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Sheet metal worker (tinsmith)

Other names

Official name: Sheet metal worker

duct fabricator, sheet metal fabricator, roofing fabricator, sheet-metal worker, construction fabricator, fabricator/welder

Metalwork and welding

Sheet metal workers in construction use sheet metal to construct roofs, ducts for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, gutters and other metal structures.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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    Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximise efficiency of systems.

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    Fasten seams or joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, or bonds to assemble components into products or to repair sheet metal items.

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Sources

Built from 6 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

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Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

Research for this platform

Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
tôlier/ tôlière
español
chapista
العربية
عامل الصفائح المعدنية / عاملة الصفائح المعدنية
português
Trabalhador em chapa metálica/Trabalhadora em chapa metálica
Deutsch
Konstruktionsmechaniker Fachrichtung Feinblechbau/Konstruktionsmechanikerin Fachrichtung Feinblechbau
italiano
operaio lamierista/operaia lamierista

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