Welding Sales Representative

• The Welding Sales Representative course is ideal for:

• Welding students
• Entry-level welders
• Welding sales personnel

There are no academic or professional prerequisites for taking this course.

This course teaches students how to:

• Take on the various roles of a welding sales representative
• Use standard welding terminology
• Identify and prevent welding safety hazards
• Analyze when personal protective equipment is necessary and use it properly
• Comprehend the AWS shielding gas classification system
• Describe the parts of an electrical circuit, electrical variables, and power source types used in welding
• Explain the basics of typical welding, thermal cutting, brazing, and soldering processes,
• Describe the equipment, variables, advantages, and disadvantages inherent to typical welding and cutting processes as well as brazing and soldering
• Read and fill out a WPS and PQR

Upon completion of the Welding Sales Representative course, students will be able to:

• Understand the various responsibilities of a welding sales representative and perform competently
• Identify and use standard welding terminology
• Avoid common welding hazards through general workplace safety practices and proper use of personal protective equipment
• Understand the AWS shielding gas and electrode classification systems and use them to select the proper consumables for a particular application
• Use proper care in storage and handling of industrial gases
• Explain basic principles of electricity and welding power sources
• Explain key electrical variables that affect weld quality, including voltage, current, amperage, and polarity
• Describe the basics, equipment, consumables, and variables of common arc welding and cutting processes: SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, OFC, CAC-A, and PAC
• Describe the basics, equipment, consumables, and variables of brazing and soldering
• Select the proper joining or cutting process for a given application
• Evaluate and fill out welding procedure specifications and procedure qualification records

• Module 1 - Introduction
• Module 2 - Standard Welding Terms
• Module 3 - Safety: Hazards in Welding, Cutting, and Related Processes
• Module 4 - Safety: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Module 5 - Safety: Procedures in the Work Area
• Module 6 - Shielding Gases: Introduction
• Module 7 - Shielding Gases: Classification
• Module 8 - Electrical Characteristics Part I
• Module 9 - Electrical Characteristics Part II
• Module 10 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
• Module 11 - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding: Fundamentals, Equipment, and Consumables
• Module 12 - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding: Process Variables, Advantages, and Disadvantages
• Module 13 - Gas Metal Arc Welding: Fundamentals, Equipment, and Consumables
• Module 14 - Gas Metal Arc Welding: Process Variables, Advantages, and Disadvantages
• Module 15 - Flux Cored Arc Welding: Fundamentals, Equipment, and Consumables
• Module 16 - Flux Cored Arc Welding: Process Variables, Advantages, and Disadvantages
• Module 17 - Submerged Arc Welding: Fundamentals, Equipment, and Consumables
• Module 18 - Submerged Arc Welding: Process Variables, Advantages, and Disadvantages
• Module 19 - WPSs and PQRs
• Module 20 - Oxyfuel Gas Cutting: Fundamentals, Equipment, and Consumables
• Module 21 - Oxyfuel Gas Cutting: Process Variables, Advantages, and Disadvantages
• Module 22 - Plasma Arc Cutting: Fundamentals, Equipment, and Consumables
• Module 23 - Plasma Arc Cutting: Process Variables, Advantages, and Disadvantages
• Module 24 - Air Carbon Arc Cutting: Fundamentals, Equipment, and Consumables
• Module 25 - Air Carbon Arc Cutting: Process Variables, Advantages, and Disadvantages
• Module 26 - Brazing
• Module 27 - Soldering