MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PERCENT OF TEST:
8 % Safety
20 % Metal Fabrication Blueprint Reading
- Design Process
- Layout Materials
32 % Metal Fabrication Joining Processes
- Oxyaetyline
- SMAW
- FCAW
- GTAW
- Oxy Fuel Cutting
- Plasma
- Carbon Arc
- Spot Welding
- GMAW
- Gouging
20 % Related Mathematics
20 % Mechanical Fabrication
- Metal Fabricaton Fundamentals
- Measuring Devices
- Operation of Handtools
THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION IS ALIGNED WITH THE MATCHING MASSACHUSETTS VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL EDUCATOR FRAMEWORKS. SOME QUESTIONS REQUIRE A SYNTHESIS OF KNOWLEDGE BASED ON VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL WORK EXPERIENCE AND MAY NOT BE FOUND IN ANY BOOK. HOWEVER, CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO STUDY FOR THEIR EXAMS BY REVIEWING CURRENT TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCE MATERIAL WHICH CAN USUALLY BE FOUND IN THE LIBRARIES OF MOST VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS WHICH OFFER CHAPTER 74 PROGRAMS.
*You may refer to www.mccte.org for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.
SCOPE OF TEST CODE #24 METAL FABRICATION & JOINING TECHNOLOGIES
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THE FOLLOWING LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS WAS DEVELOPED AS A GUIDE
FOR WRITTEN EXAM CANDIDATES:
METALLURGY by Johnson
METAL TECHNOLOGY by Miller
TRIANGULATION SHORT-CUT LAYOUTS by Kaberlein
MATH FOR SHEET METAL FABRICATION
METALWORK TECHNOLOGY AND PRACTICE by V. Repp
BLUE PRINT READING FOR INDUSTRY by Walter Brown
WELDING PRINCIPLES & APPLICATIONS by Larry Jeffus
MATH FOR WELDERS by Nino Marion
YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY FOR OBTAINING THESE RESOURCES THROUGH THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM.
The written exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions. Each question consists of one incomplete sentence or a questions followed by four choices. Listed below are several sample items:
When is a fire watch needed?
a. When welding and cutting around combustible materials.
* b. When welding within 35' of combustible materials, or when sparks can reach materials
further than 35' away.
c. When only welding or cutting in a confined space.
d. When welding above other work areas.
What is meant by a welding machine Duty Cycle?
a. The amount of time the machine switches to high frequency mode.
b. The Duty Cycle controls the polarity of the welding machine.
* c. It is the percentage of time a welding machine can be used continuously.
d. A welding machine does not have a Duty Cycle of operation.
* indicates correct answer
THE TEACHER TESTING PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE NON-PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS FOR USE IN COMPLETING THE WRITTEN EXAM. DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THESE CALCULATORS WILL BE INCLUDED IN YOUR ADMISSION PACKAGE.
UPDATED: 11/2007
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PERCENT OF TEST:
19 % Aluminum Cover
42 % Steel Box
39 % Round Ring on Flange
CANDIDATE MUST SUPPLY THE FOLLOWING:
Lineman’s Plier/Cutter |
Welding Helmet |
Steel Tape |
Chipping Hammer |
Square |
Wire Brush |
Scratch Awl |
Welding Goggles |
Safety Glasses |
Gloves |
Hammer |
Protractor |
Center Punch |
Calculator |
Dividers |
Dial Caliper |
CANDIDATES ARE REMINDED THAT THE USE OF A NON-PROGRAMMABLE
CALCULATOR IS ALLOWED FOR THE PERFORMANCE EXAM PROVIDING
YOU BRING YOUR OWN. THESE CALCULATORS WILL BE INSPECTED
PRIOR TO YOUR EXAM.
UPDATED: 11/2007