Unsure whether you should enrol for a Level 2 or Level 3 Steel Erecting diploma?
To help you determine which steel erecting qualifications might be the most suitable for you based on your current skills, competence, and experience in the role, our knowledgeable team has pulled together this steel erecting diploma comparison.
Below, we compare the skills and benefits you can obtain from successfully completing a level 2 and level 3 Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) steel erecting diploma.
ECITB Level 2 vs Level 3
While both the level 2 and level 3 ECITB diplomas in steel erecting are vocational qualifications that provide industry recognition of the holder’s skills, knowledge, experience, and competence as a steel erector, they have their differences.
| ECITB diploma | Level 2 Steel Erecting | Level 3 Steel Erecting |
| Overview | The level 2 diploma offers learners recognition of their competence to work safely, effectively, ethically and sustainably in the assembly and dismantling of steel structures. | The level 3 diploma adds to the fundamental steel erector responsibilities covered in the level 2 diploma in the form of more complex tasks and safety protocols. |
| Target learner | New and existing steel erectors looking for formal recognition of their basic skills in steel erecting. | Existing steel erectors looking for validation of their advanced expertise and knowledge in this area. |
| Pathways | Erecting | Erecting or Rigging (please note, the level 3 diploma available at SB Skills focuses on the Erecting pathway) |
| Duration | Typically, 6-9 months | Typically, 6-12 months |
| Content | Covers essential steel erector skills,such as safely installing, assembling, and dismantling steel frameworks. | Covers safely lifting, positioning, and installing structures and plant equipment for the erection of large-scale structures. |
| Benefits | Industry-wide recognition of steel erector fundamentals Increased earning potential Level 2 card as a combined CCNSG/ACE (Client Contractor National Safety Group/ Assuring Competence in Engineering Construction) card Greater career opportunities | Industry- wide recognition of advanced steel erector expertise Increased earning potential Level 3 card as a combined CCNSG/ACE (Client Contractor National Safety Group/ Assuring Competence in Engineering Construction) card Career progression to site supervisor |
How can SB Skills help?
Now you have a clearer idea of which level diploma your existing skills and experience as a steel erector lend themselves to, why not receive industry recognition and increase your earning potential by taking the relevant ECITB steel erecting diploma with SB Skills Solutions?
Our team of experienced and qualified instructors can provide professional training and assessment services for:
∙ECITB Level 2 Diploma in Steel Erecting
∙ECITB Level 3 Diploma in Steel Erecting
With one of our instructors guiding you through the process, you’ll receive clear answers to any questions you might have, expert support with gathering evidence, and assessment services that work around your professional schedule up until final certification.
We can also support you with learning more about the various steel erecting career paths that an ECITB steel erecting diploma can help you to achieve.
Whether you want to explore steel fabrication or fitting, we’re on hand to point you in the right direction.
To discuss your steel erector career with an experienced member of our team, please feel free to give us a call on 01695 558 420.
Alternatively, you can always email your enquiry to info@sbskills.co.uk.
