The broad purpose of the occupation is to carry out metal fabrication work
using things such as rolled steel joists, columns, channels, steel plate and
metal sheet etc.
Work includes manufacturing bridges, oil rigs, ships, petro-chemical
installations, cranes, platforms, aircraft, automotive and machinery parts,
sheet metal enclosures, equipment supports, and anything that can be fabricated
out of metal. Fabricators can work alone or in teams, in factories or on
operational sites. Fabricators use a large range of metals including steel,
aluminium and titanium at a range of thicknesses from 0.5mm up to over 20mm. The
size and weight of the fabrications can range from components that can easily be
picked up by hand, to massive structures that require several cranes to
manipulate.
The course is delivered by a mixture of theory and practical work, both at
college and in the workplace.
