Manufacturing Career Cluster
Welding
The Manufacturing career cluster focuses on planning, managing, and performing the processing of materials into intermediate or final products and related professional and technical support activities such as production planning and control, maintenance, and process engineering. This career cluster includes occupations ranging from welder and machinist to industrial engineering technician and semi-conductor processing technician.
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Learning Source Program Offering:
Welding
The Welding Program of Study focuses on the development and use of automatic and computer-controlled machines, tools, and robots that perform work on metal or plastic. CTE learners will learn how to modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain individual machines and how to use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment.
Available Career Skills Pathways
Secondary Courses for High School Credit
SKILL LEVEL 1
- Introduction to Welding
SKILL LEVEL 2
- Occupational Safety and Environmental Technology I
- Welding I
SKILL LEVEL 3
- Welding II
- Welding II + Welding II Lab
SKILL LEVEL 4
- Practicum in Entrepreneurship
- Career Preparation for Programs of Study
Aligned Industry-Based Certifications
Dual Credit
Students should be advised to consider these course opportunities to enrich their preparation.
Aligned Advanced Academic Certifications
- NCCER Core*
- NCCER Level 1*
- NCCER Level 2*
- OSHA-10
Available Learning Pathways
Southern Careers Institute
- AS of Applied Science in Management
Pathways | University of Phoenix | National American University
- BS of Arts Business Administration
Available Career Pathways
Example Aligned Occupations
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Industrial Production Managers
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