PROFESSIONAL knowledge:
At the concept level:
1. Regulatory technical documentation (standards EN ISO 17637, EN ISO 6520-1, EN ISO 5817, EN ISO 10042).
2. Methods and equipment for non-destructive testing (NDT) of seams.
3. Regulatory technical documentation for the evaluation of welded items.
4. Non-destructive testing methods.
5. Destructive testing methods.
At the comprehension level:
1. Marking of personal protection equipment (welding face shields, filters, respirators).
2. Shielding gas cylinders and their suitability for work.
3. Technological documentation of TIG welding.
4. Technical documentation of welding works.
5. Physical, chemical, mechanical, and technological properties of alloy steel, aluminium, and its alloys.
6. Physical, chemical, mechanical, and technological properties of filler materials and auxiliary materials.
7. Types of mechanical cleaning equipment.
8. Ways of cleaning metal surfaces.
9. Technology of TIG welding works.
10. Ways of preparing the edges of parts and workpieces.
11. Selection of mounting gaps in accordance with the requirements of the standard EN ISO 9692-3.
12. Determination of the positional alignment of assembly.
13. Measuring and control methods.
14. Types of welding rods.
15. Welding seams and sequence of performing welding works.
16. Effect of stress and distortion on the geometry of the item or reference sample.
17. Regulatory requirements (standard EN ISO 13920).
18. Requirements for the operation of welding equipment.
19. Basic principles of the operation of the exhaust and intake ventilation system.
At the application level:
1. Selection of personal protective equipment in accordance with the marking and its use.
2. Use of collective protective equipment.
3. Protective equipment of manual electrical instruments.
4. Manual instruments to ensure pre-welding and after-welding works.
5. Auxiliary devices for the assembly of the parts to be welded before the welding.
6. Protective devices of TIG welding machines and their compliance with safety requirements.
7. Types of welding cables and their compliance with labour protection requirements.
8. Casing of the welding hose package.
9. Welding torches and their suitability for work.
10. Operating instruction of the TIG welding machine.
11. Basics of electrical engineering.
12. Reading of TIG welding drawings.
13. Designations of welding seams.
14. Designations of the welding procedure specification:
– joints;
– parent material groups;
– filler materials;
– auxiliary materials;
– welding positions;
– welding elements;
– processing of edges;
– welding modes.
15. Structure of the TIG welding machine.
16. TIG welding torches and their components.
17. Shielding gases in the welding process.
18. Types of auxiliary devices for securing workpieces and parts in different spatial positions and for shielding gas supply to ensure the protection of root seam.
