Chesapeake Center for Science and Technology

This program is available for current Chesapeake High School Students, if interested please contact your guidance counselor. (CPT provides opportunities to second year Trade and Industrial students who have demonstrated a high proficiency in their technical competencies, an experience in on-the-job training. The place of employment becomes an extension of the classroom. The ICPT coordinator and the instructor work closely with the employer to ensure course competencies are attained.

This program is available for current Chesapeake High School Students, if interested please contact your guidance counselor. Welding I is a three-credit course in which students develop knowledge and skills in occupational awareness, drawings, welding symbols, shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, flux cored arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, oxy-fuel welding and cutting, plasma arc cutting, and carbon arc cutting practices. Students learn how to use gases and electric arc processes to fabricate and weld metal parts according to diagrams, blueprints, and specifications. Students will also receive safety related practices and techniques. This course includes OSHA 10 Hour Safety Training credentials (Occupational Safety and Health Administration). Topics including visual inspection principles and practices are also taught. Upon successful completion of this course, students return to enroll in Welding II, 816 State Code 8673, for advanced welding training and experience. Credential OSHA 10 Hour Safety Credential

This program is available for current Chesapeake High School Students, if interested please contact your guidance counselor. Welding II is a three-credit course in which students learn and develop advanced skills in the welding industry including occupational awareness, job-hunting skills, following written and verbal directions, interpreting and applying welding symbols and basic drawings. Students also demonstrate proficiency in the following welding and cutting processes: shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, flux cored arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, manual and automatic oxy-fuel gas cutting, carbon arc cutting, plasma arc cutting, and visual examination principles and practices. Students continue to use advanced welding techniques to fabricate and weld metal parts according to diagram, blueprints, specifications and industry certifications; course includes OHSA 10 Hour Safety Training credentials (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Credential OSHA 10 Hour Safety Credential