Gas Welding Training Course – Learn Oxy-Acetylene Welding Skills

Hands-on gas welding training course teaches you how to flame produced by burning a fuel gas with oxygen to melt and join metals at affordable fees.

Practical gas welding training requirements

  1. A copy of id/passport
  2. 2 colour id photos
  3. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Unit Standard No: 243072
Unit Standard Credits: 10
NQF Level: 2
Unit standard title : Weld workpieces using the oxy-acetylene gas welding process in the downhand position
Gas welding Training cost: R7500
Gas welding course duration : 4 weeks

7 days of Theory: Test to Classroom learning which include lessons, discussions, and group activities.
20 days of Practicals: Hands-On workshop practice in real-world construction techniques.
3 days of Assessment: Assessors and moderators assess you to know whether are competent or not Gas welding Training course.

What You’ll Learn in gas welding School in South Africa

Introduction to Gas Welding

  1. What is gas welding?
  2. Oxy-acetylene welding explained
  3. Types of gases used in welding
  4. Advantages and limitations of gas welding

Welding Safety & PPE

  1. PPE requirements
  2. Cylinder handling and storage
  3. Fire prevention & emergency procedures
  4. Workplace safety compliance

Tools, Equipment & Setup

  1. Gas cylinders, regulators & flashback arrestors
  2. Welding torch components
  3. Nozzle selection and maintenance
  4. Safe lighting and shutdown procedures

Gas Welding Techniques

  1. Neutral, oxidizing & carburizing flames
  2. Tack welding
  3. Forehand (leftward) and backhand (rightward) techniques
  4. Joining mild steel and thin metal sheets

Gas Cutting Skills

  1. Principles of oxy-fuel cutting
  2. Cutting thick and thin metals
  3. Piercing, edge cutting, and straight-line cutting
  4. Cutting defects and troubleshooting

Practical Welding Exercises

  1. Welding joints: butt, lap, T-joint & corner joints
  2. Cutting practice on different materials
  3. Brazing on mild steel and copper

Brazing & Soldering Training

  1. Brazing principles
  2. Fluxes and filler materials
  3. Joint preparation for brazing
  4. Heat control during brazing

Gas welding Certification(Semi skilled )

After completing your gas fabrication training program, you may be awarded and gas welding certificate. This qualification proves your expertise and assures clients and employers that you are a trained and qualified gas welder.

Gas welder can submit CV to advertising sites like indeed, career junction, linkedin etc.

After the gas welder course you submit your CV to cv@cranestraining.com. There are recruitment agencies and employers who contact Cranes training centre for gas welder

Gas welder earns an average salary of R17263 per month or depending on the exprience and employer.

No prior experience is needed to improve your accredited engineering practical skills carreer Opportunities and employability and even start your own business

Frequently Asked Questions About gas welder classes

What qualifications do I need to be gas welder?

Atleast grade 9

How long is gas welding training?

Oxy-acetylene welding training takes 4 weeks.

How much is a gas welding course in South Africa?

Oxy-acetylene welding course price R7500

How much do gas welding make in South Africa?

Brazing salary is at the average of R R17263 per month

Where can I study gas welding in South Africa

School or apprenticeship

Gas welding Training Center offers accommodation to students willing to travel from all these locations like Durban, Pinetown, Richardsbay, Empangeni, Port shepstone, Ladysmith, Newcastle, Kokstad, Pietermaritzburg, Ladysmith, Vryheid, Ulundi, Stanger, Eshowe, Amanzimtoti, Isipingo, Umkomaas in KwazuluNatal(KZN).

Different provinces of South Africa(sa) Mthatha/Umtata, Butterworth, East London and Port Elizabeth in Eastern cape, Bloemfontein in free state, Pretoria, vereeniging, kempton park, alberton, Germiston and Johannesburg(JHB) in Gauteng, Polokwane and Lephalale in Limpopo, Nelspruit, Witbank, Secunda in Mpumalanga, Kimberley in Nothern cape, Rustenburg and Mafikeng in North West, Cape town in Western Cape etc.

We train students from other southern African countries Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Angola, Tanzania, Ghana, DR.Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Chadi, Mali, Sudan, Niger, Burkina faso, Guinea, Madagascar and Uganda etc. Since we free accommodation and job assistance.