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Okay, i'm a mature student wanting to get in to the motor industry as a technician. But always wanted to learn welding as a skill, which will most certainly be useful in the industry to perform repairs to exhaust systems, sills, and other areas of vehicle repair. As well of course as increasing my employability come Level 3 as an apprentice.
But I don't know whether to take level 1 or 2!!
When starting my Automotive Engineering course I went straight in at Level 2, I didn't see the point in wasting a lot of money for level 1, when I can delve straight in at Level 2, learn as I go and it's going very well, in fact i'm learning very fast and most certainly keeping up - if not getting ahead of others whom have actually done Level 1. In fact level 1 seems very very basic now.
So i'm thinking since level 1 and 2 (C&G, level 2 being award in welding skills and one introduction to welding skills) are the same price I could see about going in at level 2 and basically learning significantly more about welding than at level 1, more knowledge, more value for money, same end game. But can I apply this logic to welding, like I did automotive.
Level 2 is more practical than level 1 - which concentrates a lot on knowledge. Academically I could learn the theory and put it in to practice, use to to guide me during the course - but i've never welded so would level 2 also apply the basic theory and demonstrate the basics in practice or would it be expected that we've actually welded before and used the equipment before?
Hope this makes sense.
Your thoughts are most appreciated.
But I don't know whether to take level 1 or 2!!
When starting my Automotive Engineering course I went straight in at Level 2, I didn't see the point in wasting a lot of money for level 1, when I can delve straight in at Level 2, learn as I go and it's going very well, in fact i'm learning very fast and most certainly keeping up - if not getting ahead of others whom have actually done Level 1. In fact level 1 seems very very basic now.
So i'm thinking since level 1 and 2 (C&G, level 2 being award in welding skills and one introduction to welding skills) are the same price I could see about going in at level 2 and basically learning significantly more about welding than at level 1, more knowledge, more value for money, same end game. But can I apply this logic to welding, like I did automotive.
Level 2 is more practical than level 1 - which concentrates a lot on knowledge. Academically I could learn the theory and put it in to practice, use to to guide me during the course - but i've never welded so would level 2 also apply the basic theory and demonstrate the basics in practice or would it be expected that we've actually welded before and used the equipment before?
Hope this makes sense.
Your thoughts are most appreciated.
