal Cutting Principles and Practices
Unit 1: Manual Oxyfuel Cutting (OFC)
1. Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
2. Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
3. Set up for manual oxyfuel gas cutting operations on plain carbon steel.
4. Operate manual oxyfuel gas cutting equipment.
5. Perform straight cutting operations on plain carbon steel.
6. Perform shape cutting operations on plain carbon steel.
7. Perform bevel cutting operations on plain carbon steel.
8. Remove weld metal from plain carbon steel using weld washing techniques.
9. Identify various alternative fuels used in welding and cutting.
Unit 2: Mechanized Oxyfuel Cutting (OFC) (Track Burner)
1. Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
2. Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
3. Set up for machine oxyfuel gas cutting (track burner) operations on plain carbon steel.
4. Operate machine oxyfuel gas cutting (track burner) equipment on plain carbon steel.
5. Perform straight cutting operations on plain carbon steel.
6. Perform bevel cutting operations on plain carbon steel.
Unit 3: Manual Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC)
1. Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
2. Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
3. Set up for manual plasma arc cutting operations on plain carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless steel.
4. Operate manual plasma arc cutting equipment.
5. Perform shape cutting operations on plain carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless steel.
Unit 4: Manual Air Carbon Arc Cutting (CAC-A)
1. Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
2. Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
3. Set up for manual air carbon arc gouging and cutting operations on plain carbon steel.
4. Operates manual air carbon arc cutting equipment.
5. Perform metal removal operations on plain carbon steel.
Module 9: Welding Inspection and Testing Principles and Practices
1. Examine cut surfaces and edges of prepared base metal parts.
2. Examine tack, root passes, intermediate layers, and completed welds.
1. Prepare time or job cards, reports, or records.
2. Perform housekeeping duties (shop maintenance).
3. Follow verbal instructions to complete work assignments.
4. Follow written instructions to complete work assignments.
5. Receive exposure to welding and/or cutting automation theory.
Module 2: Safety and Health of Welders
1. Demonstrate proper use and inspection of equipment used for protection of personnel.
2. Demonstrate proper work area operation.
3. Demonstrate proper use and inspection of equipment used for ventilation.
4. Demonstrate proper Hot Zone operation.
5. Demonstrate proper working in confined spaces (at a low level) (Understand what is a confined space).
6. Understand precautionary labeling.
7. Demonstrate proper use and inspection of equipment used for each required welding and thermal cutting process.
Module 3: Drawing and Welding Symbol Interpretation
1. Interpret basic elements of a drawing or sketch.
2. Interpret welding symbols information.
3. Fabricate parts to blueprint specification (i.e.: layout, cut and fit along with joint preparation).
Module 4: Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Principles and Practices
1. Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
2. Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
3. Set up for shielded metal arc welding operations on plain carbon steel.
4. Operate shielded metal arc welding equipment.
5. Make fillet welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.
6. Make groove welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.
7. Perform 2G and 3G, uphill, limited thickness qualification tests on plain carbon steel plate.
Module 5: Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW, GMAW-S, GMAW-P) principles and Practices
1. Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
2. Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
3. Set up for gas metal arc welding operations on plain carbon steel.
4. Operate gas metal arc welding equipment.
Short Circuiting Transfer
5. Make fillet welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.
6. Make groove welds in all positions on carbon steel.
Spray Transfer
7. Make 1F and 2F welds on plain carbon steel.
8. Make 1G welds on plain carbon steel.
9. Describe gas metal arc welding-pulse theory.
Module 6: Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW-G/GM) Principles and Practices
1. Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
2. Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
3. Set up for flux cored arc welding operations on plain carbon steel.
4. Operate flux cored arc welding equipment.
5. Make fillet welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.
6. Make groove welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.
Module 7: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Principles and Practices
1. Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
2. Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
3. Sets up for gas tungsten arc welding operations on plain carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless steel.
4. Operates gas tungsten arc welding equipment.
5. Make fillet welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.
6. Make groove welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.
7. Make 1F and 2F welds on aluminum.
8. Make 1G welds on aluminum.
9. Make 1F, 2F, and 3F welds on stainless steel.
10. Identify various tungstens and their uses/applications.
Module 8: Thermal Cutting Principles and Practices
Unit 1: Manual Oxyfuel Cutting (OFC)
1. Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
2. Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
3. Set up for manual oxyfuel gas cutting operations on plain carbon steel.
4. Operate manual oxyfuel gas cutting equipment.
5. Perform straight cutting operations on plain carbon steel.
6. Perform shape cutting operations on plain carbon steel.
7. Perform bevel cutting operations on plain carbon steel.
8. Remove weld metal from plain carbon steel using weld washing techniques.
9. Identify various alternative fuels used in welding and cutting.
Unit 2: Mechanized Oxyfuel Cutting (OFC) (Track Burner)
1. Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
2. Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
3. Set up for machine oxyfuel gas cutting (track burner) operations on plain carbon steel.
4. Operate machine oxyfuel gas cutting (track burner) equipment on plain carbon steel.
5. Perform straight cutting operations on plain carbon steel.
6. Perform bevel cutting operations on plain carbon steel.
Unit 3: Manual Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC)
1. Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
2. Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
3. Set up for manual plasma arc cutting operations on plain carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless steel.
4. Operate manual plasma arc cutting equipment.
5. Perform shape cutting operations on plain carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless steel.
Unit 4: Manual Air Carbon Arc Cutting (CAC-A)
1. Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
2. Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
3. Set up for manual air carbon arc gouging and cutting operations on plain carbon steel.
4. Operates manual air carbon arc cutting equipment.
5. Perform metal removal operations on plain carbon steel.
Module 9: Welding Inspection and Testing Principles and Practices
1. Examine cut surfaces and edges of prepared base metal parts.
2. Examine tack, root passes, intermediate layers, and completed welds.