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Level 2 Welder

Duration: 18 months +3 months EPA

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Entry requirements
  • GCSE grade 3 or above (or equivalent qualification) in Maths
  • GCSE grade 3 or above (or equivalent qualification) in English

Individual employers may also set their own entry requirements for the apprenticeship

Assessment methods
  • End Point Assessment (EPA)
  • Multiple-choice test
  • Practical assessment with questions
  • Interview underpinned by a portfolio of evidence
Progression
  • On a successful completion, apprentices may be able to progress into part/full time employment or go on to further study.
  • Level 3 Metal Fabricator

Welders join metals in a wide range of industries, such as aerospace, construction, defence, mining, marine and structural engineering. Welding contributes to the UK economy through the creation and repair of engineered goods and assets. Welders may be employed in any size of business from small companies to large multi-nationals. They work in a range of settings including fabrication shops, assembly yards, construction and building sites, factories and operational facilities requiring maintenance and upgrade. They can be employed by supply chain companies, the direct owner, or operators.

Workplace Behaviour Development

  • Puts health and safety first.
  • Considers the impact on the environment when using resources and carrying out work.

 

  • Takes ownership of given work.
  • Adapts to changing requests.

Skills and Knowledge Development

  • Safe systems of work, hazards and risks, isolation and emergency stop procedures, situational awareness.
  • Principles of good team working.
  • Non-destructive testing (NDT).
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
  • Causes and prevention of welding defects and distortion.
  • Welding gases and equipment: cylinder colours, regulators, storage.
  • Check and use or operate tools and equipment.
  • Use manual processes and equipment to remove material before and after welding.
  • Adapt welding techniques to weld materials in different positions, for example, down-hand, horizontal-vertical, horizontal, vertical-up, vertical-down, overhead, inclined.
  • Prepare welding materials and work area: sourcing, checking and protecting.

The role requires production of welds in components covering two welding positions, in at least two joint layouts. These can be from butt (including seams), T-butt, fillet (including outside corners), buttering or cladding. Each welding process requires different welding equipment, assemblies, controls, skills and techniques, and represents a separate production process.

Off-the-job training

Every apprenticeship must include off-the-job training – equivalent to one day per week. This takes place during time normally spent at work but does not include the usual daily duties and responsibilities carried out as part of their normal role. It can consist of work and tasks ranging from projects, lectures and seminars to day release, blended learning and training to use specialist equipment.

It can form part of regular weekly sessions or be combined for larger blocks of time, depending on the approach that works best for the employer.

Qualifications gained

  • Level 2 Welder Apprenticeship Standard
  • English Level 2 Functional Skills (If Applicable)
  • Maths Level 2 Functional Skills (If Applicable)

Career progression routes

General Welder
Weld Setter
Welding Fabricator

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