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Welcome to NZ Welding School the home of welding training.
Our vision is to be the preferred provider of high quality welding courses, and cost effective welder ticketing and
training in New Zealand. Our business delivers welding courses with high practical content and industry
relevance, and welding ticketing and employee training customised to suit individual needs.
All people can increase their potential through structured training. Welding programmes are delivered
in Rotorua and Auckland (Papakura).
Courses start every month, enrol now!
On successful completion of the programme, you
may be offered free of charge, the opportunity
to sit one or more industry-recognised welding
tickets at the discretion of the Head Welding Tutor.
The selection of tickets is as follows:
AS/NZS 2980 (replaces NZS 4711 and
NZS 4703)
Two different: MMAW processes
GMAW processes
You will be looked after!
You will be outfitted with all your own safety
equipment and apparel; steel capped boots,
overalls, welding jacket, welding gloves, welding
glasses, welding helmet.
New Zealand Welding School manuals and all
stationery is also provided. There are no additional
hidden costs. Just enrol and turn up!
Successful students from this programme may
be eligible for apprenticeships in fabrication and
light welding. With these highly desirable skills
you should also be able to find employment in the
welding engineering industry, either nationwide or
overseas.
Kick start a successful welding career in just 14
weeks with our welding certificate programme at
Level 3 and Level 4.
Anyone can do it.
You will get the best results if you have good
eyesight, physical mobility, a mature focussed
outlook, and are prepared to commit to the
programme and see it through to the end of the
14 weeks.
You will develop practical skills you can use
throughout your career. Starting with the basics
you will progress through to more advanced levels
in the following welding techniques:
Manual Metal Arc (Stick) MMAW
Gas Metal Arc (MIG) GMAW
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) GTAW
You will also learn additional industry required
skills such as;
Health and Safety
Drawing interpretation
Marking out
Gas and plasma cutting
Arc air and plasma gouging
Workshop skills
Communication skills
Workshop skills are included in the course to give
trainees a solid introduction to light fabrication.
Hot Job, Cool Career. Enrol Now!
You will hit the ground running!
Certificate in Welding and Fabrication Skills Level 3
Certificate in Welding & Fabrication
Skills Level 3
Kick start a successful welding career in just
14 weeks with our Certificate in Welding and
Fabrication Skills (Level 3) programme. This
programme can change your future.
There are no entry requirements for the
Level 3 programme, but some knowledge
of technical subjects and secondary school
qualifications will help you get up and
running faster.
The Certificate in Welding and Fabrication is
designed to introduce students to welding,
workshop safety, and basic welding skills
and techniques. After completion of this
programme you will have gained;
Welding and fabrication skills
The opportunity to gain internationally
recognised welding tickets
Eligibility to enter the Certificate in
Advanced Welding
The skills and attitudes gained within
a supportive and structured learning
environment will help you;
Gain meaningful employment within
the industry
Secure an apprenticeship
Kick start your welding career!
DURATION
14 weeks
QUALIFICATION
NZQA registered Certificate in
Welding and Fabrication Skills (Level 3)
CREDIT VALUE
79 credits
Programme content includes:
Engineering drawing
Understanding, interpreting,
producing sketches and drawings
Thermal cutting
Gas cutting and gouging
Fabrication skills
Measurement
Marking out
Fabrication calculations
Fabrication projects
Welding in down hand positions
MMAW (Arc)
GMAW (MIG)
GTAW (TIG)
Employment skills
Preparing students
for the workplace
Workshop skills
Workshop and welding safety
Certificate in Advanded Welding Level 4
Certificate in Advanced Welding (Level 4)
Enhance your existing welding skills in just
14 weeks with our Certificate in Advanced
Welding, Level 4, programme. Entry into
the Advanced Welding programme requires
successful completion of the Level 3
Certificate in Welding and Fabrication
programme or previous welding experience
to the required level.
DURATION
14 weeks
QUALIFICATION NZQA registered Certificate
in Advanced Welding (Level 4)
CREDIT VALUE
77 credits
You will hit the ground running!
After a quick review of techniques learned
during the previous course you’ll be able
to spend a lot more time in the workshop.
Programme content includes:
Welding - stick, MIG, TIG
Stainless steel TIG welding
ASME IX pipe welding
Aluminium welding
Marking out and development
Fabrication skills
Measurement
Marking out
Fabrication calculations
Gas cutting and gouging
Understanding the characteristics and
behaviour of engineering metals
Engineering drawing
Understanding and interpreting
plans / drawings
Development of fabrication patterns
National unit standards and welding tickets
The unit standards covered will give you an
additional 77 credits from the New Zealand
Qualification Framework. The total number of
credits gained will set you well on the way
towards a Trade Certificate qualification.
On successful completion of the programme,
you may be considered, free of charge, to
sit one or more industry-recognised welding
tickets at the discretion of the head welding
tutor. The selection of tickets is as follows:
AS/NZS2980
AS/NZS2980 Appendix F
AS/NZS1665
ASME IX
Other welding qualifications may be
considered
*conditions apply
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN WELDING
National Certificate in Welding
Level 3 and Level 4
Students can achieve this qualification by completing
all unit standards and gaining their industry ticket
AS/NZS2980. Students must complete both Level 3
and Level 4 programmes to be eligible to achieve the
National Certificate in Welding.
Develop your skills in 14 weeks
Full time programmes designed to get you started on
a career in welding.
Develop skills that will help you:
Find permanent employment
Get an apprenticeship
Step up to a higher qualification
If you have qualifications, these may count towards
course completion and we will review these through
a process of recognition of prior learning when you
enrol. All applicants have a personal interview.
Both programmes qualify for the student loan and
allowances scheme. We will help you to prepare your
applications.
