Introductory Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding

Course overview

Expand your skill set with this intensive practical training in Tungsten
Inert Gas Welding (TIG) TIG welding is the “Rolls Royce” of welding, used for
high quality joins for use on steel.

This course is ideal for you if you are a beginner, or a welder wishing to
gain experience of other welding processes and seeking a basic qualification in
welding. You may already have attended a Welding Taster Day or Introduction to
Welding course, although this is not necessary.

This is an elementary level of training which will teach you the foundation
skills needed to undertake TIG welding for employment in the welding and
fabrication sector if you have little or no experience. It is also an excellent
programme to develop the skills to support a hobby or interest that you may
have.

This is an industry-focused programme, during which you will learn using
industry-standard welding equipment.

Required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and equipment:

• Steel toecap boots


• Clothes made of non-synthetic fibres


• A notebook and pen


• Welding Gauntlets and an EW Welding helmet will be
  provided.

Modules

During this course you will learn to produce:

• beads on plate in a flat position
• a lap fillet weld in the horizontal/vertical position
• a tee fillet weld in the flat positiona tee fillet weld in the horizontal/vertical position
• a corner weld in the flat position

You will also learn the process and health & safety requirements for TIG, MIG and MMA welding.

How will I be assessed?

You will be assessed through the completion of five practical tasks and a written/verbal assessment.

What is it like to be a student on this course?

The course will enable learners to develop skills for safe welding as well as acquiring associated underpinning knowledge to a level that will enable them to produce welded joints in simple welding positions and work with specified materials, thicknesses, and tolerances. The course is entirely practical in the workshop.

Industry links

The Welding Institute (TWI) The Welding Institute membership

Progression routes