Welder Course for Welding Certification
Professional Welder Course with the issuance of a Welding Certificate
valid and recognized internationally according to UNI EN ISO 9606
ITAFORMA - Metalworking School
ITAFORMA voted as one of the best Welding Schools in Europe
For over 40 years, we have been training professional welders throughout Italy.
Through our Welding Courses, we have trained and helped thousands of welders get hired, who now work worldwide for leading Metalworking Companies.
Welding is one of the
most in-demand and best-paid professions!
Do you want to find employment as a Welder?
Welding is one of the most in-demand and best-paid manual professions in the job market.
Why is it advantageous to work as a Welder?
Numerous companies are constantly seeking welders. It is challenging to find qualified and certified welders; their scarcity forces companies to slow down production or source personnel from abroad at very high costs.
What are Companies Looking For?
Companies seek certified welders with excellent manual dexterity for production. This is why it is crucial to undertake a comprehensive welding course: professional, practical, and geared towards employment.
What is a Welder's Salary?
A welder's salary varies based on the welding procedures they know and the certificate they hold. In Italy, a welder typically earns between €1800 and €3500, and even more in Europe.
How quickly will you find work as a Welder?
With our employment services, the majority of students find work within one month of completing the Welder Course.
Which metalworking sectors offer employment opportunities for welders?
Energy, Chemical and Petrochemical, Refineries, Platforms, Naval, Railway, Pharmaceutical, Food, Plant Engineering, Construction, Structural Steel Fabrication, Pipelines (aqueducts, oil pipelines, gas pipelines), Armed Forces.
Our Welding School has become a point of reference for employment offices, staffing agencies, and companies that request welder contacts for job interviews and pre-employment tests.
Our Welding School
ITAFORMA is the oldest Welding School in Italy. We are recognized by metalworking companies that hire welders as the best Welding School in Europe due to the exceptionally high level of training provided to welders holding a Welding Certificate.
Several metalworking companies across Europe request contact information for our certified welders or entrust us with their employees for training tailored to their production needs.
Training in real Metalworking Workshops
In our workshops, we construct: structural steelwork, piping, and systems.
The welder course program has been specifically designed and created to train welders ready for the job market and capable of performing high-quality welds.
We conduct courses in our mechanical workshops, within large production facilities, equipped with approximately one hundred welding machines of various types, as well as state-of-the-art machinery and equipment supporting the welder course.
We have a highly qualified and experienced staff consisting of hyper-certified Instructors and welding Inspectors who will simultaneously guide you throughout the welder course.
Welder training at our Welding School consists of a practical and intensive course.
The intensive ITAFORMA Welder Course allows you to obtain a Welding Certificate and quickly become a professional welder.
The certificate will provide you with the opportunity to immediately work for the best Italian and European Metalworking Companies.
Training takes place in our workshops every day of the year, 8 hours a day of intensive and genuine practical welding.
Only with many hours of welding can you become a quality welder.
Our highly qualified and certified welding instructors will guide you step-by-step throughout the entire training program and teach you to weld professionally starting from ZERO.
ITAFORMA The only Welding School in Italy where training takes place in real Metalworking Workshops
Welding Certification
With our Welding Course, you are guaranteed to achieve a valid and internationally recognized Welding Certificate according to UNI EN ISO 9606 and UNI EN 287 standards.
What is a Welding Certificate?
The Welding Certificate is the most important certification a welder can aspire to; it is necessary for job searching, participating in State or Armed Forces tenders, and even for taking on self-employment.
Welding Certificate Expiration
The Welder's Certificate or Welder's License, if obtained privately, is nominal and personal, and if properly renewed, it is valid for life.
Is a Welding Certificate necessary for employment?
It is the first thing companies ask for before hiring you. It is legally mandatory for many metalworking sectors and production types, such as Refineries, Petrochemical, Construction, Pharmaceutical and Energy Plant Engineering, Shipbuilding, etc.
Validity of Welding Certificates
They are recognized only if issued by Authorized International Certifying Bodies.
Our Welder Training Center, through the Welder Course, prepares you to pass the exam for the Welding Certificate issued by the best Italian Certification Body.
It is not a simple certificate of attendance
The Welding Certificate should not be confused with the various low-value attendance certificates, certificates of participation, and general qualifications issued by schools, private technical institutes, companies, or even individuals.
