About
Lively Technical Center’s Welding Technology-Advanced program in Tallahassee, Florida, develops advanced welding and fabrication skills for construction and manufacturing work. Training covers intermediate shielded metal arc welding pipe skills, pipe fitting techniques, advanced gas-tungsten arc welding on stainless steel pipe, heavy-wall pipe welding, orbital welding, and downhill pipe welding. The program comprises 750 total clock hours and includes Advanced Welder 1 and Advanced Welder 2 coursework. Employment opportunities include welder, pipe welder, welder helper, grinder, and metal fabricator positions. Admission requires applicants to be at least 16 years old and meet Computations (Math) 9.0 and Communications (Reading & Language Arts) 9.0 basic skills levels, or meet other basic skill requirements.
Organization
Lively Technical Center
Lively Technical College is a technical college in Tallahassee, Florida, providing career and technical education for fields including Certified Nursing Assistant, Cosmetology, Electrician, HVAC, Medical Assistant, and Patient Care Technician, among others. The college offers 30 career programs, with selected programs available during evening hours. Daytime enrollment may be full-time or part-time, while evening options are part-time and designed for nontraditional schedules. Instruction emphasizes hands-on, relevant learning, and students develop workforce skills intended to support employment. Career Dual Enrollment allows eligible secondary students to take postsecondary career and technical education courses while enrolled in high school, earning credit toward industry certifications or postsecondary credentials and potentially toward high school graduation requirements.