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NVQ Diploma in Fabrication and Welding Engineering

at North Staffordshire Engineering Group Training Association Limited · training provider

Level 3Applied and BTECDiploma2 years£3,000

What the college says

Candidates wishing to demonstrate complex understanding of fabrication/welding techniques to include manual or robotic welding, sheet or plate metalworking, structural steelworking, pipe/tube fabrication and even rail welding. The qualification is applicable to a variety of fabricator/welder occupations and covers MIG/TIG and Arc welding, as well as the use of different fabrication machinery such as thermal cutters and shearing machines depending on the pathway chosen.

What you need to get on

The candidate must be in a role within the workplace that will support the qualification requirements and must have the potential to achieve the assessment criteria set out in the units. There are no entry qualifications required by learners to undertake this qualification unless this is a legal requirement of the process or the environment

How you are assessed

One subject in depth, assessed largely through coursework and projects.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • North Staffordshire Engineering Group Training Association Limited

    Work based

Who else teaches this exact qualification

Same qualification, different college. Entry requirements and how it is taught can differ a lot between them, which is the whole reason to compare.