AWS Counselors Powerpoint

1. Welding Technology Education

2. What is Welding? For students who enjoy a challenge, our welding program provides tremendous opportunities to learn new welding developments and exotic metal types.

3. Welding Holds Our World Together Welding is the most common method for permanently bonding metal parts. Due to its strength, welding is used to construct and repair cars, bridges, buildings, aircraft, piping, appliances, and many other products.

4. Welding Technology Education Can Lead to Many Careers Welding Engineer Welding Inspector Quality Assurance Robotics Welding Sales, Equipment and Supplies Welding Business Owner

5. There is a Great Futurein Welding!

7. Students Need Many Skills to Succeed in the Job Market Welding Skills Good Work Habits Math, Science, and Electricity Interpersonal-Teamwork Skills Social and Professional Skills Job Acquisition Skills

8. Welding Processes Learned SMAW - Shielded Metal Arc Welding GMAW - Gas Metal Arc Welding GTAW - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding FCAW - Flux Cored Arc Welding Spray Transferred Arc Welding

9. ...And More Skills Learned Welding Alloys (Metal Types) Metal Shearing And Bending Cutting Torch (Hand & Automatic) Plasma Cutting Blueprint Reading Metal Fabrication Weld Symbols

10. Good Habits Developed Good Safety Practices Consideration for Others Prompt and Consistent Attendance Active Participation in All Phases of Program Continuous Progress Toward Program Completion

11. Interpersonal and Teamwork Skills Developed Work as a Team on... Welding Projects AWS Student Chapter Activities Written Correspondence Published News Articles (Worldwide) Community Service Projects

12. Social and Professional Skills Enhanced AWS Student Chapter - Officers Students Arrange for Guest Speakers, Agenda for Technical Meetings At AWS Meetings - Interact With Future Employers in Social/Professional Setting Job Application - Resume - Interview Techniques

13. Job Acquisition Skills Learned Preparing Job Application and Resume Surveying Job Market Interviewing Tips and Techniques Evaluating Potential Employers and Jobs Locating and Maintaining Industry Contacts

14. Welding Program Benefits Scholarship Opportunities AWS Welding Certification (Portable) On The Job Training Job Placement Job Skills for College Funds

15. Learning Environment Classroom Time - Theory Shop Time - Lots of Hands On! Industry Specific Projects Professional and Student Association Meetings and Activities Individual Attention and Counseling

16. Weld Shop Organized and Equipped to Meet Local Industry Standards Equipped for Local Industry Needs and Constantly Being Upgraded Looks More Like a Weld Shop Than Classroom Students Actively Involved in Shop Construction and Maintenance Shop, Curriculum and Equipment Heavily Influenced by Advisory Committee

17. Industry Specific Projects Tailored to Local Needs Written Entry Level Requirements From Local Industry Industry Consortium For Specific Training Specific Training and Demonstrations by Local Professionals in Class

18. American Welding Society(AWS) ...is the International Organization for the Welding Profession ...Stated Goal "To advance the science, technology and application of welding." ...provides scholarships, learning materials and personal assistance ...is an integral and pervasive part of any welding program

20. Welding Is Much More Than Sparks and Sweat !!

21. GENERAL MATH

22. GEOMETRY

23. ALGEBRA

24. TRIGONOMETRY

25. ELECTRICITY

26. Other Curriculum Metallurgy -Characteristics and Types Physics - (Static Loads - Tensile Strength -Heat Transfer - Shear Stresses)

27. Students Learn Academic Skills Students learn applied academic skills in a non-threatening environment Students see how academic skills are relevant and even essential outside the classroom Students apply academic skills to projects immediately Students take these skills into home school classrooms with renewed interest

28. Students Learn Marketable Skills Students learn a marketable skill, and expect a starting salary of more than $21,000 on successful completion of welding program. to begin a career with a firm foundation to earn money for College expenses as the foundation for a career in another field

29. Students Gain Life-Long Skills Learning a skill builds self-esteem and confidence Competence in one skill leads to bigger goals and higher skills Skills provide hobbies, utility, and entertainment for a lifetime (similar to Sports and P.E., Art, Music, Literature, Foreign Language, etc.)

30. Who IS a Good Candidate for Vo-Tech Welding? Students who do not plan to attend college Students who might attend college -- later Students who plan to attend college part-time Students who want to attend College but cannot afford it College-bound students who have chosen a field (Welding Engineering?) and want a head start

31. Who Might NOT Be a Good Candidate for Vo-Tech? College-bound with financial resources for further education College-bound, but a late bloomer (they need the entrance requirements quickly) Students looking for an easy place to kill time (Vo-Tech Welding is not easy; they need to look elsewhere)

32. Our Welding Program & Our Students are Successful ! Jobs are waiting for students willing to learn and wanting to work. Our program is demanding and we expect much from our students, but the future is bright for those who succeed. Our program is also exciting. Students learn, grow, and meet employers who need the skills they will have. See you in the weld shop!