Fabrication Processes II

In the world of metal fabrication, the abilities you master in this unit open doors to a wide range of workplaces across Kenya - from bustling construction yards to thriving small-business workshops. Whether you join an established firm or launch your own service, these skills are the foundation for a safe, reliable and profitable career.

• Construction sites in Nairobi’s Upper Hill and Westlands - you apply occupational safety and health standards, keep the site free of hazards, and interpret structural drawings so steel frames are erected exactly to design specifications, earning a wage as a site welder or foreman.
• Metal-fabrication workshops in Kiambu’s industrial zone - you assemble and set up bench tools, prepare raw steel bars, and fit pieces up to 6 mm thick, producing structural components for local contractors and charging per project or hourly rates.
• Automotive repair and body-shop bays in Mombasa’s Port City - you read chassis schematics, develop patterns for custom panels, and produce sheet-metal parts that restore vehicles, earning income through job quotes and repeat customers.
• Agricultural machinery service centres in Eldoret and Nakuru - you prepare work-piece materials and assemble sheet-metal tools to repair or fabricate parts for tractors and harvesters, receiving payment per unit repaired or by contract with farm co-ops.
• Ship-building and marine-equipment yards along the Mombasa coastline - you follow strict safety protocols, create precise patterns, and fabricate sheet-metal sections for boat hulls and dock infrastructure, earning salaries or subcontract fees for each vessel component.
• Renewable-energy component workshops in Kisumu - you produce sheet-metal frames for solar-panel mounting systems, maintaining clean workspaces and completing preventive-maintenance reports that help you bill clients for both fabrication and after-sales service contracts.
• Small-scale manufacturing units in Nairobi’s Industrial Area - you carry out housekeeping and site-cleanliness tasks, ensuring a tidy environment that meets client quality standards, while charging for the finished metal products you fabricate on demand.
• Custom-metal art and décor studios in Naivasha and Thika - you develop detailed patterns and fabricate artistic sheet-metal pieces for hotels, restaurants and private homes, earning income through commissions and retail sales of your creations.

Keep sharpening these capabilities, and you’ll find countless opportunities to turn metal into the structures, machines and designs that power Kenya’s growth.