19. Designations of the basic material.
20. Techniques for applying measuring instruments.
21. Designations of filler materials and auxiliary materials.
22. Application of cleaning agents.
23. Safe use of chemical agents.
24. Mechanical cleaning of metal surfaces.
25. Application of edge processing machines and instruments.
26. Ways to secure parts.
27. Application of auxiliary devices for securing parts and workpieces.
28. Use of welding tables.
29. Techniques for securing parts and workpieces in auxiliary devices.
30. Completion of the TIG welding machine.
31. Use of TIG welding equipment.
32. Completion of the welding torch and its components.
33. Ways to sharpen the tungsten electrode.
34. Sharpening machine-tools.
35. Application of welding modes for welding materials of different thickness.
36. Use of shielding gases.
37. Setting of welding modes for welding materials of different thickness.
38. Adjustment of the shielding gas supply.
39. Effect of welding parameters and modes on the quality of the seam.
40. Designations of welding rods.
41. Storage and selection of welding wire.
42. Use of the shielding gas.
43. Application of safe welding techniques.
44. Application of personal and collective protective equipment.
45. Technology of TIG welding works.
46. Welding works in high risk areas.
47. Classification of welding defects.
48. Causes of defects.
49. Measuring instruments and control tools.
50. Common visual evaluation criteria.
51. Techniques for remedying the geometric shape imperfections.
52. Measuring instruments and control tools.
53. Instruction of labour protection at the workplace.
54. Fire safety instruction and action in the event of fire.
55. Set of the welding workplace.
56. Shielding gas supply system.
57. Requirements for the storage of welding equipment.
GENERAL knowledge:
At the concept level:
1. Types of verbal and non-verbal interaction.
At the comprehension level:
1. Grammar and language functions.
2. Principles of promoting cooperation.
3. Positive interaction techniques.
4. Units of measurement and formulas.
5. Provision of first aid.
6. Introductory instruction.
7. Environmental protection requirements.
8. Sorting of waste.
9. Employment legal relationship.
10. Essence of civil society.
11. Risk factors of the surrounding work environment.
12. Latest TIG welding technologies.
13. Opportunities offered by the internet and potential risks.
14. Regulatory technical documentation – pWPS, WPS, working drawing.
15. Information systems security.
16. TIG welding machines with software.
17. Simulation programmes in TIG welding and their options.
18. Operating principles of computer and office equipment.
19. Work organisation of the company.
At the application level:
1. Vocabulary.
2. Professional terminology.
3. Time planning techniques.
4. Calculation.
5. Action in an emergency.
6. Instruction of labour protection at the workplace.
7. Labour protection safety signs and signals.
8. Electrical safety regulations.
9. Fire safety regulations.
10. Action in the event of fire.
11. Basic principles of ergonomics.
12. Use of the internet.
13. Finding out the up-to-date information.
14. Selection of welding modes.
15. Techniques for preparing edges.
16. Selection of the consumption of the shielding gas supply.
17. Regulatory requirements – standards EN ISO 17637, EN ISO 6520-1, EN ISO 5817, EN ISO 10042.
18. Regulatory technical documentation – working drawing, pWPS, WPS. TIG welding machine and equipment.
19. Measuring instruments and control instruments.
20. Application software in compliance with the work task.
21. Work with office equipment.
22. Generation of ideas.

PROFESSIONAL skills:
1. To use personal protective equipment responsibly.
2. To use collective protective equipment.
3. To check manual instruments.
4. To inspect auxiliary devices carefully.
5. To inspect the protective devices of the TIG welding machine and their compliance with safety requirements.
6. To inspect the cable insulation.
7. To inspect the casing of the welding hose package.
8. To assess the suitability of the torch for work.
9. To carefully assess the suitability of the shielding gas cylinders for work.
10. To follow the basic principles of ergonomics.
11. To get acquainted with the operating instruction of the TIG welding machine.
12. To apply the requirements of the instruction for use of the TIG welding machine.
13. To recognise the designations of welding seams.
14. To read the drawing.
15. To comprehend the welding procedure specification (pWPS, WPS).
16. To plan the sequence of the welding works independently.
17. To use additional technical documentation.
18. To select the welding machine responsibly.
19. To select the welding torch and its components in accordance with the welding modes.
20. To select the type of shielding gas.
21. To check the functionality of the auxiliary device carefully.
22. To select the necessary of auxiliary devices for securing workpieces in different spatial positions and for shielding gas supply to ensure the protection of root seam.
23. To read the marking of the material accurately.
24. To assess the weldability of the material.
25. To assess the compliance of the geometric dimensions of the material.
26. To independently determine the composition of filler materials by the marking and their compliance with the basic material.
