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Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Engineering Technologies Fab & Weld

Location Chesterfield College
Start date 15 Sep 2025
Type Full-time Provision
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If you enjoy, practical, hands on learning this is the course for you. You will learn all the basics for fabrication and welding.

You will have use of your fabrication workshop where you will use welding techniques to fuse metals together.

You will be learning from industry recognised tutors with experience and excellent fabrication and welding knowledge and understanding. Throughout the course there are various ways of getting your foot on to the ladder of a career out in industry, be that through work experience, industry placement or an apprenticeship. Tutors and career specialist staff at college will help you prepare for that next step throughout the course.

Additional information: PPE is required in the form of Flame retardant overalls and steel toe capped boots. We link with PPE suppliers and can help to get you kitted out at the start of your course if you don’t have these – bursaries (help to cover the cost of these materials) are available.

Course Structure

During this course you will learn modules such as:

  • Engineering and environmental health and safety
  • Fabrication and welding principles
  • Metal inert gas, Metal active gas (MIG/MAG) welding
  • Producing plate fabrications
  • Producing sheet metal fabrications

This course requires the production of various welds to the required standard inline with specifications

The fabrications for both courses cover a platework unit (3mm and above) and a sheet metal unit (3mm and below). You are issued with engineering drawings to work from and only the complexity of the fabrications increases with course level.

The practical work for this course is graded by pass, merit or distinction.

Entry Requirements

You must have an interest in engineering. You must be willing to learn and develop yourself. Have completed a level 2 Certificate in Fabrication and Welding & have a grade 4 or above in English and Maths.

Assessment methods

Practical assessments, Written assessments and exams

Fees and funding

Free for Eligible 16-18 year olds otherwise Adult Learner Loans available, costs apply.

Progression

Successful completion of the Level 3 course and remaining GCSE will gve you the opourtunity to progress into either Level 3 Extended Diploma in Fabrication and welding or an extended diploma in engineering technologies.

Attendance

Daytime

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