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Accurately weld pipe and plate joints using a range of welding techniques

ECITB approved provider training for upskilling welders

Gain independent verification of technical skills with ECITB's technical tests

ECITB scholarships are available for those interested in becoming welders

Approved courses from providers

Reskill welding

This 5 week intensive training programme, based on a series of ECITB training standards, is designed for existing operatives who have experience of welding 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.
5 weeks
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Technical tests

Join materials by manually controlled welding process

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These tests confirm the technical competence of a welder on nuclear new build to safely prepare, set-up and carry out welding to the required, specific standards on a nuclear site.

There are ten practical tests that cover non-coded welding of low carbon steel and stainless steel pipes and plate joints using TIG, MMA, FCAW and MAG welding techniques to carry out butt welds, fillet welds and cross welds.
The completed weld must pass a visual examination.
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Non-critical welding pipe and plate

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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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Welding for nuclear new builds

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This range of practical tests assess a welder on nuclear new build’s ability to prepare, set-up and carry out welding to the required, specific standards on a nuclear site.

There are ten practical tests that cover non-coded welding of low carbon steel and stainless steel pipes and plate joints using TIG, MMA, FCAW and MAG welding techniques to carry out butt welds, fillet welds and cross welds.  The completed welds must pass a visual examination.
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Welding preparation pipe and plate

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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

Diploma in Welding Engineering Construction Pipework at SCQF Level 7 | R137 04Welding tagsPlease note that this qualification is unavailable for new registrations. Certification end date 30/06/2027.
Diploma in Welding Engineering Construction Plate at SCQF Level 7 | R138 04Welding tagsPlease note that this qualification is unavailable for new registrations. Certification end date 30/06/2027.
ECITB Diploma in Supporting Engineering Construction Activities at SCQF Level 5 – Welding Pathway | R829 04Welding tagsAn ECITB Diploma in Supporting Engineering Construction Activities at SCQF Level 5 - Welding Pathway includes units on contributing to effective working relationships in engineering construction, working with environmental sustainability in mind and more.

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