Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIX - Bulletin 114-Trade and Industrial Education Content Standards Curriculum Framework-Automotive, Carpentry, and Welding › Subpart 7 - Welding › Chapter 57 - Entry-Level Welding Technology Secondary Program › Section XCIX-5701 - Rationale

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The American
				  Welding Society recognized the need for entry-level welders, and through a
				  grant by the U.S. Department of Education, formed the Education Grant
				  Committee, and assigned it the task of preparing a standards guide.
B. Welding has become a very sophisticated
				  and technical science, requiring not only mental application but also hands-on
				  abilities. The future need for competent welders should prompt the
				  establishment of a greater number of educational programs. Thus, it becomes
				  imperative that the training given be of sufficient quality and quantity to
				  prepare trainees for industrial assignments at various levels of skill
				  development well into the next century. To this end, entry-level workers come
				  to the workforce as prospective first-time practitioners of the
				  craft.
C. Work Environment. Entry
				  level welders are employed in a wide range of industries that use welding and
				  welding-related tasks during the course of daily operations. This range of
				  industries includes small, medium, and large union or nonunion
				  facilities.
D. Occupational
				  Hazards. As is the case in most metalworking industries, the potential for
				  bodily harm and hazardous situations exists. High electrical currents and
				  voltages are used to operate machinery and welding equipment. Machinery for
				  shearing, forming, and punching various thicknesses of materials is used.
				  Flammable and other compressed gases are used during flame cutting and welding
				  operations. Welders may work in enclosed, restricted spaces, and at times at
				  high elevations and in awkward positions. A hazardous noise level is sometimes
				  generated during the production process. The welder must take safety
				  precautions, and be safety conscious at all times.
E. Worker Profile. This position involves
				  concentration, decision making, and physical tasks.
F. Physical Requirements. Entry-level welders
				  must meet the physical requirements established by the employer.
G. Employability. Entry-level welders should
				  exhibit good written, oral, and listening skills and be good at problem solving
				  and decision making. These individuals should demonstrate good judgment, be
				  dependable and interact well with people.
H. Education. Entry-level welders training is
				  accomplished through secondary, postsecondary, vocational-technical schools,
				  junior colleges, universities, apprenticeship, or employer-based welder
				  training programs. Sufficient workplace skills (i.e., foundation skills such as
				  reading, writing, math, science, communication skills, and adaptability skills)
				  are required to complete requisite welding-related knowledge and skills
				  training.
I. Curriculum Guidelines.
				  It is the sole intent of these guidelines to define a competency-based welding
				  curriculum. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the secondary,
				  postsecondary, or employer-based training program to establish any guidelines
				  for the duration of training and prerequisites related to basic skills (i.e.,
				  reading, writing, mathematics, and listening/oral communications). Training
				  activities should consistently reinforce the use of basic skills.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:6(A)(10) and
					 R.S.
					 17:10.