Students will have a thorough technical knowledge of arc welding, welding safety, and arc welding power sources, electrode classifications and selection. The student will also have the skill to make quality shielded metal arc fillet/T-joint welds in all positions on a variety of mild steels, types of electrodes and variability in number of passes. The student will be prepared to test on 2-G horizontal and 3-G vertical welds to A.W.S. standards.