No prior experience or knowledge of working with metal is necessary for those who decide to join the metalwork department.  Trainees who show an aptitude for the work will soon become competent to make products of increasing difficulty and intricacy which will subsequently be sold through Camelia Botnar Homes & Gardens. 

The knowledge that each piece they make will be sold, helps to engender a sense of pride in their work with an understanding of commerciality and competition in the marketplace.

The metalwork department is fully equipped with forges, large power hammer, hydraulic guillotine, ring roller and large power drills, as well as the traditional hand tools, anvil and other forge equipment.  After a period of two years of training and working in the Forge, trainees should be in a position to embark on a career in any of the three disciplines of welding, fabrication or blacksmithing.

Trainees are given comprehensive hands-on training in the art of welding,  fabrication and blacksmithing.  Those who achieve a high level of competence in mig, arc and have the opportunity to learn tig welding.

Participation in vocational qualifications is encouraged in this department to complement the trainee’s practical skills and our tutor is available to provide any necessary support with written work and with general communication, mathematical and IT skills.