Welder
Welders join the steel that goes into wind turbine towers, hydrogen plants and pipes, and into steel structures for power lines and substations. Steel wind turbine towers are already made in South Africa, at a factory in Atlantis near Cape Town.
Jobs in the energy transition
Wind tower welder
You'd weld rolled steel plates into the huge tube sections that are stacked on top of each other to make a wind turbine tower.
Hydrogen plant maintenance welder
You'd weld and repair pipes, tanks and equipment to keep a hydrogen plant running safely.
Grid equipment welder
You'd weld steel parts for power line and substation structures in factories that supply the expansion of the national grid.
How to get there
The qualifications
You'd work towards the Occupational Certificate: Welder, which is at NQF Level 4, the same level as Matric.
What you need to start
The official minimum is a Grade 9 pass, or another qualification at the same level, with Mathematics and Science.
These are the official minimum requirements, and colleges can set higher ones.
Where you can study
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