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The Erie County Technical School
is an
ISO 9001:2000 Registered School
and proud to be an
Equal Opportunity Educational Institution

 

Metal Fabrication

Career Research for this Program:  O*Net

Course Description:
 

This is a comprehensive program designed to give students entry-level skills in the field of metal fabrication.  Areas of study include the techniques and fundamentals of pattern development, fabrication, design, proper use of hand and power tools, acetylene welding, acetylene cutting, and metal inert gas welding. 

Students experience training on a variety of machines.
  Emphasis is placed on bench work, precision measuring instruments, shearing, forming, rolling, assembly, welding, heat treatment, blueprint reading, layout and design, quality control, press brake operation, gas tungsten arc welding (tig) and shielded metal arc welding.
 

Prospective students need manual dexterity, mechanical aptitude, physical stamina and basic math skills.
 

Employment Opportunities: 

  • Welder trainee

  • Welder fitter trainee

  • Welding machine operator

  • Structural steel worker

  • Welder

  • Production line worker

  • Machine operator

"Plus Education" Employment Opportunities: 

  • Welding technician

  • Pipe fitter

  • Metal fabricator

  • Tool room clerk

  • Quality control technician

  • Metallurgist

  • Welding engineer

  • Electric-arc welder

  • Pattern maker

  • Sheet metal worker

  • Manufacturing engineer

On To College--Post-Secondary Partners:
  • Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

  • Pennsylvania College of Technology

  • Penn State Erie - The Behrend College

  • Triangle Tech

National Skill Standards:  American Welding Society

Curriculum Information:

Program Course Guide     Course Sequence     Duty & Task List