Welding Level 3 Trainee Guide, 3e, Paperback

This exceptionally produced trainee guide features a highly illustrated design, technical hints and tips from industry experts, review questions and a whole lot more! Key content includes: Preheating and Postweld Heat Treatment of Metals, Physical Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of Metals, GMAW — Pipe, FCAW — Pipe, GTAW — Carbon Steel Pipe, GTAW — Low-Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipe, GTAW — Aluminum Pipe, and GMAW — Aluminum Plate and Pipe.

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This volume was developed by the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) in response to the training needs of the construction, maintenance, and pipeline industries. It is one of many in NCCER's Contren ™ Learning Series. The program, covering training for close to 40 construction and maintenance areas, and including skills assessments, safety training, and management education, was developed over a period of years by industry and education specialists.

NCCER also maintains a National Registry that provides transcripts, certificates, and wallet cards to individuals who have successfully completed modules of NCCER's Contren ™ Learning Series, when the training program is delivered by an NCCER Accredited training Sponsor.

The NCCER is a not-for-profit 501(c)( 3) education foundation established in 1995 by the world's largest and most progressive construction companies and national construction associations. It was founded to address the severe workforce shortage facing the industry and to develop a standardized training process and curricula. Today, NCCER is supported by hundreds of leading construction and maintenance companies, manufacturers, and national associations, including the following partnering organizations:

PARTNERING ASSOCIATIONS

• American Fire Sprinkler Association
• American Petroleum Institute
• American Society for Training & Development
• American Welding Society
• Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc.
• Association for Career and Technical Education
• Associated General Contractors of America
• Carolinas AGC, Inc.
• Carolinas Electrical Contractors Association
• Citizens Democracy Corps
• Construction Industry Institute
• Construction Users Roundtable
• Design-Build Institute of America
• Merit Contractors Association of Canada
• Metal Building Manufacturers Association
• National Association of Minority Contractors
• National Association of State Supervisors for Trade and Industrial Education
• National Association of Women in Construction
• National Insulation Association
• National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
• National Systems Contractors Association
• National Utility Contractors Association
• National Vocational Technical Honor Society
• North American Crane Bureau
• Painting & Decorating Contractors of America
• Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors National Association
• Portland Cement Association
• SkillsUSA
• Steel Erectors Association of America
• Texas Gulf Coast Chapter ABC
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• University of Florida
• Women Construction Owners & Executives, USA

Some features of NCCER's Contren ™ Learning Series are:

• An industry-proven record of success
• Curricula developed by the industry for the industry
• National standardization providing portability of learned job skills and educational credits
• Credentials for individuals through NCCER's National Registry
• Compliance with Apprenticeship, Training, Employer, and Labor Services (ATELS) requirements for related classroom training (CFR 29:29)
• Well-illustrated, up-to-date, and practical information

FEATURES OF THIS BOOK

Capitalizing on a well-received campaign to redesign our textbooks, NCCER is publishing select textbooks in a two-column format. Welding Level Three incorporates the design and layout of our full-color books along with special pedagogical features. The features augment the technical material to maintain the trainees' interest and foster a deeper appreciation of the trade.

• Think About It uses "What If?" questions to help trainees apply theory to real-world experiences and put ideas into action.
• Hot Tip provides a head start for those entering the trade by highlighting important safety requirements and presenting tricks of the trade from experienced welders.

We're excited to be able to offer you these improvements and hope they lead to a more rewarding learning experience.

As always, your feedback is welcome. Please let us know how we are doing by visiting NCCER at www.nccer.org or e-mail us at info@nccer.org.

UNIQUE ASPECTS OF THE NEW AWS WELDING PROGRAM

In this new edition of the Contren ™ Welding series, you'll note features and icons that relate to the American Welding Society's (AWS) Guides for the Training and Qualification of Welding Personnel: Expert and Advanced Level Welders. These features correlate with specific guidelines of AWS S.E.N.S.E. (Schools Excelling through National Skills Education) programs. These features can also be used as helpful tools in delivering and evaluating NCCER performance examinations. The table below shows an alignment matrix between the Contren ™ Welding series and the AWS S.E.N.S.E. programs for expert and advanced level welders.

This unique version of the Contren ™ Welding series allows dual credentialing through both NCCER and AWS, provided all applicable requirements are met by the participating organizations. For more information on AWS's S.E.N.S.E. program, contact AWS at (305) 4439353 or visit www.aws.org. For information on NCCER's Accreditation and National Registry, contact NCCER Customer Service at 1-8886223720 or visit www.nccer.org.