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Level 3 Certificate in Welding Techniques and Skills
Snapshot
These qualifications are eligible for funding through the Adult Education Budget.
These qualifications are approved for funding with the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).
These qualifications are suitable for tailored provision and meet the funding requirements for 'Local Flexibility'.
If you are unable to assess learners and cannot make use of adaptions, it is advised that you delay delivery and/or assessment until it is safe to assess in line with the requirements of the qualification you are delivering. If you do not agree with the categorisation please contact our Compliance and Regulation Team.
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Product code
C5710-03
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Ofqual code
603/5760/5
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Welsh code
C00/4159/5
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Assessment
Pass/Fail Only
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Total qualification time
320
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Guided learning
280
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Fee
£85.00
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Operation start date
1 September 2020
These qualifications are designed for school/college learners who are looking to start a career in engineering and specialisation in Fabrication and Welding and adult learners wishing to upskill. They are not designed to test already competent welders and as such requirements such as welds being subject to mechanical testing (which is a condition of welding approval certificates such as ASME 9 or EN 287 (EN 9606) are not built into these qualifications. Not only would these be beyond the scope of the typical learner but it also highly unlikely schools/colleges would have the equipment available that include tensile machines, charpy impact testers and hardness machines, all of which require calibration at regular intervals, costing a great deal of money.
Adaption to Delivery/Assessments under the Extended Extraordinary Regulatory Framework (‘EERF’):
Centres may apply for adaptions on a case by case basis, by completing a variation to assessment request form. All assessment criteria must be completed in full. Special Considerations cannot be used on a whole-cohort basis in lieu of adaptions. Practical tasks cannot be replaced with theoretical activities, therefore Centres are advised to ‘front-load’ practical assessments where this is possible.
The completion of the online invigilated assessment is mandatory for this qualification and may not be altered or replaced with an alternative assessment.
Key contacts
Niall Broderick
Customer Support
0115 854 1673
NiallB@skillsedugroup.co.uk
Ian Watson
Qualifications Manager
0115 854 1617
ianw@skillsedugroup.co.uk
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