NCCER Releases Revised Welding Curriculum

The sixth edition of the National Center for Construction Education and Research’s (NCCER) Welding Level One curriculum is now available.

July 30, 2022

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The National Center for Construction Education and Research’s (NCCER) has published its sixth edition of Welding Level One curriculum.

The updated content includes the latest in safety information, including Standard Welding Procedure Specification examples from the American Welding Society (AWS). The content also reflects technological changes to the craft, modern approaches and best practices. In addition, the trainee guide has a modernized page design that presents information with improved readability to help all learners.

With this latest revision, NCCER has also updated the online learning options available through the NCCERconnect platform. Instructors and students can use NCCERconnect for Welding Level One to engage with user-friendly digital tools, including resources from the NCCERconnect platform, such as online quizzes, videos, self-guided interactive learning and more.

To learn more, join the upcoming Welding webinar with NCCER Project Manager Dario VanHorne and NCCER Technical Writer Don Congdon. The webinar will be held Aug. 4 at 2 p.m. EST. Click here to register.

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