27. To read the marking of the auxiliary material – shielding gas, tungsten electrode.
28. To select the tungsten electrode and its dimensions.
29. To select the dimensions of the filler material.
30. To select the way of cleaning for the basic material.
31. To select the auxiliary devices and equipment for the processing.
32. To check the performance of auxiliary devices.
33. To independently assess the need for processing the edges of parts or workpieces.
34. To choose the way of processing the edges of parts or workpieces.
35. To carefully perform the processing of the edges of parts or workpieces.
36. To assemble parts or workpieces accurately, taking into account the mounting gaps.
37. To use auxiliary devices to assemble parts or workpieces.
38. To secure parts or workpieces, using auxiliary devices.
39. To check the positional alignment of assembly.
40. To perform the visual inspection of the TIG welding machine.
41. To connect the relevant shielding gas.
42. To connect the mass clamp to the workpiece or part.
43. To install the selected torch and its components.
44. To select the welding torch.
45. To perform the visual inspection of the welding torch.
46. To select the nozzle for shielding gas supply, pliers, the pressing part of the pliers, and the cap.
47. To sharpen the tungsten electrode in accordance with the welding work task.
48. To accurately choose the current strength of welding in accordance with the thickness of the material to be welded.
49. To choose the consumption of shielding gas supply.
50. To set the chosen current strength of welding accurately.
51. To set the consumption of shielding gas supply accurately.
52. To select the welding rod material in accordance with the basic material to be welded.
53. To select the welding rod diameter in accordance with the thickness of the parent material to be welded.
54. To select relevant shielding gas.
55. To weld fillet welded (FW) seams for plates (thickness of 1.5-4 mm): in horizontal – vertical (PB) position, in flat (PA) position, in vertical (vertical up) (PF) position.
56. To weld butt welded (BW) seams for plates
(thickness of 1.5-4 mm): in flat (PA) position, in vertical (vertical up) (PF) position.
57. To weld butt welded (BW) seams for rotatable pipes (wall thickness of 1.5-4 mm): in flat (PA) position.
58. To correct welding defects.
59. To perform the visual evaluation of welded seams (FW and BW) according to the common criteria:
– adhesion of parts;
– beginning and ending point of the seam;
– compliance of the geometric dimensions of the seam with the parameters of the joint;
– weld-through (butt welded joint);
– burn-through (butt welded joint);
– burn-through (in T-joint);
– undercut in the parent metal;
– pores in the seam metal;
– cracks in the crater;
– burn on the parent material;
– scale;
– droplets.
60. To evaluate the geometric shape of the welded item or reference sample.
61. To remedy the geometric shape imperfections.
62. To evaluate the imperfections of the welded seam, using the destructive testing methods.
63. To evaluate the imperfections of the welded seam, using the non-destructive testing methods.
64. To perform the visual inspection of the TIG welding machine.
65. To check the operation of the ventilation system.
66. To check the set of the TIG welding workplace.
67. To check the individual lighting.
68. To turn on the shielding gas supply.
69. To arrange the manual instruments in accordance with the requirements of the instruction of labour protection at the workplace.
70. To place the workpieces to be welded and the welded reference sample or parts in accordance with the requirements of the instruction of labour protection at the workplace.
71. To place the exhaust ventilation manipulator as close as possible to the welding area.
72. To turn off the TIG welding machine.
73. To wrap the welding cables and place them in the designated place.
74. To turn off the shielding gas supply.
75. To clean up the welding workplace in accordance with the requirements of the occupational safety instruction.
76. To bring the manual instruments in order in accordance with the requirements of the occupational safety instruction.
77. To turn off the exhaust ventilation and individual lighting at the station.
GENERAL skills:
1. To clearly define own idea in the official language both orally and in writing while communicating with colleagues and other persons.
2. To use professional terminology both orally and in writing to ensure TIG welding works.
3. To communicate in one foreign language both orally and in writing.
4. To use professional terminology both orally and in writing in at least one foreign language to ensure TIG welding works.
5. To cooperate in a team while carrying out professional work duties.
6. To define priorities while planning own professional activity.
7. To solve conflict situations, providing arguments to support own opinion.
8. To calculate the necessary thickness of the fillet welded seam, taking into account the geometric parameters of the parent material.
9. To apply mathematical skills to prepare the edges of butt welded seams.
10. To act responsibly in an emergency .
11. To provide first aid in accidents.
12. To recognise labour protection safety signs and signals.
13. To accurately obey labour protection safety signs and signals.
14. To comply with introductory instruction requirements.
15. To comply with the requirements of the instruction of labour protection at the workplace.
16. To comply with electrical safety regulations.
17. To comply with fire safety regulations.
18. To visually assess the compliance of the TIG welding machine with electrical safety regulations.
19. To comply with environmental protection requirements while carrying out work duties.
20. To sort waste generated during the welding work process.
21. To evaluate the requirements for employment legal relationship in conjunction with laws and regulations.
22. To comply with the requirements for employment legal relationship.
23. To carry out the civic duties.
24. To use harmless and safe work practices.
25. To follow the basic principles of ergonomics.
26. To increase the level of qualification in TIG welding.
27. To be interested in the latest technologies for TIG welding works.
28. To attend the fairs in the metalworking sector.
29. To learn the TIG welding of pipes and plates in different spatial positions and for different thickness and diameters of the parent material.
