Welding Training | Metal Inert Gas (MIG) / Metal Active Gas (MAG)

Is it right for me?

The courses can be tailored to suit novices or more experienced welders looking to upskill or recode as well as being engineered to meet the employer’s needs.

What will I learn?

The candidate will demonstrate their ability to:

• Set up the welding equipment to include: changing wire and gas, voltage/wire speed selection, additional settings dependant on machine type.

• Consumable selection such as electrode wire classification and types, gas selection and contact tips.

• Health and safety relating to the welding processes.

• Produce basic welds in the workshop to include: Beads on plate, T and lap fillet welds, butt welds and open corner welds on 2mm-5mm sheet/plate.

• Welding theory to include: MIG/MAG, distortion control, weld symbols, gas cylinders, weld defects, weld testing and health and safety.

• Make safe and effective repairs.

• Operate within the HASAWA 1974

• Use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to include safe use of welding masks/air fed masks.

The benefits?

The course will raise the delegates’ skill level by practical welding with lectures on:

• Using the equipment safely and changing parts of the system.

• Relevant parts of Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulations (COSHH).

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

• Process applications.

• Basic machine maintenance.