Welder Apprenticeship

Start Date: 8th September 2025

Length 18 months + 3 months End Point Assessment (EPA)
Study Full-Time
Location Energy Academy, Wallsend

Qualification Gained

NOCN Level 2 Welder Apprenticeship

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Are you interested in engineering or renewable materials? Do you want to challenge yourself with a hands-on training experience? Then this Level 2 Welder apprenticeship could be for you.

Welder apprentices are responsible for producing welds using manual and mechanised processes to meet sector standards. You will work with many people across different teams and functions, including plate fabricators, steel erectors, riggers and quality control technicians.

As a Welder apprentice, you will also get practical experience to prepare you for a future in the renewable engineering industry, where you may be required to work at height or over water.

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Daily tasks:

Checks finished workpiece for defects and conformity with specification.
Cleans and smoothes weld.
Guides electrode or torch along line of weld, burns away damaged areas, and melts brazing alloy or solder into joints.
Cuts metal pieces using gas torch or electric arc.
Connects wires to power supply, or hoses to oxygen, acetylene, argon, carbon dioxide, electric arc, or other source and adjusts controls to regulate gas pressure and rate of flow.
Selects appropriate welding equipment such as electric arc, gas torch, etc..

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Median Salary

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Welding Trades

Daily tasks:

Checks finished workpiece for defects and conformity with specification.
Cleans and smoothes weld.
Guides electrode or torch along line of weld, burns away damaged areas, and melts brazing alloy or solder into joints.
Cuts metal pieces using gas torch or electric arc.
Connects wires to power supply, or hoses to oxygen, acetylene, argon, carbon dioxide, electric arc, or other source and adjusts controls to regulate gas pressure and rate of flow.
Selects appropriate welding equipment such as electric arc, gas torch, etc..

Median Salary

£26,022 View more

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