AWS Certified Welding Inspector -SAW-GMAW-FCAW-EGW Processes

What you’ll learn
Students learn and prepare for the American Welding Society – Certified Welding Inspector Examination
Students learn the skills of Certified Welding Inspector of American Welding society
Students learn the Welding Inspection Technology as per the AWS and International Standards
Students learn the welding fundamentals, terms and definitions, welding processes, nondestructive examination, procedures, symbols, calculations.
Students learn safety practices, and duties and responsibilities of a CWI.
Students learn practical hands-on test to find the ability of visually identify welding discontinuities and to determine the acceptance or rejection of a weld.
Students learn the proficiency, ability of evaluation of test results with open book of Code application with a selected code application like API 1104.

Requirements
Degree or Diploma or Trade Certificate in Mechanical or Welding Engineering

Description
The CWI exam consists of three parts

Part A – Fundamentals

Part B – Practical,

Part C – Code Book Applications.

Part A is a closed-book exam that consists of 150 questions on the welding fundamentals, terms and definitions, welding processes, nondestructive examination, procedures, symbols, calculations, safety practices, and duties and responsibilities of a CWI.

Part B is a practical hands-on test to find the ability to visually identify welding discontinuities and to determine the acceptance or rejection of a weld.

Part C is an open book test of Code application to evaluate the applicant’s familiarity and ability with a selected code application.

The pass marks for Part- A, B & C is 72%

You can refer to the full details of AWS Certification and Qualification Standards in the following documents available at free of cost on the AWS website

QC1:2016-AMD1 – Specification for AWS Certification of Welding Inspectors

B5.1:2013-AMD1 – Specification for the Qualification of Welding Inspectors

(Study the documents and be prepared well to answer any question from the document.)

In this course the candidate will learn the following

Preparation of reports

Complete knowledge and understanding of the following welding processes

SAW – PAW – RW – SMAW – SW- FCAW- GTAW -OFW- ESW- GMAW.

Thermal Spraying Soldering

Mechanical Cutting Thermal Cutting/Gouging

Brazing/Braze Welding

The fundamental principles of the following ND Tests

VT, MT, UT, PT, RT, LT

He will acquire knowledge of quality procedures Quality audits/surveillance.

Knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of welding metallurgy

Knowledge and understanding of all the welding symbols and engineering drawings.

Base material compliance

Filler metal compliance

Filler metal storage, handling

Inspection records compliance

Verification of proper documentation compliance

Base material and filler metal compatibility

Certification of documented results and compliance

Procedure qualification records compliance

Welding procedure compliance

NDE procedures compliance

Applicable safety requirements in the workplace as per the International Standards

Who this course is for
Degree or Diploma or Trade Certificate in Mechanical or Welding Engineering, with 2 to 3 years of Industrial experience in Welding or Engineering. Teaching experience will also be considered.