USE YOUR WELDING TRAINING TO THE FULL
I WAS INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PARTS FOR THE NEW M3 AMPHIBIOUS RIG IN GERMANY.
- Fabricator is a Trade role in the Royal Engineers. All the Royal Engineer soldier job roles are divided into 5 groups. When you apply to the Engineers, you will apply to the trade group rather than the specific trade. More about types of roles in the Royal Engineers.
Training For The Role
Step 1
You'll start with your initial military training which will teach you how to be a soldier - this will cover everything from fieldcraft to how to handle a rifle. If you join as a Junior Soldier (under 17 years 5 months), you’ll do a 23-week basic military training course at Harrogate. If you join as a Regular Soldier (over 17 years 1 month), you’ll do the regular 14-week adult basic training.
Step 2
Then it’s off to the Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment near Camberley for nine weeks. Here, you learn military engineering skills such as knots and lashings, demolition, mine warfare and bridge building. Finally, you go the Royal School of Military Engineering in Chatham for 32 weeks. Here, you learn how to use hand and power tools, and how to forge, weld and cut metal.
Entry Requirements
Age:
16 years 6 months - 35 years 6 months
Qualifications: GCSE Grade A–D/9-3 in at least English Language, Maths and Science
Fitness:
- Mid Thigh Pull 50kg
- Medicine Ball Throw 3m
- 2km run 11m
- MSFT (beep test) level 7.5
Qualifications You Could Get After Training
- Level 2 Apprenticeship (NVQ Technical Certificate and Functional Skills) in Fabrication and Welding (City & Guilds)
- Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Fabrication and Welding Engineering - Manual Welding (City and Guilds)
Rank Progression
Learn about rank progression here.
Pay and Benefits
“During the first week at my new unit I was involved in the design and construction of parts for the new M3 Amphibious Rig in Germany. This involved many of the skills that my Fab/Welder Class 2 course had taught me weeks before, allowing me to produce work that was ready for front line use. I have also been used for construction demolition tasks, again using the skills I gained.”
HOW TO APPLY
Once your online application has been approved, you'll meet with a local recruiter. This is your chance to tell us about the role that you're interested in. When you go to the Assessment Centre,you'll take tests - the results will show whether you'd be suitable for this role, or should consider a different role.
