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Lincoln Electric introduces U/LINC™
incoln Electric recently launched U/LINC™, a complete curriculum of lesson plans, videos, student handouts, assessment tests, presentations and more designed to streamline the teaching experience and free welding school instructors from curriculum development. With more than 1,500
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teaching assets and growing, this subscription-based online learning management system allows instructors at high schools, technical colleges, universities, unions, or private industrial training centers to focus on teaching in the classroom, rather than spend hours developing
custom curriculum from available sources. “The era of stand-alone DVDs
and textbooks is coming to an end,” states Dr. Jason Scales, Lincoln Electric Manager of Educational Services. “We can deliver a specific lesson plan and
matching student or presentation materials over the web and update the files immediately whenever welding or teaching advances require a change. Whether you are teaching stick and GMAW or are ready to tackle robotics, CNC plasma cutting or
Lincoln Electric named IACET accredited provider for educational programming
Lincoln Electric has successfully passed a rigorous accreditation process to become an IACET Accredited Provider (AP) of continuing educational programming. The company now will be able to off er accredited continuing education units (CEUs) for educational workshops, seminars and welding school courses held at its global headquarters in Cleveland. “This recognition is a major
milestone in Lincoln Electric’s ongoing development of strong continuing education and training initiatives,” notes Jason Scales, manager of education services
at Lincoln Electric. “We now can off er valuable CEU credits to those who enroll at programs here at our Cleveland headquarters, which takes our training to a new level.” According to IACET’s mission
statement, the organization “leads the way in bringing quality, excellence and integrity to continuing education and training programs around the world.” Its mission is to advance the global workforce by providing the standard framework for quality learning and development through accreditation. The organization’s history includes developing the original CEU and creating and maintaining the ANSI/
IACET Standard for Continuing Education and training. Through its new status as an
IACET AP, Scales says Lincoln Electric’s in-house educators are assessing continuing education and training programs for potential CEU opportunities for future participants. The company also is looking at new courses to develop for future opportunities for welding professionals to obtain both CEU and skills growth. This IACET accreditation is
another notable achievement in Lincoln Electric’s growth in the education sector. In addition to its workshops, seminars and welding
About Lincoln Electric
Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic arc welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment and has a leading global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln has 47 manufacturing locations, including
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operations and joint ventures in 19 countries and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering more than 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric and its products and services, visit the company’s website at www.
lincolnelectric.com.
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manufacturing engineering, U/LINC curriculum is ready to help you get your training started now.” Educational topics include safety, principles of welding, SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, thermal and CNC plasma cutting, mathematics in welding, careers, aluminum, stainless, robotics, fabrication, manufacturing and engineering, and pipe. More information about U/LINC, including video, brochures and request for quote, can be found at
www.lincolnelectric.com/ulinc.
school courses, and in support of the continued eff ort to teach future skilled workers the art and craft of welding, Lincoln Electric has created a successful program to bring learning and high quality educational products to welding professionals and welding educators. These off erings can be accessed
through the company’s in-depth, online Education Resource, where visitors can register for seminars and workshops, enroll in the company’s registered Weld School, purchase literature and curriculum and even locate valuable welding safety information, among other features. For more information about Lincoln Electric’s educational programming and services, visit its education website at www.
lincolnelectric.com/education.
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