What will I learn?
This welding course is ideal if you are already working in welding and are looking to develop your skills further to increase responsibilities and knowledge. The course is accredited which means that if you complete all five assignments plus one oral knowledge test, you will be awarded a City and Guilds Level 2 certificate.
The course will cover the following aspects of MIG welding:
Delegates will need to bring overalls (not nylon) and wear safety boots.
Where will it lead me?
Upon successful completion of this course, learners may be interested in joining our Level 3 Award in Advanced Welding Skills (Pipe and Plate) course
Entry Requirements
Delegates should have 20 hours of previous welding experience before joining this course. This may have been acquired in the workplace, or by attending one of our introductory courses either at Sparsholt or Andover College.
Delegates may be invited in to undertake a test weld before they can join this course
Please note that during the Covid 19 outbreak, learners need to bring their own set of welding gauntlets to the course. These are available at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Welding-Leather-Gaunlets-Resistant-Welders/dp/B00E62CMAE/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=welding+gloves&qid=1593510261&sr=8-5
Fee Details 1
Free if unemployed or low wage* (if aged 19-23 must have Full L2 or above to be eligible)
Low Wage
*Please contact the College for further information on low wage eligibility or see Fee Remission section on our PT enrolment form.
Fee Details 2
Due to funding restrictions, anyone who doesn’t live in England, isn’t a UK resident^ or who lives in the local authority areas^ of:
Cambridge and Peterborough
Greater London Authority
Greater Manchester
Liverpool City Region
North of Tyne Combined Authority
Sheffield City Region**
Tees Valley
West of England
West Midlands
West Yorkshire**
**from 1/8/21
Will be unable to apply for fee remission and may be subject to higher course fees than those published.
^go to this page on our website to check if your postcode is in a Devolved Funding Area or to check eligibility if you are a non-UK resident https://www.sparsholt.ac.uk/the-college/fees-and-funding/
If you don’t live in England or are not a UK resident or live in any of the above local authority areas and wish to enrol on the course, please contact us for information on tuition fees.