Equip Your Team with Essential Hands-On Skills
This practical, one-day training course is designed to give your workforce the skills and safety knowledge required to operate a wide range of standard workshop tools. Focused on core workshop practices, it combines hands-on tool use with safe working techniques across multiple fabrication and maintenance tasks.
Ideal for employers in manufacturing, maintenance, or engineering environments, this course supports competency development, accident reduction, and safer workshop operations.
Delivery:
On-site
Duration:
One Day Course
Assessment:
Observation, practical tasks and demonstration of safe, competent tool use.
Certification:
Certificate of attendance for all delegates
Why Employers Choose This Course
- Reduces workshop safety risks by building practical tool competence
- Helps develop versatile engineers and technicians across roles
- Delivered by experienced trainers in a controlled, supervised environment
- Provides a strong foundation for further mechanical or fabrication training
What Your Team Will Learn
Subject Areas Covered
- Workshop safety and safe working practices
- Operation of drilling machines
- Marking out techniques and working from datums
- Drill grinding and sharpening
- Understanding speeds and feeds
- Use of templates for marking accuracy
- Filing techniques for surface finishing
- Operation of power saws
- Correct use of angle grinders
- Bench grinder and linisher use
- Selection and use of essential hand tools, including:
- Hammers
- Punches
- Screwdrivers
- Spanners
- Hand saws
- Pliers and grips
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Course Format & Certification
- Pre-requisites: No previous workshop experience is required. This course is suitable for new entrants, apprentices, or those looking to refresh their skills in a structured environment.
- Delivery: On-site, instructor-led, hands-on
- Duration: One Day
- Assessment: Delegates are observed completing practical tasks and must demonstrate safe, competent tool use.
- Certification: Certificate of attendance for all delegates
Who Should Attend?
- Engineers, technicians, and maintenance staff who require practical workshop skills to support their day-to-day responsibilities
- New starters, apprentices, or trainees entering roles that involve tool use, fabrication, or mechanical assembly
- Team members transitioning into hands-on roles from supervisory, office-based, or design positions
- Employers seeking to upskill staff in safe, consistent workshop practices as part of compliance or development plans
FAQs – General Workshop Equipment Training
Who is this course suitable for?
Anyone working in a mechanical, fabrication, or maintenance role needing core tool-handling skills, including new starters and apprentices.
Do attendees need to bring their own tools?
No. All tools, equipment, and PPE are provided as part of the course.
Is the training accredited?
While not formally accredited, a certificate of attendance is issued, and the course is delivered to industry-recognised standards.
Can the training be delivered on-site?
Yes. We offer flexible delivery options and can provide training at your premises subject to equipment and safety requirements.
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Ready to Improve Workshop Safety and Capability?
Contact us today to book your team onto the General Workshop Equipment Training course or request a tailored session at your facility.
