SOUTH-WESTERN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT CAREER TECH
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Welding and Manufacturing


Check out the Welding and Manufacturing Intro Video!

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The Technology of Multiple Joining Operations

​The world of welding and manufacturing is an ever-growing field. Many area business leaders have stated there is a tremendous rise in the need for skilled and knowledgeable workers in this program's area, yet there are not enough of those skilled workers to fill the jobs available. If you are one who pays attention to detail, is good with your hands, and likes to develop and manufacture items from a simple print design to the live product, then this is the program for you! 


Career Opportunities

  • AWS Certified Welder or Inspector
  • Metal Fabricator
  • Iron Worker, Pipe Fitter, or Sheet Metal Worker
  • Pipeline Welder
  • Welding Engineer
  • Manufacturing/Maintenance Technician

Career Skills Developed

  • Blueprints, measurement, and project design
  • SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and FCAW welding
  • Plasma Arc, CAC, and Oxyfuel cutting
  • Fabrication of a variety of projects
  • Proper operation of hydraulic shear
  • Certified testing of weld samples
  • Chemical metallurgy
  • Industry recognized credentials

Program Highlights

  • Work Based Learning opportunity during second semester of senior year
  • Mentorship opportunities
  • AWS Certified Welding Certificate and/or Qualification opportunities
  • Multi-step independent work lab component
Curriculum Plan

Suggested Skill Set

  • Strong Measurement Skills
  • Mathematics
  • Verbal, Non-Verbal and Written Communication
  • Self-Motivated
  • Mechanical Aptitude
  • Kinesthetic Learner
  • Oral Communication
  • ​High Listening Ability
  • Collaboration​
  • Coordination
  • Design
  • Critical Thinking
  • Multilimb coordination
  • Acuity
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Production and Processing
  • Operation and Control
  • Identifying object, actions, and event order
  • Organization
  • Self-Management
  • Initiative and Drive
  • Dependability
  • Professionalism
  • Prioritizing
  • Time-Management
  • Versatility
  • Project Management
  • Trust
  • Authenticity

Additional Features

  • Students who meet required criteria may participate in Work Based Learning in the second semester of their senior year
  • Students who successfully complete the two-year welding program may receive advanced college credit through agreements with Columbus State Community College
  • Successful skill attainment in this program may lead to an American Welding Society (AWS) Welding Certification and/or Qualification.
  • Students will participate in SkillsUSA, a student leadership organization, which is apart of the curriculum. 
Apply Today!

Hear from the Instructor!

Click HERE for the Slides.

Congratulations to Welding and Manufacturing senior Kaden Booher!

Kaden Booher, a senior in Welding and Manufacturing, participated in a first time training partnership between Hilliard Schools, SWCS at SWCA, and Worthington Industries.  Classes were held from January - May, and culminated in selective job offers and a signing day last Friday for seven students with Kaden being one of them.  The final class project was design and installation of a playground, which is where the signing day was held.
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