Course Details

Welding Supervisor Training Gladstone - 50% Funding Available for Queensland Students

Weld Australia will be hosting a Welding Supervisor course at Apprentices and Trainees Gladstone. This training will be run over 3 x 1-week blocks. The first two weeks will be run consecutively with a break to allow students to sit their Paper A exam. Students will then come back for the final module and paper B examination. 

Students have the opportunity to sit either the AS2214 or the AS1796 Cert 10. The classes will be combined for modules 1 & 2 and then spilt into two separate groups for module 3. 

Training Schedule 

Module	Dates	Time and Date
Welding Theory & Technology – Week 1	20 - 24 April	8:00am – 4:00pm
Welding Theory & Technology – Week 2	27 April - 1 May	8:00am - 4:00pm
Application of Standards – Week 3 AS1796 or AS2214	11 - 15 May	8:00am - 4:00pm

Online Examination	Date
Paper A (common)	8th May
Paper B1(AS1796) & Paper B2 (AS2214)	20th May

To be eligible for funding 

Manufacturing Skills Queensland has kindly offered funding for this training for Queensland participants. Eligible Participants will receive the training and examinations at 50% off the original price. Please review the criteria below. 

Participant eligibility

• Must be an employee of a Queensland manufacturing business
• Must meet the below prerequisites for the training
• Must reside in Queensland (If you do not reside in Queensland and want to travel for the training, you can still register however, you won't receive funding)  

Business Eligibility 

• Must be a Queensland manufacturing business with less than 200 employees. To apply for the funding as a business, please send through a document stating your current number of employees and your work place manufacturing capabilities

Prerequisites

AS 1796 Welding Supervisor

To sit for AS1796 Certificate 10 Welding Supervisor, candidates need to provide evidence of one of: 

   a) A welder’s certificate complying with AS 1796, evidence of attending or having attended a course of instruction for welding supervisors and not less than one year’s experience in the welding of pressure equipment as defined in  AS/NZS1200 subsequent to gaining the welder’s certificate. The course of instruction, predominantly theoretical in scope, shall be of at least 120 hours’ duration.

   b) A welder’s certificate complying with AS 1796 and at least 2 years’ experience in the welding of pressure equipment as defined in AS/NZS 1200 subsequent to gaining that certificate.

   c) A qualification in engineering, metallurgy or welding and, at least three years’ experience in welded fabrication, one year of which shall include evidence of welding on pressure equipment as defined in AS/NZS 1200, an example of sufficient evidence is a welder qualification test to AS3992 or similar.  

AS 2214 Welding Supervisor

To sit for AS2214 Welding Supervisor, candidates need to provide evidence of one following:

   a) Three years approved practical experience in the fabrication engineering industry, and successful completion of an approved course that includes:

        a. Welding process technology;

        b. Welding metallurgy;

        c. Weld testing and inspection; and

        d. Standards and specifications Steel structures.

   b) Three years approved experience in the supervision or inspection of welding.

   c) A qualification in either engineering, metallurgy or welding, and three years approved experience related to the practical application of welding.

Costs (including GST)

When registering for the training, please select the contact me for payment method. Once you have been approved for the funding, Weld Australia will apply the discount to your invoice. If you are not sure that you meet the requirements for the funding, please send through your information to training@weldaustralia.com.au 

Item	Fee
Welding Supervisor training	$5,625.00
Paper A	$510.00
Paper B	$510.00

Timetable

Location	Dates
Gladstone	Module 1 - Welding Theory and Technology - Part 1 (20/04/2026 - 24/04/2026) Module 2 - Welding Theory and Technology - Part 2 (27/04/2026 - 01/05/2026) Module 3 - Application of Standards (11/05/2026 - 15/05/2026)	Register now