Tips to Parents

Parents of young people who have indicated an interest in a program at Collinsville Area Vocational Center should keep the following items in mind: 1. They will register for the program selection during their sophomore year at their home school registration period. Your son/daughter will need to discuss with their high school counselor how their program selection will relate to their career goals. Feel free to visit the Collinsville Area Vocational Center where the program(s) of interest your son/daughter are being offered. Please feel free to contact the Vocational Center so you may have personal contact with the instructor to determine the course content employment outlook, projected earnings and the desirability of advanced training at a college or technical school.

COLLINSVILLE AREA VOCATIONAL CENTER

The Collinsville Area Vocational Center is a two year, public vocational training center for Junior and Senior high school students. For more than 30 years, our graduates have successfully entered the working world serving the needs of area employers. Students are drawn from nine area high schools and attend 2 1/2 hour classes taught by instructors who have many hours of actual work experience in the field. Each program area is designed to emphasize proper work habits, employability skills, and career opportunities, as well as give students a work environment related to their chosen fields. Many of our programs have dual credit and/or articulation agreements with the community colleges, where many of our graduates continue their education.

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Welding Technologies I & II

Programs Offered at Collinsville Area Vocational Center

Auto Body Automotive Maintenance Technology Cisco Network Engineering Technology Clinical and Emergency Health Occupations Computer Drafting and Design (CAD) Criminal Justice Early Childhood Education Electronics Food Services/ Hospitality Management Precision Machining Technology PLTW Engineering (IED, POE & CEA, EDD) Web and Graphic Design Welding Technology

All students are eligible to enroll in any course regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion or disability

CAVC 2201 South Morrison Ave. Collinsville, IL 62234 (618) 346-6320

Employable Skills
Read standard blueprints and use them in metal fabrication Prepare metal for welding operations and understand the basic of metallurgy Perform standard welding operations including: GMAW (MIG) welding, SMAW (stick) welding, oxy-fuel welding and cutting and brazing, GTAW (TIG) welding, air carbon arc cutting, and optic-eye automatic torch cutting Adhere to safe work practices

Career Opportunities and Job Titles

Entry-level after high school graduation and Collinsville Area Vocational Center training: Welders Assistant Mass Production Welder Weld Tacker Welder Assembler Construction or Maintenance Welder Apprentice Entry-level after Junior College Program leading to an Associated Degree or Certificate Program: Code Pipe, Plate or Structural Welder Welding Inspector Welding Repairman Welding Foreman/Supervisor Welding layout and Fit-up Person Welding Sales Welding Technician Robot Welder Technician Entry-level after Baccalaureate Degree: Welding Production Engineer Welding Production Manager Welding Equipment Engineer Welding Supplies Engineer Welding Robotics Engineer

Enrollment Enrollment takes place during students registration period at their home school. Enrollment is open to juniors and seniors. Program Duration: One year Credits: 3 units per year Attendance Students taking a course at the Vocational Center divide their day between their home school and the Vocational Center. Transportation Each participating high school will provide transportation for their students Tuition

What to expect.
This course is a learning experience designed to provide the student with job entry-level welding skills. The majority of the time will be spent on hands-on training to stick arc welding, oxyacetylene welding, TIG welding, MIG welding, oxyacetylene cutting, arc air cutting, and plasma arc cutting on mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminum in all positions. Safety, print reading, and employability skills, as well as, related information will be learned.

Welding Technologies @ Collinsville AVC

Students develop skills for welding processes such as Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding and Flux Core Arc Welding and gain experience in out of position welding. 1st year students receive 6 college credits through Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC) Introduction to Welding 1016 credits 2nd year students receive 5 college credits through Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC). All Position Welding 1525 credits Students would need to take only 1 additional class (Blueprint Reading) at/through SWIC to earn the first of the 3 available Welding Technology certificates. Additionally, students that excel in welding skills and are proficient, (at their own cost) may choose to attempt American Welding Society certification through available testing facilities.

Tuition will be paid by the home school district for each student. Students may have some additional costs for personal tools,