Equipment operation
Select, operate and maintain welding and cutting equipment, tools and devices.
Programme Programme · Mechanical Engineering
Welder — arc, MIG/MAG, TIG
A four-month, EQF Level 3 programme covering arc, MIG/MAG, TIG, gas-flame welding and plasma cutting. The most demanded technical trade in EU manufacturing — graduates are placed in fabrication, energy and construction within thirty days of certification.
- Duration
- 4 months · full-time
- Qualification
- EQF Level 3 · NQF Level 3
- COR code
- 721208
- Sector
- Mechanical Engineering
Next intake
January 2026
22 places · 19 confirmed
See it in motion
Watch the workshop, before you commit.
Sixty seconds inside our Bucharest atelier — the equipment, the trainers, and the work students do day to day.
Occupation overview
Permanent joints, continuous structure.
The welder creates permanent, non-detachable joints — resulting in a continuous and homogeneous internal structure. The trade sits at the heart of every metallic structure in modern industry.
- Structural fabrication. Produces parts, sub-assemblies and welded pieces for metallic structures — beams, columns, pipes — and for lifting equipment such as cranes and elevators.
- Pressure systems. Welds piping for water, steam and pressure vessels, including boiler fabrication — regulated, certified work to international standard.
- Process control. Identifies technical and technological details of the welding or cutting process, monitors parameters and executes operations to specification.
- Post-weld discipline. Performs quality control, defect remediation, finishing and weld-stamp marking on every joint produced.
Skills required. Practical aptitude, sharp observation, patience, reaction speed, spatial orientation and the discipline to work safely with arc, gas and high-pressure equipment.
The syllabus
Six modules. Every shift,
start to finish.
Training combines classroom theory in metallurgy, welding symbols and process control with extensive supervised practice in the European Trade Academy welding atelier — equipped with arc, MIG/MAG, TIG, gas-flame stations and a plasma cutting bay.
Technical documentation
Read and interpret technical docs, 2D/3D plans, welding symbols and specifications.
Welding preparation
Identify assembly characteristics, control materials, prepare filler material, clean surfaces.
Welding / cutting
Apply welding and cutting procedures, monitor parameters, execute and clean welds.
Post-weld operations
Inspect assemblies, remediate defects, finish welds and apply weld-stamp marking.
Quality assurance
Verify results against technical specs, report non-conformities, ensure process quality.
Professional competencies
Six core competencies,
assessed against the national standard.
Workplace Organization
Analyses resources, organises workflow and workspace ergonomically for safe, efficient welding.
Health & Safety (OHS)
Applies legal OHS provisions and emergency situation procedures around hot work and live arcs.
Environmental Protection
Applies waste sorting, chemical handling and pollution prevention norms across all operations.
General Communication
Teamwork, correct welding terminology and clear information exchange on the shop floor.
Equipment Operation
Selects, operates and maintains welding and cutting equipment, tools and devices to spec.
Technical Documentation
Reads plans, interprets welding symbols and operates per technical and procedural specifications.
Equipment & tools
Twelve welding bays.
One plasma cutting line.
The European Trade Academy welding atelier in Bucharest is fitted to industrial standard — twelve individual welding bays with extraction, a plasma cutting bay, and the calibrated test pieces and gauges used in EU certification examinations.
Welding stations
- Arc (SMAW) stick welding stations
- MIG/MAG semi-automatic welding rigs
- TIG welding stations with foot pedals
- Oxy-fuel gas-flame welding kits
- Multi-process inverter machines
Cutting & preparation
- Plasma cutting bay with extraction
- Bench grinders and cut-off saws
- Bevelling machines and pipe notchers
- Surface preparation tools
- Filler material and electrode storage
Safety & QC
- Auto-darkening helmets and PPE
- Local fume extraction at every bay
- Weld inspection gauges and templates
- Penetrant and visual testing kits
- Calibrated test pieces and stamps
Official documents
Two documents
you carry for life.
Issued on completion of the programme. Both documents are recognised throughout Romania and the EU under Government Ordinance 129/2000. This programme is accredited by the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Education in Romania.
01
Certificate of completion
Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity
& Ministry of Education
& Ministry of Education
Issued by
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Authorization
Authorization Commission for Adult
Vocational Training Providers
Vocational Training Providers
Issued by
Why choose this career
A career as a welder is the most-portable trade in Europe.
EU-recognised at Level 3
Your certificate is recognised nationally in Romania and across the EU at EQF Level 3. Accredited by the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Education in Romania.
Highest EU shortage trade
Welding has topped the EU labour-shortage index in construction, energy and manufacturing for a decade.
Five processes covered
Arc, MIG/MAG, TIG, gas-flame welding and plasma cutting — the broadest accreditation in our catalogue.
Apply
Ready to apply for the
January 2026 cohort?
Twenty-two places. Nineteen confirmed. Welder cohorts are the tightest in the catalogue — applications close eight weeks before start. Speak directly with the Admissions Office, no agent and no application fee.
Cohort 24 · Welder — arc, MIG/MAG, TIG
- Application deadline15 November 2025
- Programme begins19 January 2026
- Programme ends22 May 2026
- First placementWithin the published cohort window
- Total seats22 candidates
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