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Whether you're just getting started, switching careers or sharpening your skills, there are over 900 training programs across all 50 states to help you grow your career in shipbuilding — many that take less than 6 months to complete.
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Job Corps’ OTP Advanced Manufacturing training program connects Job Corps students with other local training providers like technical or community colleges, trade schools or employers to provide specialized education and training services. Students learn skills like reading and understanding schematics and blueprints, positioning or aligning components and parts either manually or with hoists, using hand tools or machines to assemble parts, conducting quality control checks, and describing the commonalities and differences of the alternating current and direct current (AC/DC) systems (e.g., wire color codes in both). These skills prepare students for a career in manufacturing, production engineering and machine shops. Students who complete Advanced Manufacturing training at Job Corps can earn nationally recognized credentials from the American Welding Society (AWS) and the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS).
Learn to troubleshoot, maintain, and repair automated electro-mechanical, product assembly, and process control systems that use programmable controls and other methods to manage complex systems. These systems include robotic, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical and electronic devices. The program will prepare students for eight duty areas aligned with National Institute of Metalworking Standards (NIMS) including: maintenance operations; mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, electronic process, and process control systems; and maintenance piping.
Welder Fitter (900 hours) is our primary career-level program, and the one most frequently chosen by incoming students. This program is specifically designed for incoming students who have little or no welding experience and is eligible for financial aid to those who qualify.The program consists of metal cutting utilizing the Oxyacetylene torch and employing four common processes to make sound welds on carbon steel plate and pipe. The shop projects include various joint designs in all positions on plate and pipe. In Shielded Metal Arc Welding, several electrode types and sizes are employed with both AC and DC electrical arc welding machines. Two semi-automatic processes are taught: Gas Metal and Flux Cored Arc Welding. Structured theory classes cover welding safety, proper machinery set ups and adjustments, basic metallurgy, weld wire selection, welding joint design, and shop math. Instruction in blueprint reading includes additional shop math, welding symbols, and the basics required to read, understand, and follow welding blueprints.Specialized training includes extra hands-on time in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) working with a variety of other metals (carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum plate or pipe). It also covers Combination Processes, where students are instructed in the additional considerations that come into play when more than one process is needed in the joining procedure. The Welder Fitter program also includes basic instruction in both pipe fitting and structural layout.
Job Corps’ Welding training program teaches students skills like joining metals using a variety of techniques and processes, understanding and following safety procedures including properly using safety equipment, and identifying and explaining the composition and classification of metals, and designing and building a fixture for assembling simple parts. These skills prepare students for a career working in a variety of jobs for manufacturing companies, construction companies, trade shops, shipbuilders or repair shops. Students should also consider pursuing Advanced Manufacturing Production Technician, Advanced Machinist and other Advanced Training programs at Job Corps as a part of their career pathway. Students who complete Welding training at Job Corps can earn nationally recognized credentials from the American Welding Society (AWS) and the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS).
Diploma in Precision Machining Technology provides training in machine shop operation, materials, and manufacturing processes. This program prepares students for careers as skilled machinists with coursework in the care and use of tools and machines, working to proper tolerances, technical drafting, computer numerical control programming, CAD-CAM training, metallurgy, tool making, jig and fixture design, precision measurements, and leadership development.Program Outcomes: Graduates of this program will demonstrate competency in the following:Ability to operate machine shop equipment: Lathes, mills, grinders, and drills.Ability to read and interpret blueprints per industry standards.Ability to process and plan a piece part through the lab until completion.CNC machine tool operation and programming.CAM design and manufacturing.Industry Certifications: NIMSProgram Integration: Graduates may continue into the third-year capstone program in CNC Flow Cell at the Gene Haas Center for Integrated Machining in order to qualify for higher-level and management positions in the field.
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Master the fundamentals of MIG welding with our 64-hour hands-on training program, designed to build your skills from the ground up. This course covers essential safety practices, shielding gas cylinder handling, and proper machine setup, ensuring you work efficiently and safely. You’ll gain expertise in Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) across flat, horizontal, and vertical positions on carbon steel, practicing key techniques such as corner joints, bevel grooves, and V-grooves with and without backing. Learn to troubleshoot common issues like bird nests and refine your ability to change wire spools and shielding gas cylinders. Whether you’re starting a welding career or enhancing your skills, this program prepares you for success in high-demand industries. Enroll today and take your welding skills to the next level!
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At the heart of our mechanized world is the Precision Manufacturing industry requiring skilled technicians to carry out new ideas and plans in the production of all types of manufactured parts. Many of these skilled technicians can earn more than $50,000 a year.Precision Manufacturing students receive applied training in basic concepts of machine tool processes during the first year.In the second year, students will receive training in such specialized areas as production machining and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), Computer Numerical Control (CNC) programming, setup and operation.
Job Corps’ Welding training program teaches students skills like joining metals using a variety of techniques and processes, understanding and following safety procedures including properly using safety equipment, and identifying and explaining the composition and classification of metals, and designing and building a fixture for assembling simple parts. These skills prepare students for a career working in a variety of jobs for manufacturing companies, construction companies, trade shops, shipbuilders or repair shops. Students should also consider pursuing Advanced Manufacturing Production Technician, Advanced Machinist and other Advanced Training programs at Job Corps as a part of their career pathway. Students who complete Welding training at Job Corps can earn nationally recognized credentials from the American Welding Society (AWS) and the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS).
