2007/2008 Competency-Based Task/Competency List

Tasks/competencies designated by bullets in the left-hand column are considered essential statewide and are required of all students. In some courses, all tasks/competencies have been identified as essential. Tasks/competencies without bullets are considered optional; they and/or additional tasks/competencies may be taught at the discretion of the school division. Tasks/competencies marked with an asterisk (*) are considered sensitive, and teachers should obtain approval by the school division before teaching them.

8672
36 weeks		 Welding I, II, III
TASKS/COMPETENCIES
  Implementing Virginia's CTE Course Requirements
• 001 Demonstrate Virginia's Workplace Readiness Skills in course activities.
• 002 Apply Virginia's All Aspects of Industry elements in course activities.
• 003 Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.
  Participating in the Student Organization
• 004 Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.
• 005 Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.
• 006 Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.
  Applying Basic Construction Safety Standards (Core Safety)
• 007 Comply with federal, state, and local safety legal requirements, including OSHA, VOSHA, and EPA.
• 008 Inspect and maintain a safe working environment.
• 009 Explain safe working practices around electrical hazards.
• 010 Identify emergency first aid procedures.
• 011 Identify the types of fires and the methods used to extinguish them.
• 012 Identify PPE (personal protective equipment) requirements.
• 013 Inspect course-specific hand and power tools to visually identify defects.
• 014 Demonstrate lifting and carrying techniques.
• 015 Demonstrate safe laddering techniques.
• 016 Demonstrate safe scaffolding techniques.
• 017 Report injuries.
• 018 Report personal, environmental, and equipment safety violations to the appropriate authority.
• 019 Earn the OSHA 10 card.
• 020 Pass safety exam.
  Focusing on the Welding Profession
  021 Prepare time or job cards, reports, or records.
• 022 Follow oral instructions to complete work assignments.
• 023 Follow written details to complete work assignments.
  Interpreting Drawing and Welding Symbol Interpretation
• 024 Interpret basic elements of a drawing or sketch.
• 025 Interpret welding symbol information.
• 026 Fabricate simple parts from a drawing or sketch.
  Demonstrating Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
• 027 Explain the theory behind SMAW.
• 028 Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
• 029 Identify minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
• 030 Set up for shielded metal arc welding operations and base metal preparation on carbon steel.
• 031 Operate shielded metal arc welding equipment.
• 032 Perform single pass fillet welds, all positions, on carbon steel.
• 033 Perform V-groove welds, all positions, on carbon steel, limited thickness.
  Demonstrating Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW, GMAW-S)
• 034 Explain the theory behind GMAW, GMAW-S.
• 035 Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
• 036 Identify minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
• 037 Set up for gas metal arc welding operations and base metal preparation on carbon steel.
• 038 Operate gas metal arc welding equipment.
• 039 Perform single pass fillet welds, all positions, on carbon steel, using short circuit transfer.
  040 Perform V-groove welds, all positions, on carbon steel, using short circuit transfer.
• 041 Perform 1F-2F single pass welds on carbon steel, using spray transfer.
• 042 Perform 1G welds on carbon steel, limited thickness, using spray transfer.
  Demonstrating Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW-G)
• 043 Explain the theory behind FCAW-G.
• 044 Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
• 045 Identify minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
• 046 Set up for flux-cored arc welding operations and base metal preparation on carbon steel.
• 047 Operate flux-cored arc welding equipment.
• 048 Perform single pass fillet welds, all positions, on carbon steel.
• 049 Make V-groove welds, all positions, on carbon steel.
  Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
• 050 Explain the theory behind GTAW.
• 051 Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
• 052 Identify minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
• 053 Set up for gas tungsten arc welding operations and base metal preparation on carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless steel.
• 054 Operate gas tungsten arc welding equipment.
• 055 Perform single pass fillet welds, all positions on carbon steel.
• 056 Perform 1G-groove welds on carbon steel.
  057 Perform 1F–--2F welds on aluminum.
  058 Perform 1G welds on aluminum.
  059 Perform 1F–--3F welds on stainless steel.
  060 Perform 1G–--2G welds on stainless steel.
  Demonstrating Manual Oxyfuel Gas Cutting (OFC)
• 061 Explain the theory behind OFC.
• 062 Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
• 063 Identify minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
• 064 Set up for manual oxyfuel gas cutting operations and base metal preparation on carbon steel.
• 065 Operate manual oxyfuel cutting equipment.
• 066 Perform straight cutting operations on carbon steel.
• 067 Perform shape-cutting operations on carbon steel.
• 068 Perform bevel-cutting operations on plain carbon steel.
  069 Remove weld metal from plain carbon steel, using weld washing techniques.
  Demonstrating Machine Oxyfuel Gas Cutting (OFC Track Burner)
• 070 Explain the theory behind OFC Track Burner.
• 071 Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
• 072 Identify minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
• 073 Set up for machine oxyfuel gas cutting (track burner) operations on carbon steel.
• 074 Operate machine oxyfuel gas cutting (track burner) equipment.
• 075 Perform straight-cutting operations on carbon steel.
• 076 Perform bevel-cutting operations on carbon steel.
  Demonstrating Carbon Arc Cutting (CAC-A)
• 077 Explain the theory behind CAC-A.
• 078 Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
• 079 Identify minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
• 080 Set up for manual air carbon arc cutting equipment.
• 081 Operate manual air carbon arc cutting equipment.
• 082 Perform metal removal operations on carbon steel.
  Demonstrating Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC)
• 083 Explain the theory behind PAC.
• 084 Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
• 085 Identify minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
• 086 Set up for manual plasma arc cutting operations.
• 087 Operate manual plasma arc cutting equipment.
• 088 Perform shape cutting operations.
  Demonstrating Visual Examination Principles and Practices
• 089 Examine cut surfaces and edges of prepared base metal parts.
• 090 Examine tack, intermediate layers, and completed welds.