Welding and Fabrication - Level 3

Start Date: 1st September 2025

Newcastle College Renewable Offshore And Subsea Engineering 18

Length 2 years
Study Full-Time
Location Energy Academy, Wallsend

Qualification Gained

Level 3 City and Guilds in Engineering, Fabrication and Welding

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More about the course

If you are looking for a challenging but rewarding career in fabrication and welding, this may be the course for you. Whether you want to be a shipbuilding welder, a building construction welder or a fitter, this course will help take you there.

You will learn in our specialist facilities at Newcastle College Energy Academy and have access to industry-standard hand tools and equipment to help develop your skills.

You will learn a number of fabrication and welding techniques from industry-experienced tutors, such as oxyacetylene cutting, plasma arc cutting and shielded metal arc welding (SMAW). You will also study topics such as flux welding, pipeline welding and welding mathematics to develop your knowledge and expertise in the field.

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Daily tasks:

Checks finished workpiece for defects and conformity with specification.
Cleans and smoothes weld.
Guides electrode or torch along line of weld, burns away damaged areas, and melts brazing alloy or solder into joints.
Cuts metal pieces using gas torch or electric arc.
Connects wires to power supply, or hoses to oxygen, acetylene, argon, carbon dioxide, electric arc, or other source and adjusts controls to regulate gas pressure and rate of flow.
Selects appropriate welding equipment such as electric arc, gas torch, etc..

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Daily tasks:

Checks finished workpiece for defects and conformity with specification.
Cleans and smoothes weld.
Guides electrode or torch along line of weld, burns away damaged areas, and melts brazing alloy or solder into joints.
Cuts metal pieces using gas torch or electric arc.
Connects wires to power supply, or hoses to oxygen, acetylene, argon, carbon dioxide, electric arc, or other source and adjusts controls to regulate gas pressure and rate of flow.
Selects appropriate welding equipment such as electric arc, gas torch, etc..

Median Salary

£26,022 View more

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