The ESAB School of Welding and Cutting Technology will use the facilities of the college s Advanced Welding and Cutting Institute to train and certify welders for local and nationwide employment. The school will also offer complete American Welding Society testing and certification.
Classes are also available on-line and in distance learning learning formats.
Current classes cover arc, MIG, TIG, MIG fluxed core wire, and gas apparatus technologies. The school also offers job placement assistance. While we have enjoyed successful joint endeavors in the past, nothing has been done on the scale of this project, says Sam Thomas, CEO of ESAB North America. The focus is always on the process. The faculty of the new school consists of about an equal number of college and company instructors, notes Lyttle.