School of Metal Works and Fabrication
Metal fabrication is a challenging and rewarding profession. Steel, aluminum, and other exotic metals will appeal to you. Work in a shop that is technologically advanced, varied, and team-oriented. You’ll discover how to turn notions and ideas into created future legacies. In a shop or field site, you will make more money than the ordinary person. Work in the area where you live; many fabricators work in the area where they live. Fabricators are frequently the first to be employed and the last to be fired because of their training.
The Metal Fabricator Foundation program gives students the skills and training they need to get started in the industry. In a large, shop atmosphere, the student learns to fabricate projects from the ground up, applying theory and practice. The abilities you will learn will be yours for the rest of your life:
- Blueprint Reading
- Metallurgy
- Trade Math Structural Fabrication
- Plate Fabrication Material Preparation and Finishing
- Quality Control/inspection
- Equipment Operation
- Welding & Cutting
- Material Handling
- Forklift Operation
- Emergency First Aid