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Welding Apprenticeship at Babcock International

This isn’t your typical welding job. Join us, and you’ll train in state-of-the-art facilities to achieve top-tier standards. You will learn to weld complex joints using TIG, MIG, MAG, Manual Metal Arc, and Flux-Cored Arc welding techniques, making you a highly skilled specialist. 
 
Working alongside experts, you’ll collaborate on products like submarine components to help keep navies safe at sea. When lives depend on quality, attention to detail matters. 
 
Gaining hands-on experience, you’ll: 

  • Excel at welding complex joints in metals
  • Achieve stringent codes for naval welding quality
  • Hone workshop skills like machining and hand-fitting
  • Diagnose and solve challenging welding defects
  • Operate the latest robotic welding equipment

Babcock International

Babcock is an international defence company providing support and product solutions to enhance our customers’ defence capabilities and critical assets. We provide through-life technical and engineering support for our customers’ assets, delivering improvements in performance, availability and programme cost. Our c27,700 employees deliver these critical services to defence and civil customers, including engineering support to naval, land, air and nuclear operations, frontline support, specialist training and asset management. We also design and manufacture a range of defence and civil specialist equipment, from naval ship and weapons handling systems to liquid gas handling systems. We also provide integrated, technology-enabled solutions to our defence customers in areas such as secure communications, electronic warfare and air defence.

  • You'll study towards the Level 3 Plate Welder Apprenticeship standard at Weston College, developing the knowledge and competencies for your role
     
  • After qualifying, you’ll begin an exciting career as a coded welder at Babcock
  • With your advanced skills, you can progress to roles like welding engineer
  • Weighting: Essential
  • Qualification Type: GCSE
  • Subject: English Language
  • Grade: 4(C) and above

  • Weighting: Essential
  • Qualification Type: GCSE
  • Subject: Maths
  • Grade: 4(C) and above

  • Weighting: Essential
  • Qualification Type: GCSE
  • Subject: Science
  • Grade: 4(C) and above
  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Team working

£17,001 a year

Bristol, BS3 2HQ

Advanced Level Apprenticeship

Monday to Friday
9am to 5pm

2

Engineering and manufacturing

2000002486

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