Utilizing Ivy Tech Community College’s partnership with the American Welding Society is a local and cost-efficient method to provide competency-driven training for your employees.  Training is largely hands-on, focusing contact-time on skills-building, facilitated by Certified Welding Educators (CWE). Certification confirms that your employees can weld to industry standards, welding efficiency, productively, and safely.

Industry or production specific requests can be accommodated to fully integrate the course outcomes to meet your strategic goals.  Additional course objectives for various welding conditions are available.

BENEFITS TO YOUR ORGANIZATION

• Improve organizational efficiency and productivity;  Reduce re-work and rejections
• Local, accredited welding instruction saves your downtime and travel expense for training
• Certify your incumbent workforce using globally-recognized standards
• Rapid response and implementation of process-driven training means you begin training immediately
• Demonstrate to your customers your organization’s high level of commitment to quality products and services
• Provides a competitive edge over your competitors using non-certified welders

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Apply safety procedures in preparation of and welding of pipe
• Exhibit the proper technique for preparing a the pipe for welding
• Demonstrate the ability to tack pipe in 2G downhill position
• Demonstrate the ability to weld pipe in the 2G downhill position using E6010 and E7018 electrodes
• Apply the procedure for preparing pipe for a weld test
• Apply the procedure for inspecting weld joints before, during, and after welding
• Exhibit the required skills for Welder, Arc (DOT 810.384-014)

TRAINING DESCRIPTION

This course provides the participant with extensive practice in the preparation and welding of pipe in the 2G downhill position.  Training consists of safety in pipe welding, consumable inserts, pipe jigs, and fixtures.  Other topics of study include preparing and bending transverse and side bend tests, as well as purging pipe for special tests, and visual acceptance criteria for pipe welds in all codes in include AWS, API, and ASME pipe welding codes.  Training prepares completers for API-2G downhill pipe welding certification.

HOURS

Your Pipe Welding I – 2G Downhill course is a 45-hour training activity, scheduled at your convenience for up to a maximum of 8 participants.  Pricing includes training administration, instruction, class handouts and materials, training consumables, American Welding Society membership, a certification test voucher, and an activity evaluation at the conclusion of training.

Course Offered Open Enrollment: No

Online Delivery Available: No

Certification Option: Yes