COLLEGE WELDING PROGRAM CERTIFIED SHORTAGE IN FIELD BENEFITS STUDENTS.Byline: SUE DOYLE Staff Writer < VALENCIA -- The American Welding Society The American Welding Society (AWS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the science, technology, and application of welding and allied joining and cutting processes, including brazing, soldering, and thermal spraying. has recognized College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. with national accreditation. The designation allows the community college to serve as an accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. testing facility. ``This is as good as it gets,'' said Tim Baber, chairman of the college's Welding welding, process for joining separate pieces of metal in a continuous metallic bond. Cold-pressure welding is accomplished by the application of high pressure at room temperature; forge welding (forging) is done by means of hammering, with the addition of heat. Technology Program. ``It really expands upon the certification choices students have.'' Baber said students who pass the organization's welding certification exams are more likely to find work and, in the end, can earn higher wages. More than 60 percent of welding jobs are in manufacturing, with jobs focusing on fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: metal products, transportation equipment, machinery for agriculture and construction and mining. At the same time, qualified welders are in short supply across the country, and employers are having difficulties hiring people with these job skills, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the U.S. Department of Labor. In addition, the field will see more positions open in the next 10 years as a large number of today's welders retire. Baber said the testing allows students to become certified in different types of welding and opens more doors to employment. ``Our students can now go anywhere in the world to get work and advance their careers,'' he said. Starting this month, the school is offering new courses in pipe welding. The classes join a host of other existing courses in welding technology, metal sculpturing and weld inspecting. To qualify for the certified program, the college's Welding Technology Department passed an extensive audit and accreditation process, Baber said. Fall classes at College of the Canyons begin Aug. 28. sue.doyle(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5254 |
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