WeldEd Curriculum Development

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Weld-Ed Curriculum Development

• Dan Turner, Regional Partner
• Yuba College, CA
• Jeannette Carter, Regional Partner
• Pennsylvania College of Technology, PA

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Mission

• To improve the quality of education and training
  services
• To address the hiring and professional
  development needs of the welding industry.

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Weld-Ed Goals

• Increase the number of welding technicians to
  meet workforce needs.
• The comprehensive reform of welding technician
  education.
• Enhancing faculty professional development and
  continuing education.

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National Welding Technician Curriculum

• What is it going to look like?
• What standards are being considered and included?
• How can it help existing programs?
• How can it help developing programs?

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How Can We Help You?

• What one thing could we do for you and your
  welding career pathway and/or welding technician
  program to
• Improve program quality at the
• secondary level?
• college level?

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Contact Info440-366-4930www.weld-ed.org

• Dan Turner
• Welding Instructor
• Yuba College, CA
• dturner_at_yccd.edu
• www.yccd.edu/yuba

• Jeannette Carter
• Director, Outreach for K-12 Pennsylvania College
  of Technology
• JCarter2_at_pct.edu
• www.pct.edu/k12