So specialised, in fact, that Bob Richwine, the head welding teacher at the college, said he had never heard of them, and so difficult that only experienced welders could attempt them.

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Many of the region's industrial and building firms complain that it is hard to find competent welders.

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The review of the manufacturing engineering sector also highlighted a long-running demand for skilled machine operators, welders and graduate engineering positions.

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There was also disagreement about how to deal with certain higher-skilled construction jobs, such as electricians and welders, and it appears those will be excluded from the deal, said Geoff Burr, vice president of federal affairs at Associated Builders and Contractors.

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