MIG WELDING Level 2 Award

Level 2
Courses For Industry
Portadown Campus
City & Guilds

Overview

This course is 75% funded by the Department for the Economy and 25% paid by the employer as part of the Skills Focus Programme. To qualify, your business or social enterprise must have less than 250 employees and you must be based in Northern Ireland and operate for profit.

There is a demand across the country for skilled and qualified welders and employers increasingly need committed, well trained and enthusiastic workers. By completing this course you will increase your skills, knowledge and performance and become a valuable team member. This qualification will demonstrate to an employer that you have gained the right knowledge and experience to help them in their business and encourage them to invest in you and your career.

The purpose and aim of this new course is to upskill individuals, giving them the opportunity to develop their knowledge further.

Previous experience not essential.

This is a basic course designed as an introduction to basic MIG welding techniques and will cover the following:

Set up/shut down procedures
Health and safety awareness
System settings for all appropriate material types
Basic welding techniques
Metal prep of materials to be welded
Completion and mastery of welded joints

Learners will demonstrate their knowledge and skills by practical assessments in the workshop and passing the set assignments and online tests.

On successful completion of this course you may be able to progress onto a full Level 2 course in Fabrication and Welding delivered at the College.

If you are a company or social enterprise and want to find out about funding opportunities, please contact Business Support on T: 028 3839 7778 or E: betterbusiness@src.ac.uk