Courses
The welding courses on this page have been attended by forum members (see the College Welding Courses thread on the forum). To find out what they thought of the courses type the college name into the forum search. See also experiences of Attending a college welding course.
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South West England
City College, Plymouth Various part time courses. Search welding in their course search.
Bridgewater College Various part time welding courses - see their course search
City of Bristol College Various welding courses from beginner to advanced level.
Hantsweld Basic Welding Courses Beginner one or two day courses in MIG, TIG and MMA. See details on the forum or contact via www.hantsweld.com.
Royal Agricultural College (the Rural Skills Centre) Welding courses available via group bookings.
Kingston Maurward College Offer a practical welding course in MIG, MMA and gas.
Poole College G&G courses in welding.
West Sussex - Chichester College A range of welding courses including OCN MIG level 1 & 2, TIG and MMA. The courses start in September, January and April and last for 10 weeks. 2010 price is £402.
Exeter College Various full and part time welding courses.
London & South East England
East Berkshire Collage, Langley, Slough Two levels of welding and fabrication. Courses one evening per week over a year. See their welding courses
Croyden College Summit Skills Certificate of Welding Competency Oxy-Acetylene or Manual Metal-Arc - see the course page
Central Sussex College (inc Crawley College) Part time courses include introductory welding, and welding and fabrication Search welding in their course search
Waltham Forest College (North East London) Basic welding courses
College of Northwest London A number of introductory welding courses. Try their course search
Farnborough College of Technology Various part time welding courses aimed at a range of levels. See their course search
Brooklands College A variety of welding courses including basic training.
Canterbury College Various welding and fabrication courses. Use their course search.
East of England
Cambridge Regional College Various welding courses including introductory courses. Try searching welding using their course search (tick either part time or full time)
South Essex College Level 2 and 3 welding courses: http://www.southessex.ac.uk/courses/courses.aspx?v=free&title=weld
Writtle College, Chelmsford Courses include welding for beginners - see the course search
Lowestoft College Various levels of welding and fabrication practice - see the course search
Great Yarmouth College Various full and part time welding courses
Easton College, Norwich Short course in welding - see the course description
Colchester institute Full time and part time welding courses - see the course search
Huntingdonshire Regional College Basic welding course - search for welding in their course search
Lincoln College Various welding and motor vehicle restoration courses. See the course search
East Midlands
West Nottinghamshire College Used to run a welding course - might be worth a phone call.
Northampton College Various part time welding courses
North Warwickshire and Hinckley College Evening course in car bodywork and paint.
Brooksby Melton College - Melton Mowbray Evening classes in basic welding run only once or twice a year, 10 week course, 3hrs one evening a week.
West Midlands
Burton College Courses in MIG, MMA and TIG - see the course search.
Sutton Coldfield Collage Three welding courses. Try here or click on adult learners then courses then welding.
Yorkshire & Humber
Huddersfield Technical College Various welding courses from beginner level. See the course search
Leeds College of Technology Various part and full time welding courses. Type welding into their course search
North West England
Reaseheath College, Nantwich Courses to cover everything from basic to intermediate level. See Engineering in the part time section.
West Cheshire college Part time courses in welding. Type welding in their course search.
Telford College of Arts and Technology A choice of part time courses
Preston College A choice of welding and car panel repair courses, part or full time.
Myerscough College Several welding and welding related courses
North East England
Gateshead College City & Guilds 3267 Welding level 1/2 Runs on a Mon. or Wed. evening at one of the college's skills academies on Team Valley trading estate (postcode: NE11 0SU; tel. 0191 490 2430). See www.gateshead.ac.uk/document.asp?id=303
Middlesbrough College Evening classes in welding
Wales
Merthyr College A very comprehensive course which lasts 12 months level 1, second year for level 2 and so on. You can choose 3 of the 4 (Mig, Tig, Arc and gas) They also show you how cut with gas and plasma but its not part of the course.
Scotland
Edinburgh College - Midlothian Campus NC in Fabrication and Welding Engineering. Full time and part time courses.
Edinburgh College - Sighthill Campus Formerly Stevenson College. A 10 week basic welding course. See a write up on the forum.
Other places to look
Welders warehouse offer a pdf with many more welding course providers than are listed on this page. Course finder websites include Hot Courses and Floodlights.