Purpose

Our training and testing facility is concerned about the overwhelming demand for qualified welders. The United States Department of Labor predicts over 200,000 skilled personnel shortage by 2010 with the gap increasing by 2014. Welding 101 is prepared to help fill the gap between the employment demands and the supply of qualified welders.

Mission Statement

Our mission at Welding 101 is to prepare individuals for a career opportunities and lifelong success in the field of welding by instilling competence and expertise in the student allowing them to compete in the world job market. We are committed to offering a high quality educational experience in a compassionate and respectful environment.

History

Rodney Patterson and Robert Roehl had many years of welding experience, training for themselves and many years of teaching experience.  Both men saw the need for welders in the near future would be overwhelming for our country. Both had experience in teaching welding for other people but disagreed with their practices.  Some wanted more time spent in books and less hands on in the lab.  Some had the teacher pupil ration 30-1.  Both men agreed that was not a good way to train skilled workers in the field of welding.  Also they experienced for themselves having to attend schools that had a set time frame to graduate from their school even if you had the qualifications to finish early you could not and get credit.  At Welding101 a person 16 or older can attend whether they have a high school diploma or not.  They will be placed at their experience level and can leave when they have achieved their own goal set for them.  If a person comes to us with years of experience in the fields of welding and just wants to take a certification test he can do so and by passing can be on his way to working as a skilled certified welder through the American Welding Society who are recognized around the world.

Our Philosophy

Welding 101 is committed to helping individuals develop marketable welding skills through quality training at minimum cost.

We are also committed to making industry more competitive by conducting training to solve welding related problems.

Welding 101 strives to develop new and better welding training methods and training materials, and to make welding training available to all.

Welding 101 does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, religion, sex, national origin or age.