Welding Technology - Cherokee County Career and Technology Center

Derek Kuykendall, Instructor

Mr. Kuykendall is an AWS Certified Welder and has more than 20 years' experience with the Boilermakers.

Welding Technology

Are you looking to fuse a hands-on career with a rewarding job? Do you like fixing and creating things people need for everyday life?

Becoming a welder does not require years of college.

If you...

pay attention to detail
have a steady hand
posses physical stamina and strength, and
don’t mind breaking a sweat,

...welding may be for you.

Successful program completer will have the knowledge and skills to get started in this rewarding and high-paying career right out of high school.

Welding Technology

Skill development includes:

layout and measurement techniques,
operating equipment, and
safety management.

Welding Technology

Students apply the skills they learn by constructing a variety of projects.

Welding Technology

Students develop:

technical skills,
critical thinking, and
leadership skills.

2022 SKILLSUSA LOCAL COMPETITION WINNERS

Participants in the 2022 Local Skills Competition included:

First Year Students: Cody Ashley, Kaden Sweat, Antonio Hernandez, Jacob Cornejo, Nathan Thompson; and
Advanced Students: Gaven Arnold, Xander Watts, Ethan Weeks, Trevor Jones

2022 SKILLSUSA LOCAL COMPETITION WINNERS

GAVEN ARNOLD 1ST PLACE ADVANCED STUDENTS

2022 SKILLSUSA LOCAL COMPETITION WINNERS

ETHAN WEEKS 2ND PLACE ADVANCED STUDENTS

2022 SKILLSUSA LOCAL COMPETITION WINNERS

XANDER WATTS 3RD PLACE ADVANCED STUDENTS

2022 SKILLSUSA LOCAL COMPETITION WINNERS

KADEN SWEAT 1ST PLACE, 1ST YEAR STUDENTS

2022 SKILLSUSA LOCAL COMPETITION WINNERS

JACOB CORNEJO 2ND PLACE, 1ST YEAR STUDENTS

2022 SKILLSUSA LOCAL COMPETITION WINNERS

CODY ASHLEY 3RD PLACE, 1ST YEAR STUDENTS

Go Further with Articulated Credits

Articulation is designed to create a smooth transition for students from secondary education to post-secondary education by awarding college credit for career/technical courses taken in high school.

Welding Technology offers 2 articulated credits including:

NCCER Architecture, Construction, and
Manufacturing Core / NCCER Welding 1

What is an Industry-Recognized Credential / Certification

An Industry Recognized Credential is the culminating evidence of a learner's proficiency in competencies that equip them for a productive career in a specific industry.

NCCER CURRICULUM

The Welding Technology program utilizes NCCER’s four-level curriculum covers topics such as:

oxyfuel cutting,
welding symbols, and
stainless-steel groove welds.

2022 AWS Credentials / Certifications Earned

NCCER’s curriculum correlates to the AWS SENSE (Schools Excelling through national Skills Education) standards and guidelines for Entry-level welders.

AWS D1.1 Certification covers all of the necessary skills students need to become a skilled welder.

Students who earn this certification have demonstrated professional, efficient work habits.

This certification remains effective indefinitely as long as the welder does not go more than six months without using that process.

CTC is proud to announce these 2022 AWS D1.1 Certifications:

Ethan Weeks

Trevor Jones

Haydon Alford

Laiton Keith

Xander Watts

David Herrick

Gaven Arnold

Nathan Meats

Chris Turney

Tucker Neyman

Nathan Thompson

Lucas McDaniel

Jacob Cornejo

Will Walker

Byron Daughtrey

Andrew Davis

Kaden Sweat

Antonio Hernandez

SKILLSUSA CAREER TECH STUDENT ORGANIZATION (CTSO)

Alabama SkillsUSA provides students with job skills training & 21st Century employability skills.

Students can grow their technical and leadership skills through:

competitions,
hands-on activities, and
leadership development.

SKILLSUSA CAREER TECH STUDENT ORGANIZATION (CTSO)

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Competitors receive contest drawings and a set of welding procedure specifications.

All drawings, welding symbols, and welding terms conform to the latest edition of the American Welding Society standards.

SKILLSUSA CAREER TECH STUDENT ORGANIZATION (CTSO)

student demonstrating skills at SkillsUSA competition

Through a series of work stations, contestants are tested on various aspects of welding including:

measuring weld replicas,
using weld measuring gauges,
laying out a plate, and
using oxy-acetylene equipment

SKILLSUSA CAREER TECH STUDENT ORGANIZATION (CTSO)

student demonstrating welding skills at SkillsUSA competition

Competitors complete the steel project and weld an aluminum project in various positions using a variety of filler metals.

OUTSTANDING STUDENTS ARCHIVES

WELDING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM COMPLETERS

To be a completer, students need to finish at least two CTE courses in the pathway, including the final capstone course.

