Core Skills

  • VA 100 Orientation
  • VA 200 Safety
  • VA 300 Hand Tools
  • VA 400 Handheld Power Tools
  • VA 500 Machines and Equipment
  • VA 600 Sheet Metal Mathematics
  • VA 700 Blueprints
  • VA 800 Sheet Metal Pattern Drafting
  • VA 900 Project Layout and Fabrication
  • VA 1000 Welding Applications
  • VA 1100 Installation of Mechanical Systems
  • VA 1200 Professional Development

Certifications You’ll Earn

Safety comes first! Students will earn their OSHA Certification at the beginning of the year to understand all of the safety regulations for their lab space. 

Our Articulation Agreement with ABC Keystone Allows students who complete our Metal Fabrication Program to enter into year two of an ABC Metal Fabrication employee-sponsored apprenticeship.

Safely operate a forklift in industrial settings.

Career Pathways

Sheet Metal Worker

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces.

Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter

Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.

Structural Iron and Steel Workers

Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. You may erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings.

Ready to Start?

Submit your online application today.