Skill explained

Welders join pieces of ferrous and non-ferrous metals together by using heat and pressure from multiple energy sources such as gas or electricity. This is often done by melting the work pieces and adding a filler material to form a pool of molten material (the weld pool) that cools to become a strong joint, with pressure sometimes used in conjunction with heat, or by itself, to produce the weld.

They are employed either through themselves or by companies, working in heavy industrial construction to manufacturing, welding on such things as buildings, boilers, heavy machinery, aircraft, ships, cars and other metal products.

Required skills

Endurance, concentration, blueprint reading, hand-eye coordination, mathematical ability, steady hand, problem solving and communication

What the Competitors do at the Competition

The Competitor will be judged on their ability to:

Weld Butt and fillet welds of plates, and pipes in all working positions with seams of different angles of inclination and rotation to be completed within a given time frame. Weldments will be non-destructively tested to specific assessment criteria and scored accordingly. Welding positions terminology shall be to both ISO2553 and AWS A3.0/A2.4.