Course Overview
In this course, students will learn the basics of a range of shop equipment found in typical millwright shops. Students will become competent in machining a workpiece, oxy-fuel cutting and welding, shielded metal arc welding and steel fabrication techniques. Students will have sufficient hands-on opportunities to obtain basic skill levels equivalent to those of a Level One Apprentice. In addition, they will create workpieces of varying complexity. The content of the course is aligned with the SkilledTradesBC’s 2014 Competency Profile Chart and includes the following competencies: C4, F1, F2, F3 and F4.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Use fixed shop machinery to create a workpiece
- Maintain and repair stationary power tools
- Use oxy-acetylene equipment for cutting metals
- Describe shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) equipment
- Perform shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) according to safe work practices
- Use plasma arc cutting equipment according to safe work practices
- Perform math calculations for selected sheet metal operations
- Complete basic sheet metal project according to safe work practices
- Create multiple workpieces of varying complexity utilizing machine shop and sheet metal equipment according to safe work practices
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2015
Related Programs
Shop Fixed Equipment, Machining, Welding and Steel Fabrication (MILL 1206) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Energy
- Millwright Foundation
Certificate Full-time
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