Veterans Resource Center Dallas - free welding training
Veterans Resource Center (with Dallas College and Airgas)
Check before you apply: details change often, so confirm on the official page before you apply.
- Who it's for
- Veterans (honorable, under honorable or general), AGR/Reserve members and military spouses who are seeking employment
Open to: veterans, active duty / transitioning service members, spouses, family or caregivers. - Cost
- Free
- Free with no benefit?
- Yes: no GI Bill, VR&E or VET TEC benefit needed.
- What you get
- 9-10 week welding course (MIG, stick, aluminum, torch cutting) preparing for the AWS certification test, plus forklift and OSHA 10 certification and job-search classes
- Type
- Training program / bootcamp
- Credential strength
- 3/5: Hands-on trade training with industry safety and skills certificates and job placement help.
- Duration
- 9-10 weeks (Mon-Fri)
- Format
- In person
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Next start
- New classes every 10 weeks
- Jobs it can lead to
- Welder; Fabricator
- Official page
- vrcdallas.org/resource/welding
- Last checked
- Oct 4, 2026