North Point High School for Science, Technology,

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North Point High School for Science, Technology,
Industry Welding Program

• Mr. Alan Badeaux
• Welding Instructor

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Course Offering 6 Total Credit Units

• 10th Grade A/B days every other day, 86 minutes a
  day for 90 days total of 129 hours
• 11th Grade A/B days every other day, 172 minutes
  a day for 90 days total of 258 hours
• 12th Grade A/B days every day for 86 minutes
  A-day and 172 minutes B-day total of 387 hours
• Students complete the class with approximately
  774 hours of training
• Students train under A.W.S. Sense Program and
  NCCER Program

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Certification

• Students can become certified under A.W.S. in
• S.M.A.W., D1.5 1.1 99
• G.M.A.W. D1.1 75
• G.T.A.W. B2.1 10
• F.C.A.W. D1.5 75
• 80 of my students work as welders and are
  employed before graduating

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Certification Cont

• 95 of my students leave with two certifications
  in hand
• Students graduate as certified welders
• Iron Workers, Steamfitters, Plumbers Unions and
  Fabrication Companies employ students with
  compatible certifications
• On average, one student every 5 years will attend
  college to get their Welding Engineering Degree
• Currently, one student every year attending
  college

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Welding Laboratory

• 15 individual welding booths
• 15 G.T.A.W./S.M.A.W. machines (3 major
  manufacturers)
• 12 G.M.A.W./F.C.A.W. machines (3 major
  manufacturers)
• 6 new wire feeders (portable)
• 4 diesel portable welding machines
• 7 oxy fuel large medium carts with torch sets
• Horizontal band saw, iron worker, 2 drill
  presses, belt sander, pedestal grinder
• Portable power tools 2 port-a-band saws, 2
  sawalls, metal saw, nibblers, 7 grinders
• Now 15 -7 hand grinders, 40-4½ hand grinders,
  3 metal chop saws

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Individual Assigned Equipment
Welding Time Sheet ____________ ____________ ___
_________

• Time sheets and work orders
• Equipment sign-out form
• Different textbooks and workbooks and additional
  handouts
• Student can purchase assigned welding equipment
  for 1/2 price at the end of training
• School purchased 12 new tool boxes with all
  welding equipment listed on the form

Welding Work Order ____________ ____________ ___
_________
Welding Equipment Sign-out Form ____________ __
__________ ____________
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Extreme Welding Projects

• Training/Recruiting Trailer
• 2 3 trailers a year
• Plant hangers
• Decorative Cattails
• Community Services (Parks, Vets, Etc.)
• Barbeque Grill (truck rims)
• Trailer repairs for lawn contractors
• Cut up football field light poles
• Fabricating 9x35 cat walk back of stage

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Training Barriers

• 2,000 materials and instruction for 2008-2009
  school year
• Same money for 2009-2010
• A/B days difficult for student to maintain
  continuity
• Many students have academic difficulties
• Trade Committees rarely come to recruit students
  (mostly unions)
• Student accomplishments are not publicized

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Program Incentives

• Join the American Welding Society
• Offers many A.W.S. certification tests
• Award patches to students who complete each
  certification test
• Attend A.W.S. Welding Show, section meetings and
  field trips
• Earn good quality jackets with Sponsors
  endorsements
• This year got 12 free jackets

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Program Incentives Cont

• Barbeque grill cook off when all grills are
  fabricated
• Integrate other classes into the promotion of
  welding
• Produce a recruiting D.V.D., The Next Generation
  of Welders
• Welding camp for 8th graders
• Use seniors to help train
• Use local companies and union to fund it
• Take students to job sites