Track 1 · 6 months · 900 hours
Industrial welder-fabricator
A course that prepares you for the welding trade: industrial welder, TIG welder or stick welder. It starts from scratch and takes you to the most difficult positions, on plate and on pipe.
- Length
- 6 months (indicative)
- Hours
- 900 h
- Weeks
- 24
- Entry level
- No diploma
- Group
- 10 trainees
- Placement
- 3 weeks
Objectives
What you will be able to do
- Weld steel work in the flat position with stick and TIG
- Fit and assemble the parts of a steel structure
- Weld steel work in all positions, with stick and TIG
Processes and positions
The workshop vocabulary
Processes 111 (stick), 141 (TIG) and an introduction to 135 (MAG). Carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminium. Welding positions covered:
Programme
Six stages, in this order
Each week ends with an assessment on Friday morning. Each module is validated by a certificate of competence before moving on.
1 week
Induction
Welcome, safety rules and a safety quiz before the first arc strike, discovering the workshop, first beads with stick electrodes.
7 weeks
Module 1 · Flat-position welding
Stick welding in single and multiple passes, then TIG on thin and thick sections.
3 weeks
Module 2 · Fitting a steel assembly
Drawing, work sequence, marking out, cutting, fitting and welding a complete assembly; one week of MAG introduction.
9 weeks
Module 3 · All-position welding
Stick welding vertical up, horizontal and overhead, then on pipe; TIG in position and on stainless steel; TIG root with stick fill.
3 weeks
Work placement
Real work with a tutor, a visit from the trainer and a review at the end.
1 week
Final assessment
Practical and written tests, a work simulation and a final interview with a panel.
Validation
Three certificates of competence
- Fit and weld steel work in the flat position (stick and TIG)
- Fit the parts of a steel assembly
- Weld steel work in all positions (stick and TIG)
The three modules lead to the validation of the industrial welder-fabricator skills. The panel decides on the basis of the professional file, the final tests, the work simulation and the final interview.
Welder qualifications to ISO 9606-1 are planned with an independent inspection body. Details will be confirmed at opening.
Enrolment
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