| Basic Welding | ||
|---|---|---|
| Duration | Cost | |
| Monday – Wednesday | 3 days |
£395.00 |
| Three Saturdays | 3 days | £425.00 |
Aims
This course is designed for those with little or no experience of working with lead sheet. This course is mainly practical and gives an introduction to the skills required for working with lead sheet and will allow candidates to develop competence in
- Welding lead sheet details, to include positional and non-positional welding techniques.
- Correct setting up and shutting down of the oxy-acetylene equipment.
- Aspects of health and safety.
Traditionally the welding of lead sheet has been known as lead burning. Lead welding is widely used as an alternative to bossing and is preferred for situations where bossing is likely to result in unacceptable thinning of the lead sheet.
This course will give the opportunity for a real hands on experience where you will discover how lead sheet can be manipulated and formed to a variety of shapes used in roofing applications by using hand tools, and using hot and cold working techniques.
The basic technique can be taught in a relatively short period of time, however the challenge is to then develop this skill in order to tackle the most demanding application – ornamental, vertical, or even upside down welding – and yet still provide a neat and weatherproof finish. This must be achieved without compromising the weatherproof quality of the installation and therefore demands a high degree of skill and knowledge.
This will provide the opportunity to develop confidence in the use of lead welding techniques required by the leadworker, to safely carry out simple non-positional and positional welding methods using oxy-acetylene welding equipment.
On completion of the course delegates should know the health and safety procedures for working with lead sheet and safe use and set up of oxy-acetylene welding gases, and be able to form simple leadwork details and joints by the use of welding techniques.
Who should attend?
While there are no special entry requirements this course would be useful for roofing and general building contractors who want to become more skilled in the prefabrication and installation of typical lead flashing details.
Benefits
The level of skill of a leadworker can often be determined by the neatness, uniformity and finished appearance. You or your staff will gain skills and knowledge of lead welding and how to form lead sheet details, there-by improving the quality of leadwork and productivity on site.
Dates & Venue
Dates are flexible – please telephone 01622 872432 to confirm your preferred attendance date.
Courses are held at our purpose built Training Centre in East Peckham, Kent.
What should you bring?
Safety Boots, overalls or warehouse coat are all you need as the tools, materials, and lead sheet required for the course are included in the price.
Funding
If you or your company is in scope of ConstructionSkills, grants are available up to £35.00 per day per person. Please contact your local CITB office for details.
A Professional and Career Development Loan (PCDL) could help you pay for learning that enhances your job skills. Its a bank loan, so you'll have to pay it back once you've left the course. However you don't pay interest for the period when you are learning as the Young People's Learning Agency (YPLA) pays the interest while you're studying and for one month afterwards. You can borrow between £300 and £10,000 to help support the cost of up to two years of learning (or three years, if the course includes a year of work experience). The loan can be used to pay course fees or other costs, such as travel and living expenses. You can also use the loan to supplement other forms of support, such as grants or bursaries.
Because the (PCDL) is a commercial loan product, it should only be considered as an option once all other student funding options have been investigated.
For further information on financial assistance to support your learning, please visit www.direct.gov.uk/adultlearning or contact Careers Advice on 0800 100 900.
For further information, advice or to order an application pack, call the helpline on 0800 585 505, or visit www.directgovuk/pcdl.
Please note that the Lead Sheet Association is a registered learning provider, number 20098 and a (PCDL) is applicable to this course.
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