Start your career in the skilled trades
Available spots
Service Description
This is a beginners course which we will cover STAW, GMAW, FCAW and GTAW welding processes as well as the PAC, OC and CAC-A cutting processes. Over the ten 32-hour weeks we will learn key positions, weld joints and techniques for each of the 4 welding processes in accordance with AWS Structural Code D1.1. We will also learn how to set-up, dial in and troubleshoot welding machines for each process. Alongside skill building, we will have daily safety talks, equipment demonstrations, and even some jobsite tours! For students who wish to begin their career in the trades, we will help guide them their desired industry so that they can hit the ground running immediately following course completion. This course runs 32 hours a week for 10 weeks, Mon-Thu 8:00am-4:00PM
Cancellation Policy
Each applicant will be interviewed via phone or in person before they are accepted into the program. This phone call will require 10-15 minutes of your time in which the enrollment process, the course, and scholarship resources will be explained. Once accepted, applicants must adhere to the enrollment process within a timely manner or risk losing their spot. Applicants will be interviewed and accepted or waitlisted in order of application submission date.
Contact Details
20 Park Ave, South Portland, ME, USA
207-370-2070
piwsopo@piwsopo.org