Construction
Metalwork and boilermaking
Six months to cut, bend, weld and assemble metal: gates, grilles, frames and tanks take shape in your hands.
State diploma · CQIPre-registration open
Free pre-registration, with no commitment. Fees can be paid in instalments.
- Duration
- 6 months
- Two intakes a year
- Entry level
- BEPC or CAP
- Required on entry
- Qualification
- CQI
- Awarded by the State
- Next intake
- 12 October 2026
- Pre-registration open, classes begin in 2 days
The job, day to day
Gates, security grilles, staircases, railings, light frames, tanks and vessels: all of these are the work of the metalworker and boilermaker. From a drawing or measurements taken at the client's premises, the metalworker marks out, cuts, bends and welds the metal, then assembles and installs the piece. It is a trade of precision and strength, highly sought after in construction and industry.
The course teaches you to read a drawing and mark out metal, then to use workshop tools: saw, grinder, drill, shears and press brake. You learn the most common welding processes, assembly and checking of parts, then finishing and rust protection. Workshop safety is taught from the very first day.
You leave able to fabricate and install everyday metal structures, in the workshop or on site, and with experience to set up on your own.
What you will be able to do
Read drawings and mark out metal
Transfer measurements accurately.
Cut and bend
Saw, grinder, shears and press brake, safely.
Weld
Common welding processes, for strong joints.
Assemble and install a structure
Gates, grilles or staircases, plumb and securely fixed.
Protect and finish metal
Grinding, rust protection and painting.
Work safely
Protective equipment and workshop rules.
Where this course can lead
Metalwork workshops
Making gates, grilles, staircases and railings.
Construction and industry
Frames, structures and fabricated parts.
Self-employed welder and metalworker
Orders and repairs for private clients and shops.
A State-recognised qualification
The CQI is a State qualification, awarded under the authority of the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training. It officially certifies your professional skills.
- Qualification
- CQI
- Authority
- MINEFOP
- Completed in
- 6 months
Two intakes a year
- Next intake
12 October 2026
Confirmed date
Pre-registration open, classes begin in 2 days
No closing date. You can still join up to fourteen days after classes begin.
- Following intake
January 2027
Exact day to be confirmed by the centre
Provisional date, pre-registration open
Pre-registering already reserves your place.
Free pre-registration Reserve your place for 12 October 2026
Pre-registration is free and carries no commitment. The registrar will call you back to confirm your place.
- Free
- No commitment
- Nothing to pay online
What happens next
- You start here, then complete your file in a few minutes.
- The registrar calls you back to confirm your place.
- You pay the fees at the registrar's office in Fouda, in instalments if you wish.
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