{
  "college": "sierra-college",
  "edition": "2025-2026",
  "departmentName": "Welding Technology",
  "id": "welding-technology--shielded",
  "name": "Certified Manual Metal Arc Welder",
  "award": "Skills Certificate",
  "department": "welding-technology",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.sierracollege.edu/archive/2025-2026/departments/welding-technology/#Shielded",
  "blocks": [
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      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "This certificate can be completed in 2 semesters. The Manual Metal Arc Welder Skills Certificate prepares students for jobs in construction and field equipment repair, welding mild steel in thickness ranges of 1/8\" to 1\". Students will learn thermal cutting and gouging processes for fabrication and repair. A skills certificate is designed to provide career technical skills for the focused subject area. Students will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their skills through performance-based tests. Students who successfully pass will be awarded industry-recognized Welder Qualification Test Records (industry certifications)."
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "title": "Required Courses",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0001A",
          "title": "Introduction to Welding and Fabrication",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0001B",
          "title": "Basic Welding Fabrication",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0005A",
          "title": "Manual Metal Arc Welding of Mild Carbon Steel Fillet Welds",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0005B",
          "title": "Manual Metal Arc Welding of Mild Carbon Steel Groove Welds",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0005C",
          "title": "Manual Metal Arc Welding Certifications on Closed and Open Root Plate",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "10"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}