Welder
Our qualification is designed to equip you with the expertise to allow progression opportunities.
NQF Level
NQF 4
Credits
373
SAQA Nr
94100
Delivery Mode
Full time
Duration
3 YEARS
- 3 months Knowledge and Practical
- 9 months Workplace
- Repeats Every Year
Cost Amount
R44 000 p.a.
Entry Requirements
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NQF Level 1 (Grade 9)
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Mathematics
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Science
This qualification, listed within South Africa’s NQF, lifts local welder training to global standards. Industries like manufacturing, mining, and petrochemicals, crucial for economic growth, employ these skilled artisans. Addressing shortages, it ensures a strong artisan base, reducing reliance on foreign workers. Additionally, it creates opportunities for the unemployed to start small welding businesses in both rural and urban areas, fostering self – sufficiency. This qualification not only meets industry needs but also promotes economic growth, particularly in sectors vital for South Africa’s development, like power supply.
What will be included in our costs?
PPE • STANDARD TOOLBOX • TRADE TEST • WORKPLACE MONITORING
What this qualification consists of
Knowledge
Modules
- Introduction to the welding trade.
- Occupational safety, health and Environmental protection.
- Welding schematics, calculations, welds and welded joints.
- Weld imperfections.
- Cutting and gouging.
- Welding consumable, classification and handling.
- Metals and weldability of metals.
- Arc and Fusion welding.
- Gas welding and cutting.
- Welding codes, standards and parameters.
- Shrinkage, residual stress and distortion.
- Manual Metal Arc (MMA) welding process.
- The Metal Inert Gas/Metal Active Gas/Flux Cored Arc (MIG/MAG/FCAW) welding process.
- Welding Inspection and quality.
Practical Skills
Modules
- Fabricate simple components or work pieces.
- Cut, gouge and gas weld material.
Perform fillet welds using:
- Shielded Metal Arc welding process.
- Gas Metal Arc Welding process.
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding process.
Perform plate butt welds using:
- Shielded Metal Arc welding process.
- Gas Metal Arc Welding process.
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding process.
Perform pipe welds using:
- Shielded Metal Arc welding process.
- Gas Metal Arc Welding process.
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding process
Workplace Experience
Modules
- Cut and gouge a range of materials in the workshop.
- Produce a range of fillet welds using various welding processes in a workshop.
- Care for, control and handle consumables and materials in a workshop.
- Produce a range of plate welds using various welding processes in a workshop.
- Teamwork, communication and reporting in a workshop.
- Produce a range of pipe welds using various welding processes in a workshop.
The future is Artisan
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