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Our Program
The Wilco Welding Program is intended to prepare students for the requirements of an entry-level welding technician or apprenticeship in the Skilled Trades. Students will be oriented to a career pathway and begin developing Workplace Skills, Worksite Safety, Technical Knowledge, and Hands-On practice. Upon completion of the Program, a graduate should be able to obtain an apprenticeship or entry-level position in a Manufacturing, Fabrication or Building Trades sector. In order to prepare students for their role as a Welding Technician they will participate in in-depth classroom discussions of topics such as: OSHA Safety Standards, Welding Terminology, Precision Measurements, Welding Symbols & Blueprint Reading, Industry Codes & Documents, Welding Equipment, Welding Theory as well as Workplace skills like Continuing Education/Professional Development, Resume development, Job Searches and Interview Practices. Students will also participate in Shop Activities where they will learn how to use hand & power tools and welding equipment. Our Lab Curriculum will cover shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Oxy/Fuel Cutting (OFC), Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC) and Air/Carbon Arc Gouging (CAG-A)
What we offer:
Students will learn to be a combination welder and work toward earning Dual credit at Joliet Junior College. This is a college-level class, with college-level coursework. This is a very detail-oriented, dangerous class/job, that requires fine motor skills, the ability to follow verbal and written directions with distractions, and the ability to work alone or in a group.
The student’s ability to operate, adjust, and safely control power sources and gas equipment is essential. The students will learn to perform welds on Carbon Steel in the Flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions with SMAW & GMAW Welding Processes (Stick & Mig).
They will also learn OFC - Oxyfuel gas cutting, PAC - plasma arc cutting, and CAC-G - Carbon arc gauging Equipment, setup, and usage. Blueprint reading and the use of weld symbols are also stressed.
Skills and Abilities in:
Reasoning and Problem Solving
- follow guidelines to arrange objects or actions in a certain order
- notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong
- find and recognize important information
- formulate solutions for potential problems
- judge costs and benefits of a possible action
- ability to follow verbal or written directions
Managing Oneself, People, Time, and Things
- check how well they are learning or doing something
- go back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information without becoming confused
- obtain needed equipment and materials and oversee their use
- follow documents, procedures, shop drawings, or blueprints
- follow all safety protocols
Working with People
- be able to work as a team member
- be able to take direction and criticism
- have work completed on time
Working with Things
- evaluate quality or performance
- safely operate equipment
- determine the tools and equipment needed to do a job
- determine the causes of technical problems and find solutions for them
- maintain and repair equipment
- assess alternative methods of completing a task
Perceiving and Visualizing
- ability to utilize special relations
- imagine how something will look if its manipulated
Welcome To Wilco Welding!
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