The
Lincoln Electric Welding School, which has instructed more than 120,000
students since its inception in 1917, announces its 2010 schedule.
The
Lincoln Electric Welding School is the oldest and one of the most respected arc
welding schools in the United States. Classes are taught by the school’s seven
full-time instructors who have more than 100 years of combined industry
experience. Courses are designed to teach the arc welding skills that employers
need. Lincoln-trained students are in high demand by welding fabricators at pay
levels that tend to exceed the industry average.
Classes
range from a six-week basic course to an advanced 15-week comprehensive course,
as well as one-week classes on specific welding processes, certification and
customized programs. Students spend 80 percent of their time in the booth
learning to weld. Additionally, Lincoln limits class sizes to 15 students per
class in order to maximize learning and guarantee one-on-one instruction time.
Courses
scheduled for January through December 2010 include:
Introduction
to Welding:
Instructs welders in an introduction to all common welding processes. This
one-week course runs the weeks of Feb. 22, April 12, June 7, July 19 and Oct.
18.
Comprehensive
Program: Instructs
welders in arc welding safety and all of the common welding processes. The
course lasts 15 weeks and involves more than 540 hours of hands-on instruction.
Offered Jan 4 - May 7, Feb 15 - June 18, Mar 29 - July 30, May 10 - Sept 10,
June 21 - Oct 22, Aug 2 - Dec 3, Sept 13 - Jan 28 2011, Oct 25 - Mar 11. 2011.
Welding
Certification Prep Course: Prepares them for the American Welding Society’s (AWS) Certified
Welding Inspector (CWI) seminar and examination. This one-week class is offered
during the weeks of July 19 and Oct 11.
AWS
CWI Seminar and Exam:
Lincoln Electric is a host site for the AWS CWI seminar and examination. The
seminar is taught by taught by an AWS instructor and covers how to reference
AWS code, examine welds and prepare for the CWI exam on that following Saturday
(proctored by AWS). Offered on July 25 – 31, Oct 17 – 23.
Basic
Plate & Sheet Metal: Instructs welders in the stick welding process. The six-week class is
being offered the weeks of Feb.15-Mar.26, Mar.29-May 7, May 10-June 18, June
21-July 30, Aug. 2-Sept. 10, Sept. 13-Oct. 22 and Oct. 25-Dec. 3.
Pipe
Welding:
Instructs welders in the stick welding process of welding pipe either to meet
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (vertical-up) or American
Petroleum Institute (API) (vertical-down) welding code. Running six weeks, this
course will be offered during the weeks of Feb.15-Mar.26, Mar.29-May 7, May
10-June 18, June 21-July 30, Aug. 2-Sept. 10, Sept. 13-Oct. 22 and Oct. 25-Dec.
3.
Plasma,
Oxyfuel, Alloy & Hardening: Instructs welders in plasma cutting and arc gouging, the
oxyfuel process, alloy theory and applications, and hardfacing. Three-week
class will be taught the weeks of March 29-April 16, May 10-28, June 21-July 9,
Aug. 2-20, Sept. 13-Oct. 1 and Oct. 25-Nov. 12.
Gas
Tungsten Arc Welding:
Instructs welders in the TIG welding process. One-week course are offered the
weeks of Feb. 15, Mar. 8, Mar. 22, April 19, May 17, June 1, June 21, July 12,
Aug. 2, Aug. 23, Sept. 13, Oct. 4, Nov.,15, Dec. 6 and Dec. 13.
Gas
Metal Arc Welding/Semi Automatic: Instructs welders in the MIG welding process. One-week
course are taught the weeks Feb. 22, Mar. 1, Mar. 15, April 5, April 26, May
24, June 7, June 28, July 19, Aug. 30, Sept. 27, Oct. 11, Nov. 1, Nov. 22, Dec.
6 and Dec. 13.
Flux-Cored
Arc Welding/Semi Automatic: Instructs welders in the flux-cored welding process for
both self shielded and gas shielded. One-week classes runs the weeks of Feb. 8,
Mar. 1, May 3, June 14, July 26, Sept. 7, Oct. 18 and Nov. 29.
Submerged
Arc Welding: Instructs
welders in submerged arc welding process for both full-automatic and
semi-automatic applications. One-week courses are offered the weeks of Mar. 22,
June 1 and September 7.
Classes
fill up quickly, so interested students are encouraged to register at least one
month in advance. To register, contact Lincoln’s Welding School at (216)
383-8325 or visit www.lincolnelectric.com.