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For students & apprentices

Make every booth session count

Hood time is expensive and limited. ArcForge helps you walk in with a plan, walk out with feedback, and watch the improvement stack up week over week.

Your loop

From lesson to bead to feedback

Four habits that turn practice into progress.

01

Study with purpose

Pick the module that matches what you’re welding this week. Lessons are short enough to read at lunch and specific enough to matter in the booth.

02

Photograph your practice

After a session, shoot your best and worst plates. Add the process, joint, position, and settings — thirty seconds of context for sharper feedback.

03

Read the feedback

Strengths, possible concerns with confidence levels, and a practice score across seven categories — in honest language that tells you what to verify, not what to believe.

04

Drill the weak spot

Take the suggested drill back to the booth, run it, re-shoot, and compare side by side. That loop — not luck — is how the trend line moves.

What you get

More than an analyzer

The feedback loop sits inside a full study platform built for the trade.

A defect library that talks straight

Each entry explains the visible clues, the likely causes, and — critically — what a photo can’t confirm about it.

Certification prep without mystery

Concept-level tracks explain how qualification testing works before you spend money on a test date.

A record you can show

Practice history, score trends, and reports turn months of booth time into something an advisor or employer can actually see.

Momentum that compounds

Streaks and achievements reward consistent practice — the single biggest predictor of welding progress.

In a class? If your school or instructor uses ArcForge, you can join their class with an invitation and submit assignments directly — your instructor sees your submissions, and their feedback lands next to the AI’s.

Start free

A couple of analyses a day, on the house

Start on the free plan. Upgrade to Individual when you want the full learning center and a bigger practice allowance.

AI feedback is educational guidance only and does not replace your instructor or a qualified inspector.