Welding NVQ Level 3 | Gold CSCS Card
Original price was: £1,349.00.£1,100.00Current price is: £1,100.00.
Turn the pipe welding you already do into a ProQual Level 3 Diploma in Welding Construction Pipework — the route to the Gold CSCS Advanced Craft Card. TIG, MMA, MIG/MAG and flux cored. Assessed on your own site in 8–10 weeks, with no classroom and no written exams.
Welding Construction Pipework · Level 3 NVQ
You already lay the bead.
Now get the card for it.
The ProQual Level 3 Diploma in Welding Construction Pipework turns the pipe welding you do every day into a nationally recognised qualification — and the route to the Gold CSCS Advanced Craft Card. Assessed on your own site, typically in 8–10 weeks. No classroom. No written exams.
Advanced Craft
Illustration only — cards are issued by CSCS
Why this course
Built for welders who can’t afford weeks off site
Zero days off the tools
The whole diploma is assessed where you work. No college, no evening classes, no written exams — your competence is proven through the welds you are already producing.
Qualify while you work
Your day rate doesn’t stop. Evidence comes from live pipework: site observations, photos and video of your welds, work records and professional discussion.
Typically 8–10 weeks
Most welders complete inside ten weeks. The pace is set by how quickly evidence comes in from your jobs, so a busy site works in your favour.
A dedicated assessor
You get a named assessor from day one who plans your portfolio around your booked work, arranges the site visits and keeps your employer updated.
ProQual accredited
ProQual Level 3 Diploma in Welding Construction Pipework, Ofqual regulated under number 603/2927/0 — recognised on sites across the UK.
Never expires
The diploma is a lifetime qualification. Once it is yours, it is yours — no renewals, no retakes, on every site you ever work.
Who it’s for
Already welding pipe on site? You’re ready.
There are no formal entry requirements. You need to be welding construction pipework in a role where your assessor can gather evidence of the work you do.
MMA pipe welders
MIG / MAG welders
Flux cored welders
Mechanical services welders
Site-based fabricators
Qualification structure
Four mandatory units, plus two matched to your processes
You complete all four mandatory units, then choose two optional units that reflect the welding processes you actually use on site.
Mandatory — complete all four
Optional — choose the two that match your trade
Not sure which optional units fit your work? Your assessor will help you choose during the initial skills assessment — the units are matched to the processes you already use.
The full journey
From enrolment to the Gold Advanced Craft Card
Enrol
You register on the Level 3 Diploma and complete a short skills assessment with your assessor.
Meet your assessor
Your named assessor builds an evidence plan around the pipework jobs you already have booked in.
Build your portfolio
Site observations, photos and video of your welds, work records and professional discussion — gathered as you work.
Diploma awarded
Your portfolio is signed off and your ProQual Level 3 Diploma is issued. It never expires.
Gold CSCS Card
Pass the CITB Health, Safety & Environment test and apply to CSCS for your Advanced Craft card.
Investment
£1,100 — everything included
One fee covers the whole qualification. The only separate item is the CITB Health, Safety & Environment test, which CSCS requires before issuing your card.
All inclusive
Flexible payment options are available — ask us when you enrol.
- Registration and ProQual certification fees
- A dedicated assessor for the whole qualification
- Site visits and on-site observation
- Portfolio support from start to certificate
- Guidance with your Gold CSCS card application
Common questions
Before you enrol
Do I have to attend a college or training centre?
No. The qualification is assessed entirely at your workplace. Your assessor gathers evidence from the welding you already do — site observations, photos and video of your work, work records and professional discussion. There are no classroom sessions and no written exams.
Do I need any qualifications to start?
There are no formal entry requirements. You should already be welding construction pipework, with access to a site where evidence can be gathered. This is a competence-based diploma, so what matters is the work you can demonstrate.
Which welding processes are covered?
TIG, MMA, combined TIG/MMA, MIG/MAG and flux cored. You complete four mandatory units and then two optional units chosen to match the processes you use — your assessor confirms which at the initial skills assessment.
How long does it take?
Typically 8–10 weeks. Completion depends on how quickly evidence is submitted from your jobs, so welders on busy sites often finish sooner.
Does this get me the Gold CSCS card?
The Level 3 Diploma supports progression towards a Gold CSCS card, subject to the card scheme’s current occupation and application requirements. Depending on your employment and the welding or mechanical pipefitting work you carry out, you may also be eligible to apply for the JIB-PMES Mechanical Pipefitter Gold Card. JIB-PMES checks the qualification certificate, relevant industry employment evidence and Health, Safety & Environment requirements before approving the card. We will help you check the correct route before you apply.
Next step
Your experience already did the hard part.
Add the qualification. Enrol above, or speak to an assessor first — tell us which processes you weld and we will confirm the right optional units before you pay a penny.
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