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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.
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).
The purpose of the CNC Lathe Operator Career Studies Certificate is to help entry-level employees in the precision machining related trades to obtain skills with emphasis on manual lathe, mill work, and an introduction to CNC lathe programming and operation.
The Basic Welding Short-Term Certificate program is designed to provide you with the specialized knowledge and skills to be prepared for entry-level employment in a variety of industries that utilize welding. An emphasis is placed on basic welding skills, code and regulations and the fundamental knowledge to be successful on the job.You may choose to continue your education by applying the credits earned in this program to the Welding Operator One-Year Certificate or an Associate of Applied Science in Welding Technology.
This certificate teaches beginning and intermediate welding students the principles and practices of shielded metal arc welding in preparation for entry into the welding fields of construction, fabrication and maintenance.
Learn oxyfuel cutting, plasma arc cutting, base metal preparation, shielded metal arc welding and more in this extensive hands-on American Welding Society (AWS) SENSE program.
Add on for Industrial Systems Technology diploma program. This certificate includes courses in automation, PLCs, wiring and basic welding.
Job Corps’ Electrical, Pre-Apprentice training program teaches students the skills needed to work with electrical systems in homes, businesses and factories, including how to install, maintain and repair electrical power, communications, lighting and control systems in places of all sizes, read blueprints and diagrams and will need to follow state and local building regulations, and use various hand tools and power tools. This program specifically prepares students for a Registered Apprenticeship after graduation. Students who complete the Electrical, Pre-Apprentice training program can earn industry-recognized credentials from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and certifications in construction health and safety from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Job Corps’ Advanced Welding training program teaches students advanced 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 who complete Advanced Welding training at Job Corps can earn nationally recognized credentials from the American Welding Society (AWS) and the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS).
This 14-week NCCER-accredited course provides foundational training for careers in structural welding, with a focus on marine and industrial applications. Students will learn safety practices related to welding and will gain skills in basic welding processes, including basic drawing elements and features in welding drawings.
Building upon the skills gained in QIT I, students in this certificate will gain advanced knowledge of quality and inspection principles. Students will begin to learn project management and leadership skills as they are prepared to move into supervisory positions. Students will learn Statistical Process Control using industry relevant software and will deepen their knowledge of quality principles by studying ISO 9000
The WSU Tech Robotics program provides graduates with industry aligned courses designed to prepare them for entry into the highly technical field of Industrial and Collaborative Robotics. The program is a joint effort between WSU Tech and Wichita State University's National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR).