“Instructional Design & Teaching Strategies for Welding Instruction course covers development of a welding program from needs assessment through curriculum development, and teaching strategies to development and evaluation of student achievement. The module content includes welding program development, writing program and course objectives, use of advisory committees, curriculum development, learning theory, teaching methods, learning styles, laboratory teaching, organization, and assignment development, and evaluation methods. The instructor’s assignments completed while attending Module 6 will provide the instructor with a portfolio of material that may be used for development and improvement of their welding program.