We are registered and accredited by the New
Zealand Qualifications Authority under the Education
Amendment Act 1989. All programmes have been
approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority
and the Tertiary Education Commission.
MIG Welding
A continuous wire feeding welding process utilising 0.9mm solid
wire and 1.2mm fluxed-cored wire. Students will learn to weld
a range of metal thicknesses ranging from 2.0mm – 12.0 mm.
Certificate in Advanced Welding students also undertake a range
of positional welding techniques.
PRACTICAL
TIG Welding
A non-consumable electrode process utilising filler rods to form
the weld. Students will have the opportunity to weld carbon
steel, stainless steel and aluminum materials ranging from 1.6mm
– 6.0mm in thickness. Techniques learned on the Welding and
Fabrication Skills programme are further refined for Certificate in
Advanced Welding students.
MMA Welding
A consumable stick electrode process utilising 2.5mm, 3.2mm and
4.0mm diameter rods. Students will learn to weld a range of carbon
steel thicknesses ranging from 5.0mm – 12.0mm, using both rutile
and low hydrogen compositions. Certificate in Advanced Welding
students also undertake a range of positional welding techniques.
Thermal Cutting
Students will routinely use oxy-fuel cutters in the preparation of
exercise plates as well as doing plasma, air arc and oxy-fuel
gouging. Training is also given in the use of the uni-directional
creeper cutter.
Career Pathways
Industries
Boat building, construction, heavy equipment and light fabrication, automotive,
panel beating, engineering, structural steel, transport, ports, marine, dairy
factories.
International Opportunities
Oil rig maintenance, mining, construction, structural steel…
Types of job
Level 3 - Workshop assistant, apprenticeship
Level 4 - Trades assistant, welder / fabricator,
workshop foreman, sole charge contractor.
Further education
National Certificate in Engineering Fabrication (welding strand)
National Certificate in Motor Industry (automotive heavy engineering)
Sonny-Lee Marks, NZ Welding School graduate,
now Chassis Fabricator at Kraft Engineering.
“I’d been working in forestry for four years and wasn’t
going anywhere. Welding was an interesting option for
me. I’d never touched a welder before starting on course
and now I’m building trailers for logging trucks…I work at
Kraft Engineering where I use the skills I learnt at the NZ
Welding School; specifically being able to read plans,
dimensions, and measurements. I would advise others
to give welding a go as many options arise in welding,
i.e. apprenticeships, trade certs, welding tickets… I love
welding the big stuff and being able to see the finished
product.”
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TESTIMONIALS
Daman Huata, NZ Welding School graduate, now
welder/fabricator at Electrical Machinery Supplies
(EMS)
“I was looking for a new career path so I looked into the
New Zealand Welding School and chose to become a
certified welder. I enjoyed the time I was there, especially
the friendship of the tutors and the amount I learnt in
such a short time. At EMS I work in heavy fabrication;
making track frames, guards, gussets and belly pans.
The NZ Welding School really helped me understand
drawings. The best thing about what I do is being in the
workshop, learning new skills daily and having a good
income at the start of my career. My advice to anyone is
if you think you want to do it [welding], do it and love it.”
Arthur McLellan, NZ Welding School graduate, now Engineer at Top Gear
Welding and Fabrication.
“I am now employed as an engineer at Top Gear Welding & Fabrication in Rotorua
where I weld and fabricate to customer’s specifications; steel scrap bins, stock
car chassis etc. They won’t give you a welder on the first day. You start with
grinding, sweeping the floor and doing smoko but hang in there, if you stick with
it you will get to weld… Now I have an income, and a great job and career. I see
welding as a necessity. We will always need to weld so the opportunities are
boundless.”
Train with us
When the completed application form is
received you will be invited for an interview
with student services where required
documentation will be collected and we can
assist you with student loan and allowance
applications if required.
Get industry recognised tickets
Great job opportunities in New Zealand
and overseas
Talk to us about job opportunities in
New Zealand and overseas. The New
Zealand Welding School actively promotes
employment outcomes for our graduates
and we coach employment skills during the
course. We coordinate work placements and
industry training and will assist with your job
search, and then it’s up to you to impress the
employers with your skills and attitude!
What else do we need to know?
All safety gear and equipment is included in
the programme fee.
Programmes are NZQA approved and qualify
for student loans and allowances.
Programmes are planned so that all work can
be completed during 8-4pm.
How to enrol
Enrol online at www.nzweldingschool.co.nz
by completing an enrolment form, or call
our student services team on 0800 WELDER
(935 337) to have an application form sent
to you.
The enrolment process and payment of
fees must be completed before study
can commence (a student loan payment
confirmation is sufficient)
COURSE FEES
ENROLL NOW
TRAIN WITH US
Learn practical welding skills and
techniques used in industry
Certificate in Welding and Fabrication,
Level 3:
Domestic students $5,470.00
International students $12,710.00
Certificate in Advanced Welding, Level 4:
Domestic students $5,085.00
International students $12,710.00
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS
All students are required to comply with
health and safety regulations. You will be
supplied with all your own safety equipment
and apparel; steel capped boots, overalls,
welding jacket, welding gloves, welding
glasses, welding helmet.
You will also be supplied with New Zealand
Welding School training manuals and all
stationery requirements. There are no
additional hidden costs. Just enrol and turn up!
www.nzweldingschool.co.nz
0800 WELDER (935 337)
info@weldingschool.co.nz
NZ Welding School locations:
HEAD OFFICE
5D Owens Place, Mount Maunganui, 3116
PO Box 10070, Bayfair, 3152
PAPAKURA CAMPUS
54 Hunua Road, Papakura, Auckland 2110
ROTORUA CAMPUS
49 Sala Street, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua 3010