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Fabrication & Welding
What does the course involve?
The course will involve working from Engineering drawings to measure and mark out thick/thin plate material to fabricate a range of components, from steel gates to stadium structures to suit customer’s needs. It may also involve working in factories or construction sites assembling and erecting steel structures.
Learners will learn how to weld sections and components using: MMA – Manual Metal Arc, MIG – Metal Inert Gas, MAGS – Metal Arc Gas Shielded, TIG – Tungsten Inert Gas, TAGS – Tungsten Arc Gas Shielded.
Interested candidates should have the following skills & interests....
• Capable of hard physical work
• Good practical skills
• Concentration with attention to detail
• Ability to achieve high standards of accuracy whilst working under pressure
• Able to work as part of a a large team of craftsman/women, technicians and engineers
• Safety awareness is essential
The programme consists of the following five areas:
1. Initial Engineering Training
Initial Stage Training is intended to equip apprentices with a broadbase of basic engineering skills, knowledge and understanding. It is intended as a firm basis on which further work based skills can be developed. Apprentices entering the industry straight from school or college may require a substantial period of structured off-the-job training, under close supervision, before any on-the-job training can be undertaken. Learners will complete a number of units (depending on the Apprenticeship level) to satisfy this element.
2. NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Fabrication & Welding
The NVQ consists of a number of units (dependent on the Apprenticeship level) and is assessed in the learner’s workplace. The learner produces a portfolio of evidence that is used to prove competence on a variety of engineering disciplines.
3. Technical Certificate
This covers knowledge and understanding of engineering disciplines.
4. Key Skills
There are five key skills that will need to be completed: Communication, application of Number, IT, Improving Own Learning and Performance, Working With Others. These will be met through off-the-job training and the NVQ. Depending on the GCSE grades, relaxations or proxies may be claimed (your Learning and Development Officer will discuss this with you).
5. Employment Responsibilities and Rights
The Government has decided that everyone on an Apprenticeship programme must understand their responsibilities and rights within the working environment. Your Learning and Development Officer will supply you with the workbook which must be completed within 6 months of the start date of your training. You will also need the support of your employer in completing some of the tasks.
Programme Led Apprenticeships
Alliance Learning is also able to offer Fabrication & Welding Programme Led Apprenticeships. This is a short intensive course which can ultimately fast track an Fabrication & Welding Apprenticeship. Click on the link at the bottom of this page for further information on this programme.
Click on the below link to view case studies on past fabrication & welding apprentices:
Fabrication & Welding Case Study - Martina BilardiMartina Bilardi is building herself a promising career in the traditionally male dominated engineering industry – using an Apprenticeship as the platform to success.Fabrication & Welding Case Study - Stuart BoothStuart Booth is one of the latest apprentices aiming to climb the career ladder at Watson Steel, which is part of the Severfield Rowen Group, the largest structural steelwork and erection company in the UK.
