Module 39: Career Opportunities in Welding (Core)

Module 39: Career Opportunities in Welding (Core)

Suggested time: 2-5 hours

Foundational Objectives

To create an awareness of careers and opportunities in the field of welding that exist in Saskatchewan and other provinces.
To create an awareness of the post-secondary programs within the province that are related to the field of welding.
To provide students with experience about and in welding industries that will enable them to make informed decisions about careers in this field.

Common Essential Learnings Foundational Objectives

To identify personal interests and aptitudes in order to initiate career exploration. (IL, PSVS)
To develop technological abilities to access and evaluate career information. (TL, CCT, IL)

Learning Objectives

Notes

39.1 To explore apprenticeable trades.
Students will define apprenticeship. Ask students in groups to create a list of apprenticeable trades. Outline the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing a career via the apprenticeship route.

39.2 To explore the transition from high school to apprenticeship. (Optional)
Outline the high school to apprenticeship trade pathway (Appendix A). What are the apprenticable trade offerings within your school, community, region, or province?

39.3 To develop a list of career opportunities related to the field of welding. (COM, IL)
Students will create a list of the many different career opportunities in the professional, semi-professional, and skilled trade areas related to the field of welding. They should begin by listing guest speakers who have made presentations throughout the course and then list career workers within the field of welding in the community. Ideas that may be explored are: self-employed repair shop owner, pipeline welder, specialty welder for energy plants, aircraft welder, production line welder, etc. Students are encouraged to use a variety of sources of information such as guidance counsellors, career software packages, personal interviews, and web sites.

Consult www.sasknetwork.gov.sk.ca.

39.4 To identify personal skills and interests that may lead to a career. (PSVS)
Ask each student to create an inventory of activities and interests. Have students examine their lists to determine how these activities and interests might be job related. This task of creating interest inventory may be done using a variety of computer program software packages. Once students have determined areas of interest related to welding, students should research the careers using available resources in the library, community, or on the Internet.

Learning Objectives

Notes

39.5 To determine skills and interests that would enhance career choices. (CCT)
From the lists created for Learning Objective 39.4 ask the students to select two choices of possible careers for further research. Investigate career choices including the description of work duties, what personal qualities an individual must possess to succeed in the career, process to become certified within the career/trade, length of education and training, school locations, cost of education and upgrading, trends within the business or career, the best and worst parts of the job, beginning salary, and opportunities for advancement.

If the student engages in a work study module, he/she may investigate career links within the community for possible work study placements. As part of the career research, the student may interview a professional/tradesperson within the community or from a distance via phone or e-mail.

A class presentation by students on a welding career may be possible, if time permits.

Learning Objectives	Notes
39.1 To explore apprenticeable trades.	Students will define apprenticeship. Ask students in groups to create a list of apprenticeable trades. Outline the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing a career via the apprenticeship route.
39.2 To explore the transition from high school to apprenticeship. (Optional)	Outline the high school to apprenticeship trade pathway (Appendix A). What are the apprenticable trade offerings within your school, community, region, or province?
39.3 To develop a list of career opportunities related to the field of welding. (COM, IL)	Students will create a list of the many different career opportunities in the professional, semi-professional, and skilled trade areas related to the field of welding. They should begin by listing guest speakers who have made presentations throughout the course and then list career workers within the field of welding in the community. Ideas that may be explored are: self-employed repair shop owner, pipeline welder, specialty welder for energy plants, aircraft welder, production line welder, etc. Students are encouraged to use a variety of sources of information such as guidance counsellors, career software packages, personal interviews, and web sites. Consult www.sasknetwork.gov.sk.ca.
39.4 To identify personal skills and interests that may lead to a career. (PSVS)	Ask each student to create an inventory of activities and interests. Have students examine their lists to determine how these activities and interests might be job related. This task of creating interest inventory may be done using a variety of computer program software packages. Once students have determined areas of interest related to welding, students should research the careers using available resources in the library, community, or on the Internet.