30. To acquire competences for the certification in TIG welding in compliance with the requirements of the regulatory technical documentation.
31. To learn about the latest information technologies.
32. To learn to use simulation programmes for TIG welding.
33. To learn to use the latest TIG welding machines with software.
34. To use computer and office equipment to carry out work duties.
35. To find specific information in internet resources and data carriers.
36. To complete the tasks assigned by the work manager.
37. To become personally involved in the generation of new ideas, taking the initiative.
38. To independently take decisions on the solutions to problems in a specific work situations.
39. To become engaged in the cultural environment of the company.

PROFESSIONAL competences:
1. Ability to use personal and collective protective equipment responsibly, in accordance with the working conditions.
2. Ability to assess the compliance of the protective equipment, instruments, and auxiliary devices of the TIG welding machine with the work task and labour protection requirements.
3. Ability to meet and apply the conditions of the operating instruction of the TIG welding machine.
4. Ability to read the working drawing and the welding documentation in accordance with the work task.
5. Ability to responsibly select the welding equipment and auxiliary devices in accordance with the work task.
6. Ability to get acquainted with the basic materials, filler materials, and auxiliary materials to be used for work.
7. Ability to clean the welding surfaces and prepare the edges of parts or workpieces in good quality, in accordance with the work task.
8. Ability to assemble parts or workpieces accurately, taking into account the mounting gaps, and secure parts or workpieces, checking the positional alignment of assembly.
9. Ability to prepare the TIG welding machine and equipment for welding to complete the relevant task.
10. Ability to select and set the welding modes, applying appropriate filler materials and auxiliary materials and complying with the technical norms.
11. Ability to weld fillet welded (FW) seams for plates (thickness of 1.5-4 mm): in horizontal – vertical (PB) position, in flat (PA) position, in vertical (vertical up) (PF) position.
12. Ability to weld butt welded (BW) seams for plates (thickness of 1.5-4 mm): in flat (PA) position, in vertical (vertical up) (PF) position.
13. Ability to weld butt welded (BW) seams for rotatable pipes (wall thickness of 1.5-4 mm): in flat (PA) position.
14. Ability to identify and remedy the welding defects.
15. Ability to perform visual evaluation of the welded seams in accordance with the common evaluation criteria.
16. Ability to assess the geometric parameters of the item or reference sample after welding in compliance with the regulatory requirements and remedy the occurred geometric shape imperfections.
17. Ability to assess the quality of the welded seams, using the destructive and non-destructive testing methods.
18. Ability to organise and maintain the workplace and the surrounding work environment and bring them in order in compliance with the labour protection requirements for the workplace.
GENERAL competences:
1. Ability to communicate in the official language both orally and in writing and use professional terminology to complete work tasks in TIG welding.
2. Ability to communicate in at least one foreign language both orally and in writing and use professional terminology to complete work tasks in TIG welding.
3. Ability to cooperate in a team effectively, while carrying out professional work duties.
4. Ability to apply mathematical thinking while planning the completion of a welding work task.
5. Ability to provide first aid and act in an emergency.
6. Ability to complete work tasks in compliance with the labour protection, electrical and fire safety, and environmental protection requirements.
7. Ability to establish employment legal relationship responsibly.
8. Ability to apply harmless and safe work practices during the work process.
9. Ability to evaluate own personal skills, identify own education development needs, and plan professional development.
10. Ability to improve the skills in TIG welding independently, in compliance with the requirements of international standards.
11. Ability to use information and communication technologies to complete a work task.
12. Ability to actively engage in the development of the operation of the company, offering new and rational ideas for the completion of a work task.