Plating

From producing structural steelwork for bridges to dismantling storage tanks, platers work on projects across the engineering construction industry. ECITB's approved plating training provides upskilling to ensure platers are proficient at safely and effectively interpreting engineering drawings, measuring, forming, joining, and using hand skills alongside working with complex machinery to deliver to requirements. ECITB's technical tests and regulated qualifications provide platers with the opportunity to gain independent verification of their technical and occupational skills.

Prepare steel and other metal plates and sections for manufacture, repair and maintenance

Upskill with ECITB approved provider training

Gain independent verification of occupational competence with ECITB's regulated qualifications

ECITB scholarships are available for those interested in becoming platers

Approved courses from providers

Reskill plater

This six week intensive training programme is designed for existing operatives who have experience of plating in engineering construction but who lack the formal training to back up their occupational knowledge.

The training is 80% practical training and 20% knowledge training and will include all relevant offshore health and safety practices. (Based on a series of ECITB training standards)

6 weeks

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Technical tests

Non-critical welding pipe and plate

TNCMIG 01 - MIG07 TNCMMA 01 - MMA 07 TNCTIG 01-TIG 06 TNCTFCAW 01

This series of tests confirm the candidate can safely prepare, set up and weld a low carbon steel pipe joint or a plate joint in line with a given weld procedure specification to pass the visual inspection:

non-critical welding pipe tests: butt welds using MIG, MMA and TIG welding
non-critical welding plate tests: 1G and 2G butt welds and 1F and 2F single-sided fillet welds using MIG, MMA and TIG plate welding and in FCAW thick plate welding (3G single V butt weld)

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Platers

KT PL TPL01 - TPL09

This series of tests assess the plater’s ability to interpret drawings and follow specification to correctly:

set out platework and rolled steel sections
form plate by rolling
mark out and burn marine platework
develop patterns for platework
make templates for structural steelwork
assemble platework
undertake hot work fabrication
inspect steelwork

Connected Competence is available for platers.

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Welding preparation pipe and plate

TTIG 01 - TIG 06 TMIG 01 - MIG 05 TFCAW 01 - FCAW 03 TMMA 01 - MMA 09

This series of tests confirm the candidate can safely and correctly prepare and set up a variety of butt joints in different pipe and plate materials (carbon and low alloy, stainless steel, nickel and nickel alloy, aluminium) ready for the selected welding process to the welder approved standards (in BS EN 287):

Welding pipe preparation: 12 individual tests for a variety of different pipe materials and incline positions in preparation to use different welding techniques.
Welding plate preparation: 14 individual tests for a variety of different plate materials in preparation to use different welding techniques

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Qualifications

ECITB Level 2 Diploma in Supporting the Installation of Engineering Construction Plant and Systems (RQF) – Plating Pathway | Ofqual QN: 603/3968/8Plating tagsA Level 2 Diploma in Supporting the Installation of Engineering Construction Plant and Systems (RQF) - Plating Pathway is suitable for Engineering Construction Operatives in a wide range of industries of national importance.

ECITB Level 3 Diploma in Installing Engineering Construction Plant and Systems (RQF) – Plating Pathway | Ofqual QN: 603/3140/9 | QW Approval No: C00/1232/3Plating tagsA Level 3 Diploma in Installing Engineering Construction Plant and Systems (RQF) - Plating Pathway is suitable for installation craftsperson occupations.

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Connected Competence for platers

Plating tests are available under Connected Competence. Through industry-recognised, standardised testing, Connected Competence assures an ongoing base level of technical competence for workers across the engineering construction industry (ECI) to create a safer, more competent and transferable workforce.

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