Metal Fabrication
Welding is the most common way of permanently joining metal parts. Job prospects should be excellent as employers report difficulty finding enough qualified people.
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Overview
Metal Fabrication incorporates "hands-on" welding experiences with technical instruction. Pre-apprenticeship will place students meeting the requirements of Grant Career Center in a school-to-apprenticeship program. The Grant Career Center apprenticeship program is an opportunity for highly qualified students to enter a structured placement and learning experience with Greater Cincinnati employers. This program will initiate a continuation of learning experiences past graduation and completion of the vocational certification process culminating in journeyman status for successful students. The program is approved by the Ohio Bureau of Apprenticeship.
Junior Program of Study
- Safety
- Introduction to Computers
- S.M.A.W. (Arc Welding) E-6010/E-7018
- G.M.A.W. (Mig) E-70S Mild Steel
- Oxyacetylene (cutting)
- Intro to G.T.A.W. (Tig) Mild/Stainless Steel
- Intro to Flux-Cored Mig Welding
- Basic Blueprint Reading
- Applied Sketching
- Operation and Maintenance of Fabricating Equipment
- power shear
- power break
- power roll
- metal muncher
- cut-off saws
- band saws
- drill presses
- power hand tools
- Trade Math
Senior Program of Study
- 10 Hour OSHA Training
- Computer Skills
- Advanced S.M.A.W. (E-6010/E-7018/E-308 stainless steel)
- Advanced G.M.A.W. (Mig Welding) E-70S/E-308SS stainless steel
- E-4043 Aluminum Advanced
- G.T.A.W. (Tig Welding)/ stainless steel
- Flux-Cored Welding (all positions)
- Blueprint Reading
- Technical Drawing and Pattern Development
- Metallurgy
- Customer Service Metal Fabrication
- Operation of Fabricating Power Equipment
- Oxyacetylene Cutting and Welding
- Brazing and Soldering
- Plasma-Arc Cutting
- Advanced Trade Math
- Employability Skills
- Pre-Apprenticeship
- 2 axis Plasma Cam
Senior Project Examples
- Trailers
- Smokers
- Boat Dock
- Ornamental Metal Design
- Customer Work
- Flower Brackets
- Barn Pens
- Holiday Decorations
Co-curricular Activities
- Senior Year Pre-Apprenticeship Placement
- Early Placement
- Community Service
- Field Trips – Construction Career Days
- Scholarship Opportunities
Student Organization
- Leadership Development
- Professional Development
- Civic Activities
- Community Service Opportunities
- Local, Regional, State, and National Competitions
