Welding Skills City & Guilds Award level 1
at Leicester College, Leicester · college
What the college says
This introductory welding skills qualification allows you to learn the basics of effectively carrying out welding operations in a range of joints and positions. The course can be taken at level 1 or level 2 depending on your experience and will help you to develop the skills required to take on basic welding tasks through to complex welding and quality control.
What you need to get on
For level 1, you are not required to have any formal entry requirements, but an interest in, or some basic knowledge of, the welding industry. For level 2, you should have completed a level 1 welding qualification or be currently working in the welding industry and looking to develop your skills further to increase your responsibilities, skills and knowledge.
How you are assessed
Learning a trade with tools and equipment, often in a college workshop or salon.
What this level means
The GCSE-equivalent step, and the usual route into Level 3.
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
Abbey Park Campus
Painter Street, Leicester, LE1 3WA
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Start dates
- 5 October 2026 · Leicester
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