VET – Plater-Welder

Vocational upper secondary qualification in mechanical engineering and production technology – Plater-welder program provides the student  with the basic knowledge of both theory and practice of mechanical engineering industry. 

Plater-welders weld, shape and join plates. They work as part of production in which different objects are manufactured from steel according to work drawings and instructions. Their work tasks include work such as different kinds of welding tasks and cutting and bending plates. They are able to use modern CNC machines and equipment in their work. Plater-welders work in the metal industry in the manufacture of plate pieces and welded pieces, making different steel structures or their components. Diverse steel structures are used in different machines, buildings and vehicles. 

The education is carried out at our modern well-equipped premises, but the practical training periods that are held in the companies will make up an important part of the education. This qualification will also give the student  a good basis for continuing studies at a university level.