Develop Your Metalworking Skills with Practical Exercises and Guided Coaching
Explore the basics of cutting, bending, and welding all in one condensed interactive format. Using FMA’s textbook "Metal Fabrication: A Practical Guide", the workshop follows the full process of metal fabrication. Training is augmented by extensive shop time with college faculty and industry experts. On the last day, you'll have the option of taking FMA's Metal Fabrication Fundamentals certificate exam. Plus, you'll bring home completed project(s) as validation of new-found skills.
Course Availability
On-Site Hands-On Workshop: Metal Fabrication Fundamentals Training
Unable to send your operators to off-site training? Bring the instructor and course to you. Schedule expert training in your plant, on your equipment. We also provide assessment testing so your operators can earn a technical certificate after completing their training.
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This Course is Designed For
- Engineers, designers, and programmers gain hands-on job shop practice
- College and high school instructors expand skill sets in a fully equipped fabrication lab
- Company trainers learn new professional training concepts
- Fabrication-related personnel obtain valuable cross-training
- Access to the online exam will be given to FMA member schools at no cost; their subscription will remain active with their annual membership renewal
Testimonial
"Hands-on Metal Fab is the perfect mix of theory and practice. It's a wonderful introduction or refresher course on both fundamental and advanced methods of metal fabrication."
Class Content
Attendees will receive their own copy of FMA’s textbook, "Metal Fabrication: A Practical Guide" ($77 value). Training will include classroom training of key textbook components and hands-on practice in the Fabrication Lab. Topic placement subject to change based on attendee needs and tour availability.
Day One: Cutting
| Time | Description |
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| 8 a.m. |
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| 12-12:45 p.m. |
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| 5 p.m. |
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Day Two: Forming
| Time | Description |
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| 8 a.m. |
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| 12 p.m. |
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| 5 p.m. |
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| 6-9 p.m. |
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Day Three: Welding
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 8 a.m. |
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| 12 p.m. |
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| 5 p.m. |
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*This course may qualify toward up to twenty-four hours of professional development or recertification credits. It is the attendee’s responsibility to verify qualifications and applicability with their organization or credentialing body.
Fundamentals of Metal Fabrication Certificate Exam
In response to increasing requests from industry leaders and the educational community, FMA and metal fabrication instructors have developed the Fundamentals of Metal Fabrication Certificate Exam.
Created for schools, students, and industry professionals, the exam enables participants to obtain an industry-recognized certificate after completing instructional coursework and passing the independent assessment.
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