Welding & Fabrication Courses

SVQ 2 Fabrication
Off the job - Scottish Vocational Qualification Level 2
Undertaken at the Nigg Skills Academy, course duration is 16 weeks.
Training will include:
- Preparing work areas for fabrication activities
- Preparing materials required for fabrication activities
- Preparing equipment for fabrication activities
- Reinstate the work area on completion of fabrication activities
- Store and control resources during fabrication
- Obtaining and interpreting fabrication drawings
- Contributing to effective working relationships
- Working safely and complying with emergency procedures
- Dealing with hazards in the work environment
- Using hot cutting equipment both manual and automatic
- Using cold cutting equipment both manual and automatic
- Tacking weld artefacts in preparation for welding activities
- Handing over pre-fabricated items for welding

SVQ 2 Welding
Off the job - Scottish Vocational Qualification Level 2
Undertaken at the Nigg Skills Academy, course duration is 16 weeks.
Training will include:
- Preparing work areas for welding activities
- Preparing materials required for welding activities
- Preparing equipment for welding activities
- Reinstating the work area on completion of welding activities
- Storing and controlling resources during welding
- Obtaining and interpreting welding specifications
- Contributing to effective working relationships
- Working safely and complying with emergency procedures
- Dealing with hazards in the work environment
- Welding with Manual welding Equipment
- Welding with Semi-automatic welding equipment