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Graduates

98% of our graduates from the Welding Academy find work in the welding industry, you will find our students throughout New Zealand and the rest of the world. We have close links with the industry who often contact us when they require employment vacancies to be filled.

Qualification Pathways

With further work experience and/or qualifications, graduates of the Welding Academy can become:

  • Workshop Supervisor
  • Welding Inspector
  • Welding Supervisor
  • Welding engineer
  • Manufacturing engineer
  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Engineering Contractor

Career Opportunities

Welding is used in the following areas:

  • Automotive: Towbars, Trailers and Truck Chassis.
  • Agricultural Equipment: Farm Equipment, Irrigation Systems, Repairs and Maintenance.
  • Construction: Structural Steelwork, Earthquake Strengthening and Ground Stabilisation.
  • Oil and Gas Industry: Tube and Pipework.
  • Food and Beverage: Stainless Tube, Tanks, Vats.
  • Aviation Industry: Aluminium Repair and Fabrication.
  • Marine: Underwater Welding, Boat Building and Repairs.
  • Manufacturing in general.