Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) — Ella T. Grasso Technical High School

Connecticut Technical Education and Career System provides welding and metal fabrication education through secondary technical programs at Bristol TEC, Grasso Tech and Cheney Tech, a one-year 900-hour full-time adult pathway at Bristol TEC, and adult manufacturing and welding extension training at Bristol, Kaynor and Norwich. Students learn Stick, MIG, TIG and Flux-Core welding, oxyfuel and plasma cutting, blueprint interpretation, layout, fabrication and pipe-welding fundamentals. Secondary students receive 540 trade hours annually and prepare for national certification tests in grades 11 and 12; Bristol's intensive pathway makes completers eligible for AWS-standard testing.

Programs Offered

Welding and Metal Fabrication (Secondary CTE)

Credential: High School Diploma and CTE Certificate
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication, Performance
Program Length: 2 years
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: High-school day schedule; 540 trade hours per year; work-based learning available in grades 11-12

CTECS secondary students receive extensive shop instruction in safety, oxyfuel processes, Stick, MIG, Flux-Core and TIG welding, plasma cutting,… Read full description

CTECS secondary students receive extensive shop instruction in safety, oxyfuel processes, Stick, MIG, Flux-Core and TIG welding, plasma cutting, blueprint interpretation, layout and fabrication, inspection and pipe-welding fundamentals. Students complete customer projects, may participate in work-based learning in grades 11-12, and prepare for national welding certification tests with AWS-certified instructors.

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Ella T. Grasso Technical High School — Groton, CT

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