Trainee welding workshop bays with fabrication benches and welding machines at Tarradco Academy

Course Catalog

Welding qualification courses & pricing

Rates are shown separately for Egyptian trainees (EGP) and foreign trainees (USD). Where a figure is not yet published, the programme is quoted on request.

All programmes

  • SMAW

    SMAW — Plate & Pipe

    Shielded metal arc welding on plate and pipe, taught against live fabrication procedures rather than practice coupons alone.

    • Plate positions
    • Pipe positions
    • Procedure-based practice to WPS
    SMAW — Plate & Pipe pricing in EGP
    TierEGP (Egyptian trainee)
    PlateFrom EGP 3,500
    Pipe — Tier 1From EGP 3,500
    Pipe — Tier 2Extended position rangeContact for pricing

    Suited to: New welders and time-served welders formalising a plate and pipe qualification.

    Enquire about SMAW
  • GTAW

    GTAW — incl. Stainless Steel Pipe

    Gas tungsten arc welding with a dedicated stainless steel pipe stream for process, marine and food-grade work.

    • Carbon steel
    • Stainless steel pipe
    • Root and fill technique
    GTAW — incl. Stainless Steel Pipe pricing in EGP
    TierEGP (Egyptian trainee)
    GTAW — incl. stainless steel pipeFrom EGP 4,200

    Suited to: Welders moving into stainless, process piping and precision work.

    Enquire about GTAW
  • FCAW

    FCAW — Plate & Pipe

    Flux-cored arc welding as its own official designation — a full qualification stream, not a variant of another process.

    • Plate positions
    • Pipe positions
    • Production-rate deposition
    FCAW — Plate & Pipe pricing in EGP
    TierEGP (Egyptian trainee)
    Plate & PipeFrom EGP 3,800

    Suited to: Welders working on structural steel, heavy plate and high-deposition production.

    Enquire about FCAW
  • 6GR

    6GR Fast-Track

    Accelerated 6G Restricted variants across SMAW, GTAW and FCAW for welders who need the hardest position qualified quickly.

    • 6G Restricted — SMAW
    • 6G Restricted — GTAW
    • 6G Restricted — FCAW
    6GR Fast-Track pricing in EGP
    TierEGP (Egyptian trainee)
    6GR — SMAWPremium fast-track pricingContact for pricing
    6GR — GTAWPremium fast-track pricingContact for pricing
    6GR — FCAWPremium fast-track pricingContact for pricing

    Suited to: Experienced welders needing a premium, time-compressed 6GR qualification.

    Enquire about 6GR
  • PIPE FITTER

    Pipe Fitter

    With Inspecta Middle East

    Full pipe fitting programme covering take-offs, fit-up, alignment and spool assembly to drawing.

    • Drawing interpretation
    • Fit-up and alignment
    • Spool assembly
    Pipe Fitter pricing in EGP
    TierEGP (Egyptian trainee)
    Pipe FitterEGP 13,000

    Suited to: Fitters and fabrication crews supporting piping installation.

    Enquire about PIPE FITTER
  • TRADES

    Grinder / NDT Trades

    With Inspecta Middle East

    Support-trade programmes covering grinding and preparation work plus non-destructive testing trade routes.

    • Grinding & weld preparation
    • NDT trade routes
    Grinder / NDT Trades pricing in EGP
    TierEGP (Egyptian trainee)
    GrinderPrice on requestContact for pricing
    NDT TradesPrice on requestContact for pricing

    Suited to: Support trades and inspection-adjacent roles in fabrication operations.

    Enquire about TRADES

Figures shown are the published rates supplied by Tarradco Academy. USD rates for foreign trainees, second-tier pipe pricing and 6GR fast-track pricing are quoted on request — contact us for a written price.

Not sure which qualification route fits?

Send us the process, material and positions you need covered and we will map it to a programme.