Welding Skills

Level: 2
Subject area: Engineering, Automotive & Marine
Awarding body: City & Guilds
Qualification: Award, City & Guilds
Course type: Part-time
Time of Day: Evening
Duration: 17 weeks
When you'll study: Various days, 6.00pm - 9.00pm

Do you have previous experience in welding or have you worked as a welder? This level 2 City and Guilds welding course at City College Plymouth is largely of a practical nature with a small element of theory. The course is designed to give you the practical skills for welding specific joints and knowledge to understand welding safety, machinery set up and welding terminology. You will be required to select one process from manual metal arc (stick) welding, MIG welding, TIG welding or oxy-acetylene welding.

Course Description

The course involves mainly practical sessions which will give you the skills to tackle the five welding tests to the given standard. The element of theory involved will enable you to answer the verbal questions on welding health and safety and your chosen welding process. You will be required to select one process from manual metal arc (stick) welding, MIG welding, TIG welding or oxy-acetylene welding.

Five practical skills tests and verbal questioning are used for the award of this certificate.