Innovative program teaches virtual welding in the classroom

Posted on 15 Mar 2016 by Tim Brown

In the small city of Clarinda, Iowa there is such a need for welders that the high school has begun an innovative program to teach students the fundamentals of welding through a virtual reality setting.

Manufacturers in the area are crying out for qualified welders and as it is a small city with little to offer in the way of employment, the population is not significantly mobile. Clarinda High School explains the need for industrial arts In a statement given to The Daily Nonpareil, teacher for the school’s Industrial Arts…

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