The Defense manufacturing industry and marine sectors is a strategically important sector in India. The observation determined the extent in which up-skilling fabrication welding in the craftsman’s training institute for employment in the 21st century workplace. The findings of this data study showed that responded well up-skilling equip fabrication welding for upcoming employment. A general lack of weld knowledge in metal joining technology, amongst the concerned personnel, can lead not only to uneconomic production but also to catastrophic failure of structure welders/ fabricators /welding engineer to meet demands of the manufacturing industry facing global challenges. The research s therefore recommends that up-skilling of fabrication welding trade craftsman should be permanent in training institutes to have employable skill in the present day defense manufacturing with marine sectors. Weld Quality Management (WQM) - new System should take the necessary actions in furthering the need to build qualified personnel’s and meet the demands of the global challenges faced by the welding industry. This research, affords a building insight of the Defense manufacturing & marine sectors and its success and “welding in the world”.

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Keywords: Up-skilling, Fabrication Welding, Craftsman Training, Skill Development, Quality Implementation, Weld Technique, Joining Process, ISO3834, Weld Procedure, Safety.