WELDING NCCER APPRENTICESHIP LEVELS 1 - 4
Ingalls Shipbuilding
100 Access Road, Pascagoula, MS, 39567
About This Program
LV1 Welding Safety Oxyfuel Cutting Plasma Arc Cutting Air Carbon Arc Cutting and Gouging Base Metal Preparation Weld Quality SMAW – Equipment and Safety Shielded Metal Arc Electrodes SMAW – Beads and Fillet Welds Joint Fit-Up and Alignment SMAW – Groove Welds and Backing and SMAW – Open V-Groove Welds.LV2 Welding Symbols Reading Welding Detail Drawings Physical Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of Metals Preheating and Postheating of Metals GMAW & FCAW - Equipment and Filler Metals GMAW & FCAW – Plate GTAW - Equipment and Filler Metal and GTAW – Plate.LV3 SMAW-Open-Root Pipe Welds GMAW-Pipe FCAW-Pipe GTAW-Carbon Steel Pipe GTAW-Low Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipe SMAW-Stainless Steel Plate and Pipe Groove Welds and more!LV4 GMAW – Aluminum Plate GTAW — Aluminum Plate GTAW – Aluminum Pipe and GMAW — Aluminum Pipe.
Credential
NCCER Certificate and online Transcript for each level completed.
Field of Study
Precision Metal Working.
Related Occupation
Production workers operate machinery and equipment to manufacture goods ranging from automotive parts to food products. They work in factories and production facilities, performing tasks in assembly, quality control, and machine operation.
Typical Wages in Mississippi
$49,490/yr
$23.80/hr median
2024 data · O*NET via CareerOneStop (DOL/ETA & Minnesota DEED)
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Contact & Location
Location
100 Access Road, Pascagoula, MS, 39567
Program Details
Format
This program provides in-person instruction only.
Tuition Cost
$675
Length (Weeks)
148
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