Welding
Welding
Build foundational welding skills with supervised practice.
Dates
December 2, 2026 - March 26, 2027
Schedule
Eight hours per day, five days per week; confirm assigned shift and attendance calendar with ATDM.
Location
ATDM Maritime Training Center · Danville, Virginia
Cost
Tuition and housing covered for accepted participants; confirm transportation. Food, medical care and other personal expenses remain.
Welding opportunity
About the program
Explore welding processes, positions, drawings and safe workshop practice.
AWS-aligned welding qualification opportunities; performance tests apply
Plan your next step
Funding for this program
These are routes to investigate, not an award or eligibility decision. Your residence, circumstances and exact enrollment matter; the training location alone does not qualify you. Confirm assistance before paying.
Provider identifies this route
ATDM funded manufacturing training
IALR identifies tuition and housing support for accepted ATDM participants in these five tracks.
Before enrolling: Confirm acceptance, housing and transportation arrangements directly with ATDM. Budget for food, medical care and other personal expenses. This is not a cash award for another school or guaranteed paid attendance.
Eligibility checks and sources
- ATDM must assess age, education, work authorization, employment screening and commitment to defense-industry work.
- Confirm cohort acceptance, full-time attendance, housing terms and transport arrangements before relocating.
Food, medical care and other personal expenses remain. Support is not a portable cash grant, stipend, guaranteed seat or job. A published cohort date does not establish an opening.
- IALR: ATDM and support for accepted participants
- ATDM: Eligibility, training commitment and covered costs
- ATDM: Five training tracks and published cohort dates
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Where to go
Training site
ATDM Maritime Training Center
231 Slayton Avenue, Danville, Virginia 24540IALR identifies this facility as the home of all five ATDM tracks. The general contact address at 150 Slayton Avenue is different. Exact coordinates are not verified; map distances use the Danville city area. Follow your cohort's arrival instructions.
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Approximate program area
Danville, Virginia: city-level estimate, not a classroom address.
Nearby distances use this general area until a training site's coordinates are verified. Locations may vary by section.
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Current class choices
Cohort dates
WELD
December 2, 2026 - March 26, 2027
Meets: See class notes
Location: ATDM Maritime Training Center
Confirm admission, available seats and your assigned shift with ATDM. Published dates may change.
WELD
March 5, 2027 - June 18, 2027
Meets: See class notes
Location: ATDM Maritime Training Center
Confirm admission, available seats and your assigned shift with ATDM. Published dates may change.
WELD
April 16, 2027 - August 6, 2027
Meets: See class notes
Location: ATDM Maritime Training Center
Confirm admission, available seats and your assigned shift with ATDM. Published dates may change.
WELD
July 12, 2027 - October 29, 2027
Meets: See class notes
Location: ATDM Maritime Training Center
Confirm admission, available seats and your assigned shift with ATDM. Published dates may change.
WELD
August 27, 2027 - December 10, 2027
Meets: See class notes
Location: ATDM Maritime Training Center
Confirm admission, available seats and your assigned shift with ATDM. Published dates may change.
WELD
November 12, 2027 - March 10, 2028
Meets: See class notes
Location: ATDM Maritime Training Center
Confirm admission, available seats and your assigned shift with ATDM. Published dates may change.
What participants will learn
- +Flux-cored welding
- +MIG welding
- +Stick welding
- +Blueprint reading
Who this program is for
- +Age 18 or older at enrollment; high school diploma or GED.
- +Meet ATDM's published citizenship or permanent U.S. work-authorization requirement; confirm documentation with admissions.
- +Seek defense-industry employment, be able to pass employment drug/background screening, and be willing to relocate for training or work.
- +Internet and email access for intake. No prior job experience is required to apply; discuss the track's physical requirements with ATDM.
Program highlights
- +In-person training in Danville, Virginia
- +Applicants from across the United States
- +Job-search assistance, not guaranteed employment