Start your Online Welding Course with two focused, interactive lessons—Introduction to Welding and Joint Design & Symbols. Begin by learning fundamental welding terminology, metals, and arc welding techniques, along with welding safety, terminology, and basic metallurgy. These lessons build essential technical skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving—preparing you to move toward a complete training program and earn a certificate of completion in your path to a welding career.
This training program is ideal for entry level welders, apprentice welders, and maintenance technicians seeking to master welding fundamentals. Whether you’re aiming to refine problem-solving skills, elevate your attention to detail, or earn a certificate for your welding career, this course delivers the technical training you need.
This lesson is designed so that no prior knowledge is required.
This lesson covers basic welding terminology and principles. Various types of welding methods are introduced including: shielded metal arc, gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, and oxygen fuel gas, and the use of consumable and non-consumable electrodes are covered. Metallurgy, and how it relates to welding, is also covered. This includes tensile strength, ductility, hardness, corrosion resistance, and thermal properties.
This lesson is designed for participants who are familiar with the basic principles of welding and metallurgy.
This lesson covers the four basic elements of joint design, the five basic welding joints including their individual parts, and learn the standardized terminology for fillet and groove weld components. This lesson also covers the separate components of welding symbols, how the symbols are constructed, what each component conveys, and how to read them effectively.