Welding and Metal Fabrication - Stafford Technical Center

Welding students will learn how to identify and properly use hand tools, and general welding shop equipment.

Certifications

ACT National Career Readiness Certificate
American Welding Society – Plate – 1G Limited Thickness (0.375”) Qualification-SMAW – Mild Steel- E7018
American Welding Society – Plate – 2G Limited Thickness (0.375”) Qualification-SMAW – Mild Steel- E7018
American Welding Society – Plate – 3G Limited Thickness (0.375”) Qualification-SMAW – Mild Steel- E7018
American Welding Society – Plate – 4G Limited Thickness (0.375”) Qualification-SMAW – Mild Steel- E7018
American Welding Society – Plate – 1G Unlimited Thickness (1.00”) Qualification-SMAW – Mild Steel- E7018
American Welding Society – Plate – 2G Unlimited Thickness (1.00”) Qualification-SMAW – Mild Steel- E7018
American Welding Society – Plate – 3G Unlimited Thickness (1.00”) Qualification-SMAW – Mild Steel- E7018
American Welding Society – Plate – 4G Unlimited Thickness (1.00”) Qualification-SMAW – Mild Steel- E7018
National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) – Core
National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) – Welding Level 1
National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) – Welding Level 2

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Advisory Committee

Phil Whitman—AWS Green/White Mnt President
T.J. Wessing—Can-Am Bridges
Bob Hilder—Hubbardton Forge/ Team Leader
Amos Babcock—Hubbardton Forge/ Welder Trainer
Louie Rousseau — Hubbardton Forge Management

Students will learn how set up and operate SMAW welding equipment, select electrodes, and weld in various positions. They will learn how to weld a pad of beads, fillet welds, and groove welds in various positions leading to an AWS welding certification. Students will also be introduced to sheet metal fabrication and light structural fabrication through project-based learning. Returning Students: Students returning for a second year will be able to continue learning at a more advanced level in welding in the program. Additional certification opportunities are available to enhance their Stafford portfolio. Curriculum and lab exercise are more intense preparing students for the workforce. Work study experiences may be available.

What We Do

Students learn to safely use and operate equipment for welding and metal fabrication in the shop. Students work individually and in teams to build, assemble, and/or repair metal projects. American Welding Society Structural Certification is available to students who pass the qualifications.

Entry Requirements

Recommended Prerequisites: add, subtract, multiply, divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; basic customary measuring skills; ability to perform physical labor on the job site and in classroom; ability to read and comprehend course materials.

Reading Level of class materials: Grade 10 – 12

• Scales for standards assessed

Program Instructor – Tony Bosnich

Tony Bosnich joined Stafford’s Power Mechanics/Welding Program as an instructor in the fall of 2013. Originally from Northern California, his early experience as a welder began with his 4 year enlistment in the United States Navy. After that he was employed for 7 years as a Journeyman/Welder with GKN Aerospace/Chem-tronics in San Diego, CA. Just before coming to Stafford, Tony spent 6 years at Northland Job Corps in Vergennes, VT. as a welding instructor. He is AWS/CWI/CWE Certified, and also teaches welding in Stafford’s Adult and Continuing Education Division.

antone.bosnich@rcpsvt.org (802) 770-1058

Program Instructor – Eric Diefendorf

Eric graduated from Stafford Technical Center’s Power Mechanics and Welding program in 2016. After graduation, he moved to Ohio to complete the Pipe & Structural Welding program at Hobart Technical Institute of Welding Technology. After graduation, Eric moved to Phoenix, Arizona where he worked at North Star Aerospace as a Precision Tig welder. Tyler says, “I moved back to Vermont in the winter of 2019 and have worked in a variety of jobs in the welding trade, including working as an instructor in the Stafford Adult Education Welding program. I am married with twin daughters and am excited to be joining Stafford in a full-time position.”

eric.diefendorf@rcpsvt.org