Welding and Fabrication - Level 2

Start Date: 1st September 2025

Newcastle College Renewable Offshore And Subsea Engineering 17

Length 1 year
Study Full-Time
Location Energy Academy, Wallsend

Qualification Gained

Level 2 City and Guilds Certificate in Engineering, Fabrication and Welding

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More about the course

Are you looking to gain technical skills and learn a craft? Get ready to get skilled with this Welding and Fabrication course.

Using various hand tools and professional equipment, you will learn specialist fabrication and welding techniques such as plasma arc cutting, oxyacetylene cutting and shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), all from tutors with a wealth of experience within the engineering sector.

You will be based at Newcastle College Energy Academy and will benefit from simulated real working environments to help you develop your practical skills.

This course can lead you to a range of careers including pipeline welder, aircraft welder, general fabricator and more.

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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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