Leadwelding and Bossing Training Courses
This is a five-day City & Guilds Accredited Programme run by the Lead Sheet Training Academy.
Course fees are £750, plus VAT, per person.
If your company is CITB registered, training funds are available to cover 70% of the cost of the course.
Traditional Basic Leadwork Craft (A City & Guilds Accredited Programme)
This is an introductory course for those with little or no experience of leadwork. It covers basic bossing and welding, the two skills most commonly used by today’s leadworkers.
Bossing is the method used to shape and form lead sheet into complex shapes and joints without leaving tool marks or causing any significant reduction in the thickness of the metal. Welding is the alternative method for shaping lead and can also be used when sheets need to be joined together. Both methods must be achieved neatly and without compromising the weatherproofing quality of the installation. They demand a high degree of skill and knowledge.
This course has two parts, lead welding & bossing they can be delivered as a one week course or the course can be taken as two modular blocks each of three days.
Welding
Candidates will cover, and undertake:
Butt Welding
Lap Welding
Cover Patch
Fillet Welding
Pipe sleeve
Front apron
Welded back gutter
Saddle flashings
Incline welding, gusset corner
Each element is checked to ensure quality and conformity to specification and best practice.
At the end of the Welding module, candidates are formally assessed on their fabrication of a Welded Back Gutter.
Bossing
Candidates will cover, and undertake:
Half front apron
Chute outlet
Internal and External corners
Each element is checked to ensure quality and conformity to specification and best practice.
At the end of the Bossing module, candidates are formally assessed on forming a Bossed Back Gutter.