WELDING AND FABRICATION GTT3
COURSE OUTLINE
1. WORK PLACE SAFETY AND PROCEDURES
a) Outlining potential hazards and their causes
b) explaining aspects of personal safety
c) Explaining equipment safety
d) describing the aspect of ensuring the safety of others persons
e) stating the relevant statutory safety regulation in the welding practice
Practical
a) Identification of potential hazard in the workplace
b) Observing safety in the workplace
c) Demonstrating equipment safety
d) Demonstrating the relevant statutory and non-statutory regulation in the welding work
place
e) Use of first aid kit
f) Demonstrates safe handling of hazardous welding materials
2. MEASUREMENT UNIT
a) Differentiate between imperial and metric units of measurements
b) State Appropriate SI unit of measurements
c) Selection of SI units of measurements
Practical
a) Converting imperial unit into SI unit and vice versa
b) Select appropriate SI units of measurements
3. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
a) Name the tools and equipment used in welding
b) Explain the use of welding tools and equipment
c) Explain the care and maintenance of welding tools and equipments
Practical
a) Identify the tools and equipment used in welding
b) Demonstrate the use of welding tools and equipment
c) Care for the and maintain welding tools and equipment
4. MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS
a) Name the engineering materials
b) List the properties of metals
c) Application of metal
d) State forms of material supply
Practical
a) Identify various engineering materials
b) Selecting material suitable for given application
c) Using appropriate materials for a given task
5. INTERPENETRATION OF DRAWINGS
a) Explain free hand sketching
b) Interpreting working drawing
c) Construction of drawing to a given scale
d) Interpreting drawing views
e) Interpreting weld symbols
Practical
a) Demonstrate free and discussion
b) Construct simple drawing to a given scale
c) Produce a working drawing
d) Sketch weld symbol
6. MANUAL METAL ARC WEDDING
a) Defining electric arc welding
b) Name the type of manual metal arc welding machine
c) Naming the parts of the arc welding machine
d) Stating the functions of manual metal arc welding tools
e) Naming the types of welding electrodes
f) Outline the procedure for manual metal arc welding
g) Stating factors that affect the quality of a weld
h) Naming the types of manual metal arc welding joint
i) Naming the welding positions
j) Listing weld defects
k) Stating the safety precaution to be observed while carrying out manual metal arc
welding Safety gear
Practical
a) Identify manual metal arc welding machines
b) Identify parts of Arc welding machine
c) Select welding electrodes
d) Demonstrate procedure for manual metal Arc welding
e) Weld joints
f) Demonstrate flat welding position
g) Demonstrate safety precaution while carrying out manual metal arc welding
7. OXY ACETYLENE GAS WELDING
a) Defining oxy acetylene gas welding
b) Naming the oxy Acetylene gas welding equipment and accessories
c) Naming types of flames
d) Naming the types of filler rods
e) Outline the procedure for oxy Acetylene gas welding
f) Stating the gas welding techniques
g) State the factors affecting the quality of the weld
h) Name the types of Weld joints
i) Name the welding positions
j) State the safety precaution to be observed while carrying out gas welding
Practical
a. Identify the oxy acetylene gas welding equipment and accessories
b. Identify the types of flames
c. Select the type of filler rod
d. Demonstrate the procedure for ox Acetylene gas welding
e. Demonstrate the gas welding techniques
f. Identify the types of weld joints
g. Demonstrate the flat welding position
h. Observe the safety precaution while carrying out gas welding
8. GAS CUTTING
a) Defining gas cutting
b) Naming cutting gases
c) Naming gas cutting equipment and accessories
d) Outlining the procedure for gas cutting
e) Outlining safety precaution while gas cutting
Practical
a) Identifying cutting gases
b) Identifying gas cutting equipment and accessories
c) Demonstrating the procedure for gas cutting
d) Observing safety precaution while gas cutting
9. BRAZING
a) Defining brazing
b) Naming the tools and equipment used in brazing
c) Listing brazing spelter
d) Explain the use of flux in brazing
e) Outlining the procedure for brazing
f) Stating braze defects
g) State the precaution to be observed while brazing
Practical
a) Identifying the tools and equipment used in brazing
b) Selecting brazing spelter/filler rod
c) Demonstrating the use of flux in brazing
d) Identifying Braze defects
e) Observing safety precaution when brazing
10. EFFECTS HEAT ON METALS
a) Explaining the effects of it on metals
b) Listing types of distortion
c) Listing methods of controlling distortion
Practical
a) Identifying types of distortion
b) Selecting methods of controlling distortion
11. WELD TEST
a) Naming types of weld test
b) Stating safety precaution to be observed when carrying out Weld tests
Practical
a) Identifying types of weld test
b) Observing safety precaution to be observed when carrying out weld tests
12. ESTIMATION AND COSTING
a) Interpreting given specifications
b) Analyzing the quantities
c) Sourcing for information
Practical
a) Practical interpreting given specifications
b) Preparing the bill of quantities
