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Welding Skills Bootcamp

Course Code: BCITW
  • Level: 3
  • Qualification: Certificate
  • Awarding body: City College Plymouth
  • Duration: Ten weeks
  • Course type: Short course
  • Time of day: Daytime
  • When you'll study: Fridays, 9.00am - 4.00pm
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What's it all about?

Discover the ideal welding course designed for those aiming to master in-demand welding skills at both beginner and advanced levels. Our all-encompassing programme equips you with the expertise needed to thrive in the manufacturing industry, paving the way for a fulfilling career as a skilled welder.

Course information

This course will be delivered across ten weeks with supervised skills practice sessions to enable you to develop and refine your skills using both virtual reality and industry-simulated facilities. The following topics will be covered:

  • health and safety, including the identification of welding hazards
  • using welding techniques safely to produce beads on a plate, lap fillet weld, simple welding positions
  • identifying defects in the weld using visual techniques
  • identifying the consumables used for MIG welding
  • producing welds to a prescribed standard
  • introduction to TIG welding of ferrous metals
  • understanding the difference in the TIG and MIG processes
  • identifying when and which process is suitable for a given situation.

This course is suitable for both novices and professionals who are already working in the sector.

On successful completion, you will be offered an interview with a local engineering/manufacturing company.

Please note fees are quoted for one year only.

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Future careers

What you could earn:

Mechanical Engineers

£64,938.10

Potential salary

£26,417.43

Entry level salary

£44,120.34

Average salary

21

Annual openings in Plymouth

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