To complete the Youth Welding Apprenticeship Program, apprentices must demonstrate several competencies that are confirmed by their employer. (Photo courtesy of Grant ...

MIAMI, FL — The American Welding Society (AWS) has announced that the US Department of Labor (DOL) has officially approved its National Guideline Standard (NGS) for a Registered Welding Automation ...

Years on the job –Four years in the industry. How he got started –After serving in the Marine Corps for five years, Cahoon went back to South Carolina where he grew up. But when job prospects were not ...

A new welding apprenticeship program has hit the industrial classrooms at Clear Lake High School for its students, working with Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. (IMT) to introduce students to welding, give ...

‘Did you need to go to college to become a welder?” I asked. Jeff Jenkins answered with a chuckle. “No, no I didn’t.” Jenkins, owner of an HVAC company and a welding firm in Austin, educated me for ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — For some local high schoolers, the school day now ends in a welding shop instead of a classroom. Oertel Metal Works in Davenport is training the next generation of workers through an ...

Williamsburg High School senior William Van Dee works on his welding technique using a virtual reality machine during a May 9 introduction to engineering class at the school in Williamsburg. The VR ...

A lack of apprenticeship opportunities is seen as one of the main obstacles facing artisan learners in South Africa. The issue is that while students may achieve a suitable qualification at a TVET ...