THE ART OF AEROSPACE WELDING- INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS

COLLEGES &
WORKFORCE PARTNERS

A 52-week ground-up certification pathway that takes candidates with no prior welding experience to human-rated, flight-critical reactive metal fabrication standards — credentials proven by independent NDT.

52

Week full program

3

Credentials earned

100%

Grade A RT/PT pass rate

100+

Welders trained

— THE PROGRAM

The Full Spectrum Aerospace GTAW Certification

Three sequential phases. One continuous credential pathway. No prior welding experience required. Graduates earn documented, independently verified credentials at each milestone — and exit the program as the most comprehensively trained aerospace welders in America.

Full credential upon graduation

Spacetron Art of Aerospace Welding —
Full Spectrum GTAW Certification

AWS D17.1 Class A · Manual, Automatic & Robotic GTAW · Groups IIB, IIIB, IV & VI · Independently verified by third-party RT & PT at every milestone — not self-declared.

Phase I Wks 1–16

Foundational GTAW Mastery — No Prior Experience Required

→GTAW fundamentals — arc physics, equipment, torch control, and hand coordination

→Metallurgical foundations — stainless steel, aluminum, material behavior

→Blueprint reading, weld symbols, cleanroom protocols, and aerospace material handling

→Safety, EHS compliance, and aerospace quality system introduction

→Transition to AWS D17.1 Class A specification requirements

Phase II Wks 17–28

Primary Certification — Titanium & Reactive Metal Specialist

→AWS D17.1 Class A mastery across weld groups IIB, IIIB, IV & VI

→Reactive metal behavior — Ti 6AL4V, Inconel 625/718, CRES, exotic alloys

→Total immersion chamber science and closed-atmosphere protocols

→NDT science and interpretation — PT, RT, Helium Leak Testing

→NADCAP quality system and routing sheet operations

→Independent capstone — production-grade coupon sets verified by third-party RT & PT

Credential earned

AWS D17.1 Class A GTAW Certification + Spacetron Primary Certification

Phase III Wks 29–52

Master Certification — Human-Rated Flight Hardware Specialist

→Closed-atmosphere diagnostics, system-level operation, maintenance & troubleshooting

→Vacuum-tight fusion joints and atmospheric verification protocols

→Oxygen analyzer operation — zero oxygen confirmed by titanium strike plate

→Automatic and robotic GTAW (AGTAW) integration and supervised operation

→Capstone Phase 1 — atmospheric certification verified to flight standard

→Capstone Phase 2 — flight-critical component execution under Rick Montoya's direct supervision

→Full traceability Birth Certificate — live atmosphere logs, oxygen readings, machine parameters

→Independent RT & PT on completed hardware — zero-tolerance pass standard

Full spectrum credential earned

Spacetron Art of Aerospace Welding — Full Spectrum GTAW Certification

— FOR INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS

Program Data & Reporting Support

Every student progressing through the Full Spectrum program generates a complete, traceable data package — structured to support cooperative agreement reporting, workforce development grant deliverables, and employer pipeline documentation

Weekly instructor logs

Documenting program delivery against Full Spectrum curriculum milestones — structured to support cooperative agreement progress reporting.

Atmospheric verification records

Continuous O₂ level and purge time logs generated by the TRON system throughout the 52-week program — machine-generated, not manually reported.

NDT capstone documentation

Independent third-party RT and PT certificates at each credential milestone — not self-declared. Issued by a certified NDT laboratory, suitable for compliance records.

Birth Certificate

Full traceability record for every component fabricated during the program — atmosphere logs, oxygen readings, and machine parameters for every weld cycle.

Graduate credential record

AWS D17.1 Class A + Spacetron Full Spectrum GTAW Certification for each graduate — earned by independent NDT at every milestone, fully documented and traceable.

Employment outcome data

Post-graduation placement documentation — employer name, role, and start date — suitable for workforce development program deliverables and grant reporting requirements.

— PARTNERSHIP STRUCTURE

Built Around Your Institution's Goals

Every institutional partnership is structured around the specific goals, funding model, and student pipeline of the partnering college or workforce agency. We do not offer a fixed package — we build a partnership that fits. The conversation begins with understanding your program, your students, and your reporting requirements.

START THE PARTNERSHIP CONVERSATION

Tell us about your institution and what you're building. Your dedicated Program Manager will follow up within 2 business days from apprenticeship@spacetronchambers.com — please add this address to your contacts to ensure timely receipt.