Metalwork
YOU WILL GAIN A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS IN WELDING, FABRICATION AND BLACKSMITHING AS YOU DEVELOP YOUR CREATIVITY AND KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE PIECES OF INCREASING DIFFICULTY AND INTRICACY. TRAINEES THAT PROVE THEMSELVES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE AN NVQ L2 AND CITY & GUILDS. WHETHER YOU WANT TO PURSUE ARTISTIC BLACKSMITHING OR FABRICATING OR INDUSTRIAL WELDING, YOU WILL HAVE THE EQUIPMENT AND TUTORING NECESSARY TO PUT YOU IN A POSITION TO EMBARK ON A CAREER IN THE METALWORK INDUSTRY.
Metalwork
YOU WILL GAIN A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS IN WELDING, FABRICATION AND BLACKSMITHING AS YOU DEVELOP YOUR CREATIVITY AND KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE PIECES OF INCREASING DIFFICULTY AND INTRICACY. TRAINEES THAT PROVE THEMSELVES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE AN NVQ L2 AND CITY & GUILDS. WHETHER YOU WANT TO PURSUE ARTISTIC BLACKSMITHING OR FABRICATING OR INDUSTRIAL WELDING, YOU WILL HAVE THE EQUIPMENT AND TUTORING NECESSARY TO PUT YOU IN A POSITION TO EMBARK ON A CAREER IN THE METALWORK INDUSTRY.
Our Metalwork Department can help you to...
- Learn welding techniques using MMA & MIG
- Develop forging techniques, making a range of pieces of increasing complexity and skill
- Use a comprehensive range of metal workshop machinery
- Get your licence to work on sites (CSCS Card)
- A college course NVQ L2 for trainees who prove themselves
- No prior experience is necessary as full training is given
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Learning basics of the trade and gaining work experience.
Complete Level 1 basic theory course.
By the end of Level 2, trainees should have had the opportunity to take tests and acquire:
- CSCS
- Driving Theory
- Emergency First Aid
- Manual handling
- Working at Heights
- Health & Safety
Examples of dept skills you can learn:
- Welding techniques, MMA and MIG.
- Understanding and using the forge, basic forging techniques, forging hot steel, making scrolls and tapering points
- Using a comprehensive range of metal workshop machinery
- Making a range of pieces of increasing complexity and skill
- Understanding paint mixes and using the spray gun
Increasing work experience and skill level.
Complete Level 2 basic theory course
By the end of Level 2, trainees should have had the opportunity to take tests and acquire:
- CSCS
- Driving Theory
- Emergency First Aid
- Manual handling
- Working at Heights
- Health & Safety
Examples of dept skills you can learn:
- Welding techniques, MMA and MIG.
- Understanding and using the forge, basic forging techniques, forging hot steel, making scrolls and tapering points
- Using a comprehensive range of metal workshop machinery
- Making a range of pieces of increasing complexity and skill
- Understanding paint mixes and using the spray gun
Trainees who prove themselves and for whom it is deemed appropriate there may be opportunities to extend the placement and achieve a deeper level of work experience and skill.
Trainees might get the opportunity to work toward or achieve some part of the following:
- Driving practical
- NVQ
- College course City & Guilds
Hard at work in the forge #metalwork ... See MoreSee Less
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Impressive new gate made and installed by #metalwork ... See MoreSee Less
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The firepit is live! Great work from #building and #metalwork and lots of fun for #foundationlife ... See MoreSee Less
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In action on the metal saw #metalwork ... See MoreSee Less
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All our metalworkers all had a hand in making these magnificent arches, panels, pond covers and gates with nature inspired reed and grasses. Wowie factor #metalwork ... See MoreSee Less
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Well done to our trainee metalworkers who entered the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths Hugh Adams award this year. The Venus Fly Trap won the cup. #metalwork #blacksmiths #blacksmithingisfun #foundationlife ... See MoreSee Less
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Well done to everyone who received certificates this month. #building #Painting #estate #Landscaping #metalwork #carpentry #foundationlife ... See MoreSee Less
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The fireplace for our new firepit, made by the #metalwork trainees and featuring our very own phoenix. Amazing 🤩 ... See MoreSee Less
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The Firepit. No it's not Mallorca, it's Cowfold. I GOT A TEXT.... Can everyone please gather round the firepit. The public have been voting, and.....Darren there is not going to be a re-coupling........you are going home 🤣
Seriously now, the firepit is looking fabulous and the #builders are doing a great job so well done to everyone in the department and Darren. #foundationlife #carpentry #metalwork #estate #building ... See MoreSee Less
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