Arc Welding Processes I

Arc welding is a skill that opens doors to many hands-on jobs across Kenya’s growing industrial and informal sectors. Whether you join a team on a construction site, set up your own metal-fabrication shop, or keep farm equipment humming, the abilities you master in this unit are directly valued by employers and customers alike.

• Construction sites in Nairobi’s CBD and industrial estates - you read welding drawings, set up the right parameters and join structural steel members safely, earning a daily wage or a contract rate as a certified welder on high-rise projects.
• Metal-fabrication workshops in Kiambu and Nakuru - you assemble and maintain arc-welding machines, prepare cut metal plates and produce gates, frames, and agricultural implements, earning a salary or profit from selling custom-made metal products.
• Boat-building yards along the Kenyan coast (Mombasa, Malindi) - you perform flat-position welds on hull sections up to 6 mm thick, ensuring watertight joints for fishing boats and tourist vessels, and receive piece-rate payments for each completed section.
• Automotive repair garages in Kisumu and Eldoret - you repair chassis and exhaust systems by interpreting technical sketches, adjusting welding parameters, and keeping tools in top condition, earning a fixed wage or commission per repair job.
• Mining support workshops in Kitale and Kakamega - you fabricate and repair steel brackets, conveyor parts and safety cages, applying preventive maintenance on welding equipment to minimise downtime, and receive a steady salary in a union-run operation.
• Agricultural machinery service centres in Meru and Embu - you prepare and weld components for tractors, irrigation frames and grain-processing equipment, charging farmers a service fee for each repaired or newly fabricated part.
• Small-scale renewable-energy firms in Nyeri - you join steel supports for solar-panel frames, following strict safety procedures and clean-room housekeeping standards, earning project-based payments.
• Independent mobile welding services in towns such as Thika, Nakuru, and Garissa - you travel to client sites, set up portable arc-welding rigs, troubleshoot faulty tools, and charge hourly or per-job rates for on-the-spot repairs and fabrications.

Mastering these practical skills means you can move confidently between salaried positions and your own entrepreneurial ventures, building a reputation for safety, precision and reliability that keeps work coming your way. Keep welding, keep growing!