Earning Criteria

• Learners will have completed the following mandatory units: Engineering health and safety; Engineering principles; Principles of welding. They will also take optional units, choosing from a range that includes Manual metal arc welding, MIG welding and TIG welding.
• They are able to:
• Understand compliance with statutory health and safety regulations and organisational requirements
• Understand compliance with statutory environmental regulations and organisational requirements
• Know how to implement accident and emergency procedures
• Understand safe working practices and procedures
• Know how to interpret engineering information
• Know how to differentiate between common engineering materials
• Know how to perform engineering calculations
• Understand quality control in engineering
• Understand the fundamentals of welding
• Know how to apply welding symbols to joint preparations
• Understand the affects of distortion and residual stresses due to welding
• Understand the metallurgical effects of welding
• Know how to determine the integrity of welded joints
• They will also have gained skills in at least one of the following areas: Manual metal arc welding of materials, MIG welding of materials, TIG welding of materials
• This qualification is regulated by OFQUAL
• This qualification is regulated by Qualification Wales
• This qualification is regulated by SQA in Scotland