2021-2022 PROGRAM COMPLETERS

Program Completers are students who have successfully completed a minimum of 3 courses in a program area.

XANDER WATTS

GAVEN ARNOLD

LAITON KEITH

BYRON DAUGHTREY

BEN RAINS

NATHAN MEATS

PEYTON SPILLMAN

CORY INGRAM

CHRISTOPHER TURNEY

MARCELOUS WILSON

AIDENN HENDERSON

MALACHI HOGUE

JACKSON ABNEY

DAYLEN HOLCOMB

BO BEDWELL

COLIN VAUGHN

Alabama Simulated Workplace

Alabama Simulated Workplace shifts classrooms into a company setting that introduces students to business processes using distinct workplace components including:

time clock,
safety training,
company procedures and more.

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT ARCHIVES

Bo Bedwell - September 2021

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT ARCHIVES

Nathan Meats - October 2021

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT ARCHIVES

Trevor Jones - November 2021

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT ARCHIVES

Tucker Neyman - January - February 2022

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT ARCHIVES

Mr. Kuykendall is an AWS Certified Welder and has more than 20 years' experience with the Boilermakers.

Are you looking to fuse a hands-on career with a rewarding job? Do you like fixing and creating things people need for everyday life?

Becoming a welder does not require years of college.

If you...

pay attention to detail

have a steady hand

posses physical stamina and strength, and

don’t mind breaking a sweat,

...welding may be for you.

Successful program completer will have the knowledge and skills to get started in this rewarding and high-paying career right out of high school.

Skill development includes:

layout and measurement techniques,

operating equipment, and

safety management.

Students apply the skills they learn by constructing a variety of projects.

Students develop:

technical skills,

critical thinking, and

leadership skills.

Participants in the 2022 Local Skills Competition included:

First Year Students: Cody Ashley, Kaden Sweat, Antonio Hernandez, Jacob Cornejo, Nathan Thompson; and

Advanced Students: Gaven Arnold, Xander Watts, Ethan Weeks, Trevor Jones

GAVEN ARNOLD 1ST PLACE ADVANCED STUDENTS

ETHAN WEEKS 2ND PLACE ADVANCED STUDENTS

XANDER WATTS 3RD PLACE ADVANCED STUDENTS

KADEN SWEAT 1ST PLACE, 1ST YEAR STUDENTS

JACOB CORNEJO 2ND PLACE, 1ST YEAR STUDENTS

CODY ASHLEY 3RD PLACE, 1ST YEAR STUDENTS

Articulation is designed to create a smooth transition for students from secondary education to post-secondary education by awarding college credit for career/technical courses taken in high school.

Welding Technology offers 2 articulated credits including:

NCCER Architecture, Construction, and

Manufacturing Core / NCCER Welding 1

An Industry Recognized Credential is the culminating evidence of a learner's proficiency in competencies that equip them for a productive career in a specific industry.

The Welding Technology program utilizes NCCER’s four-level curriculum covers topics such as:

oxyfuel cutting,

welding symbols, and

stainless-steel groove welds.

NCCER’s curriculum correlates to the AWS SENSE (Schools Excelling through national Skills Education) standards and guidelines for Entry-level welders.

AWS D1.1 Certification covers all of the necessary skills students need to become a skilled welder.

Students who earn this certification have demonstrated professional, efficient work habits.

This certification remains effective indefinitely as long as the welder does not go more than six months without using that process.

CTC is proud to announce these 2022 AWS D1.1 Certifications:

Ethan Weeks

Trevor Jones

Haydon Alford

Laiton Keith

Xander Watts

David Herrick

Gaven Arnold

Nathan Meats

Chris Turney

Tucker Neyman

Nathan Thompson

Lucas McDaniel

Jacob Cornejo

Will Walker

Byron Daughtrey

Andrew Davis

Kaden Sweat

Antonio Hernandez

Alabama SkillsUSA provides students with job skills training & 21st Century employability skills.

Students can grow their technical and leadership skills through:

competitions,

hands-on activities, and

leadership development.

Competitors receive contest drawings and a set of welding procedure specifications.

All drawings, welding symbols, and welding terms conform to the latest edition of the American Welding Society standards.

Through a series of work stations, contestants are tested on various aspects of welding including:

measuring weld replicas,

using weld measuring gauges,

laying out a plate, and

using oxy-acetylene equipment

Competitors complete the steel project and weld an aluminum project in various positions using a variety of filler metals.

Alabama Simulated Workplace shifts classrooms into a company setting that introduces students to business processes using distinct workplace components including:

time clock,

safety training,

company procedures and more.

Bo Bedwell - September 2021

Nathan Meats - October 2021

Trevor Jones - November 2021