He said the first two weeks of the training focus on shielded metal arc welding, with additional teaching planned for gas metal arc and flux-cored arc welding.

The Fairbanks Pipeline Training Center and the Fairbanks Area Pipefitters Training Program are offering two week-long Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding classes from June 15-19 and June 22-26.

Shielded Metal Arc & Oxyacetylene Welding will begin Jan. 28, with the 30-hour course meeting for 10 Mondays from 6 to 9 p.m. in Room 420 in Building B at the Sheldon campus. Gas Metal Arc and Gas ...

Akins now works as an adjunct welding technology instructor at the North campus and may teach some of the art welding classes, depending on how many students enroll in the new program.