Where are the Welding Courses held?
We organize Welding Courses in all Regions and in various Cities of Italy once a minimum of 5 participants is reached.
At our main headquarters, which is a large production workshop and also a significant Welding Campus, the Welding Course is held throughout the year.
You can enroll in one of our intensive Welding Courses, and we will provide you with free room and board for the entire duration of the program.
At the end of the course, we will provide you with services to help you find employment as a welder.
Welding Course Price
The price of the Welding Courses depends on your objectives:
Whether you need a Welding Certificate and which one you wish to obtain.
Which welding process you want to learn and, consequently, which Welding Course to attend.
If you are starting from scratch and need to complete the full Welding Course.
If you only need lessons to enhance your skills.
If you only need to take the Welding Certificate exam because you are already a welder.
What is Welding?
Welding is the process that joins two pieces into a single unit.
Welding can be performed using different processes and equipment, based on specific project requirements.
The first essential activity to perform before welding is beveling, which is the preparation of the two edges of the joint to be welded.
If the two edges of the joint are heated to the point of melting together with the addition of a homogeneous material, it is called Autogenous Welding, whereas if a heterogeneous filler material is melted onto the two edges of the joint, it is called Heterogeneous Welding.
For a perfect weld, the joint to be welded must be protected from oxidation and slag by depriving it of oxygen. For more complex welding jobs, heat treatment is normally performed to relieve internal stresses caused by the cooling of the workpiece after welding.
Modern welding machines allow for the welding of numerous materials: steel, aluminum, copper, cast iron, etc.
Welding can have defects, which may be caused by various factors: the welder, the materials used, or the techniques employed.
Common welding defects include undercuts, cracks, lack of fusion, blowholes, porosity, and incomplete penetration.
Our Welding Courses
TIG Welding Course
Our TIG Welding Course with the issuance of the TIG Welding Certificate
The TIG Welding Certificate is valid and recognized internationally, as the training follows international standard UNI EN ISO 4063 – 141 and the US standard GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding).
The TIG Welding Course teaches you to TIG weld professionally. TIG welding is widely used in metalworking companies for the construction and assembly of chemical, energy, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and food processing plants, as well as for building aqueducts, oil pipelines, gas pipelines, in refineries, platforms, etc.
TIG Welding - also known as “Tungsten Inert Gas”
TIG welding is a welding process where the heat required for melting the edges and any filler material is produced by an electric arc struck between a non-consumable electrode and the workpiece.
Since the electrode does not melt, a rod (or wire) must be used to deposit filler material; it can also be used for welding small elements or thin sections without filler material. The protective atmosphere required for the electric arc to function and to prevent contamination of the weld pool by ambient elements is provided by an inert gas (generally pure Argon supplied from the torch).
The most common TIG welding applications are manual, although robotic versions exist. Considering the arc's exceptional stability, the small size of the heat source, and the ability to weld without depositing filler material, the TIG process is widely used for producing high-quality welds on heat-sensitive materials.
TIG welding is widely used for welding thin sections (all TIG) or for thicker sections, where it's used for the root pass, followed by electrode welding for joint filling due to TIG's limited productivity. Precisely because TIG welding often requires electrode welding for filling, it is advisable to choose a course that teaches both TIG and electrode welding.
ITAFORMA offers you the opportunity to acquire all the necessary skills through two intensive TIG Welder courses.
Electrode Welder Course
Our Electrode Welder Course for the issuance of the Electrode Welding Certificate
Our Electrode Welding Course for the Electrode Welder Certificate, is valid and internationally recognized, as it features a Welder Training program and a welding examination that complies with international welding standards EN 287/ISO 9606.
Shielded metal arc welding is a manual fusion welding process that utilizes the heat generated by an arc struck between a consumable coated electrode and the workpiece.
This process is one of the most commonly used in welding, primarily due to its versatility. It allows for the creation of joints in any position, for welding in workshops or in restricted and confined areas (e.g., ship double bottoms, inside equipment, internal parts of structures), and also, with some precautions against drafts and rain, on construction sites.
When the generator is not easily transportable, power cables can be sufficiently long and still easily manageable. With electrode welding, almost all ferrous and non-ferrous metals can be welded, though it is not recommended for aluminum and copper, and zinc, lead, tin, and titanium cannot be welded at all.
