Welding Training Program
Train for a Hands-On Career with the Fortis Welding Technician Program
Discover what it takes to work with metal, precision, and problem-solving in the skilled trades. The Fortis Welding Technician program introduces students to foundational welding techniques and industry-relevant practices through hands-on training. From learning different welding processes to interpreting blueprints and following safety procedures, you'll explore the skills used in a variety of fabrication and construction settings while gaining a deeper understanding of the work welders do every day.
What does a welding technician do?
Welding technicians help build the industrial world around us—connecting the metal parts that make up cars, bridges, buildings, and more. They are responsible for joining materials safely and securely while following blueprints and quality standards. It’s a hands-on career, using precision, skill, problem solving, and troubleshooting. It’s a career for those who relish in seeing real results from their work every day.
What does it take to become a welding technician?
Prior to enrollment in Fortis Welding Training programs, prospective students must:
- Complete high school or its equivalent, such as passing the General Educational Development (GED) exam, and provide proof through a school transcript or other qualifying documentation. To be accepted, any documentation from a school or program in another country must be translated into English and equivalent to or higher than a U.S. high school education level.
- Be at least 17 years old by the time the electrical training program begins.
- Submit an applicant information form.
- Complete an interview with an admission advisor or administrative member, discussing career goals and ensuring the program is an adequate fit.
- Ensure they meet all financial obligations, including tuition payment requirements.
- Earn a qualifying score on the Wonderlic Scholastic Level Exam (SLE), which helps assess readiness for academic success in the program.*
Why Fortis?
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Streamlined path to earn a degree or diploma and enter workforce
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Career-focused classes
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Hands-on training and skills labs
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Convenient class schedules
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Institutionally accredited campuses
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Financial aid available for those who qualify
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Career services for graduates
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Connections to local employers
What does a welding training program at Fortis look like?
- Earn a diploma in as little as 48 instructional weeks
- Receive a learning foundation in welding techniques, skills, welding mathematics and career development
- Training that prepares students to enter the welding profession as an entry-level welder
- The Fortis Welding Technician program prepares students to take certification exams required by D1.1 Standards used in structural steel.
What You’ll Learn
- Studies in electrical, metallurgy, chemistry, physics, design and mechanical engineering
- Base knowledge that welders need for working on various structures such as bridges, buildings, pressure vessels and heat exchangers
- How to understand welding symbols and read and interpret print designs
- Methods of destructive and non-destructive testing used in welding to determine what constitutes a quality weld
What career opportunities are available for a welding technician?
Graduates of the Fortis Welding Training Program can pursue entry-level positions such as:
- Aluminum welder
- Brazer
- Fabrication welder
- Fitter/Welder
- Maintenance Welder
- MIG Welder
- Solderer
- Arc Operator