Fabrication and Welding courses

• TAFE StatementBasic Welding

  800-000030

  Discover the fundamentals of welding in this course designed for students at any skill level. Kickstart your career in fabrication and welding, bring your existing skills up to date or develop basic skills for your own private use.

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  • No entry requirements for this course

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  • fabricator

  • welder

  • boilermaker

  • sheet metal worker.

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• TAFE StatementApply Welding Principles

  800-001141

  Complement your welding skills with this theory-focused course. Learn the principles related to the practical applications of welding. Understand welding terms, codes, symbols and the setup requirements for various materials and processes.

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  • One year of welding experience during or after an apprenticeship, including 40 hours training in the use of manual metal-arc welding of plate, as evidenced by your resume or a letter from your employer, OR

  • Two years of welding experience and the successful completion of one or more welding courses (at least 300 hours training in the theory and practice of welding). Experience must include the welding of plate, using the manual metal-arc welding process, evidenced by a copy of your transcript or certificate, OR

  • Three years of welding experience and 40 hours training in the welding of plate using the manual metal-arc welding process, as evidenced by your resume or a letter from your employer

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  • AS1796 pressure welder

  • welding inspector

  • welding supervisor.

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• TAFE StatementAssessment for AS1796 Welding Certificates 1 - 9

  800-000298

  This course is the associated assessment of the TAFE Statement in Pressure Welding to AS1796. Validate your skills and knowledge under the AS1796 Australian Standard for Welding and Joining of Metals and boost your employability as an existing welder or fabricator.

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  • Successful completion of the TAFE Statement in Pressure Welding to AS1796 as evidenced by a copy of your transcript or certificate

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  • Broadening your skillset as an exisiting fabricator welder, boilermaker or sheet metal worker in the metal fabrication or allied engineering industry.

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• TAFE StatementBasic Fabrication

  800-000730

  If you want to learn about fabrication without committing to a welding apprenticeship, this short course is the perfect place to start. Learn basic fabrication hand skills and gain the experience to safely use power and hand tools at home.

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  • No entry requirements for this course

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  • No career pathways defined for this course

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• Certificate IIIEngineering - Fabrication Trade (Blacksmithing)

  MEM31922-05

  Be armed with a wide range of specialist forging, tempering and heat treatment processes and utilise your creative practical streak. Join the history-rich blacksmithing market or your chosen industry with confidence and employability.

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  • TAFE NSW offers the Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication Trade (Boilermaking/welding) as an apprenticeship only.

  Apprenticeship

  • To be eligible for this course, you must:

  • Be employed as an apprentice in industry

  • Register with an Apprenticeship Connect Australia Provider (ACAP) who will support your application

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  • blacksmith

  • farrier

  • welder

  • metal forger

  • metal designer.

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• Certificate IIIEngineering - Fabrication Trade (Sheetmetal working)

  MEM31922-06

  Become a trade-qualified sheet metal worker and collaborate with like-minded peers who love the challenge of working with metal as much as you do. Develop practical skills in fabrication as you create items like toolboxes, filing cabinets, extraction systems and commercial kitchen benches.

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  • To take this course as an apprenticeship you need to be employed as an apprentice in the industry as evidenced by a letter of support from your employer and

  • Submit your Training Plan Proposal (TPP) with your application

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  • sheetmetal worker

  • boilermaker

  • welder.

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• Certificate IIIEngineering - Fabrication Trade (Boilermaking)

  MEM31922-02

  Become a trade-qualified boilermaker and collaborate with a team of like-minded peers who love the challenge of working with metal as much as you do. Learn a wide range of practical skills that include welding and thermal cutting, technical drawing and geometric development to solidify your foundational knowledge.

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  • ​To take this course as an apprenticeship you need to be employed as an apprentice in the industry as evidenced by a letter of support from your employer and

  • Submit your Training Plan Proposal (TPP) with your application

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  • boilermaker

  • sheetmetal worker

  • welder.

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• Certificate IIIEngineering - Fabrication Trade (Boilermaking/welding)

  MEM31922-04

  Gain specialised skills in large and heavy structural welding in an exciting and continuously developing field. Be qualified where skill shortages exist, embark on your fabrication career or use credits towards a higher qualification.

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  • TAFE NSW offers the Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication Trade (Boilermaking/welding) as an apprenticeship only.

  Apprenticeship

  • To be eligible for this course, you must:

  • Be employed as an apprentice in industry

  • Register with an Apprenticeship Connect Australia Provider (ACAP) who will support your application

  Career pathways

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  • boilermaker

  • fabrication trade

  • welder.

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