Subject to assessment, yes. If experience and level of responsibility operating at the corresponding level can be proved, then you are eligible to access via alternative route. In any case, a CV must be submitted for assessment.
Yes. You can attend the diploma courses as guests and although you will not be allowed to sit the exam, you will get a Certificate of Attendance.
Yes. The International Institute of Welding produced the IIW Guideline IAB-252r3-16 Personnel with Responsibilities for Welding Coordination: Minimum Requirements for the Education, Examination and Qualification. This document specifies the syllabus, learning hours, learning outcomes, and examination requirements for the IIW diplomas and is available at www.iiwelding.org
The International Welding Diploma in context. ISO 14731 Welding Coordination - Tasks and Responsibilities, specifies that responsible welding coordination personnel shall be able to demonstrate adequate general and specific knowledge in welding and allied processes to perform these tasks. The standard also specifies in its Annex A that welding coordination personnel holding the international welding specialist (IWS), technologist (IWT), or engineer (IWE) diploma may be considered to satisfy the specific knowledge requirements of ISO 14731.
Compliance with ISO 3834 quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials, is being increasingly specified worldwide as the route to evidence management of quality for welded products. ISO 3834 states the requirement for appropriate welding coordination personnel. Responsible welding coordinators must comply with ISO 14731 and gaining the IWS, IWT or IWE diploma can be a key step in achieving compliance with ISO 3834.
The diploma can only be issued by an authorised national body (ANB), as established by the International Institute of Welding. There is only one ANB per member country. TWI Certification Ltd is the ANB in the United Kingdom.
Yes, subject to complying with the access requirements (IIW/EWF Welding - Routes to Qualification)