The operational limitations of the process include limited productivity, as each consumed electrode must be replaced with a new one, and slag must be removed from the deposited metal after each pass.
Our Electrode Welder Course consists of 80 intensive welding hours over 15 days.
ITAFORMA offers you the opportunity to acquire all the necessary skills through two intensive Electrode Welder courses.
Mig Mag Continuous Wire Welder Course
Our Continuous Wire MIG/MAG Welder Course, with International Welding Certificate
Our Continuous Wire Welding Course features a training program and a final examination for the Continuous Wire Welder Certificate that complies with international standard UNI EN ISO 4063: 2001.
Continuous Wire Welding is one of the most widely applied welding processes, primarily due to the high productivity achieved through high currents and the large amount of material that can be deposited continuously and without interruptions.
Continuous Wire Arc Welding is a set of welding processes in which heat is generated by an arc struck between a consumable wire and the workpiece.
The wire serves both as an electrode and as a means of supplying material to the joint, as the current flow causes it to melt, and it is continuously fed into the welding zone via a gun. This wire can be “solid” or “flux-cored”.
The protective atmosphere required for operation and to prevent contamination of the weld pool by air can be provided by a gas flowing from the torch (gas-shielded welding) or directly by the flux-cored wire, as is also the case with coated electrodes (self-shielded welding).
This welding process can also be employed in both semi-automatic mode, where the welder manipulates the torch, and in automatic or robotic mode, where the torch is moved by appropriate systems (motorized beams, welding robots, etc.).
Our Continuous Wire MIG/MAG Welder Course lasts 100 hours over 20 intensive welding days.
ITAFORMA offers you the opportunity to acquire all the necessary skills through two intensive Continuous Wire MIG/MAG Welder courses.
All our Metalworking Courses
Choose the course most suitable for your professional requirements
Corso Saldatore Elettrodo
Base
Corso MMA SMAW 40h pratica + 10h teoria
Corso Saldatore Elettrodo
Intermedio
Completo MMA SMAW 80h pratica + 20h teoria
+ Saldatrice in omaggio
Corso Saldatore Elettrodo
Completo
Corso MMA SMAW 120h pratica + 25h teoria
Corso Saldatore TIG
Base
Corso GTAW 40h pratica + 10h teoria
Corso Saldatore TIG
Intermedio
Completo GTAW 80h pratica + 20h teoria
+ Saldatrice in Omaggio
Corso Saldatore TIG
Completo
Completo GTAW 96h pratica + 20h teoria
+ Saldatrice in Omaggio
Corso Saldatore TIG
SUPER COMPLETO
Completo GTAW 112h pratica + 25h teoria
+ Saldatrice in Omaggio
Corso saldatore Filo continuo
Base
Corso Mig Mag 40h pratica + 10h teoria
Corso Saldatore Filo Continuo
INTERMEDIO
Corso Mig Mag 80h pratica + 20h teoria
Corso Saldatore Filo Continuo
completo
Completo Mig Mag 100h pratica + 25h teoria
Corso Saldatore Filo Continuo
SUPER COMPLETO
Corso Mig Mag 116h pratica + 25h teoria
Corso Saldatore Tig + Elettrodo
Completo
140h practical + 30h theory
Corso Saldatore Tig + Filo continuo Completo
180h pratica + 40h teoria
Corso Saldatore Elettrodo + Filo continuo Completo
180h pratica + 40h teoria
Corso Saldatore TIG + Elettrodo + Filo Continuo COMPLETO
240h pratica + 60h teoria
Corso Saldatore TIG + Elettrodo + Filo Continuo SUPER COMPLETO
272h pratica + 60h Corsi Teorici inclusi + Saldatrice in omaggio
Industrial Pipefitter Course
140h practical + 30h theory
Blacksmith-Metal Fabricator Course
140h practical + 30h theory
Mechanical Technical Drawing Reading Course
Corso di 21h in presenza e online.
Our courses are conducted in an intensive daytime format, year-round,
Monday to Friday, with 8 hours per day of practical training/welding.
Our courses are conducted in an intensive daytime format, year-round, Monday to Friday, with 8 hours per day of practical training/welding.
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