The ECITB’s Labour Forecasting Tool predicts that the number of welders required in the engineering construction industry could rise to more than 2,150 by 2030, up from 1,470 in 2025.
A new six-week programme developed by the ECITB has been designed to train individuals with little or basic welding knowledge, delivered through a blended learning approach.
This has now been piloted successfully, and ECITB is calling for training providers to deliver the Multi-position Fillet Welding programme as part of a wider rollout across Great Britain.
ECITB Chief Executive Andrew Hockey said, “While this programme has a particular focus on supporting workforce requirements within the nuclear sector, it also has strong cross-sector relevance and is suitable for a wide range of engineering construction environments.
“With trades like welding vital to build the infrastructure needed to deliver major projects in the engineering construction industry – and with our workforce census stating that 24% of welders are over 60 – this programme will support industry’s growing demand for job-ready welders.”
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