Is it for me?
The CSWIP Senior Welding Inspector course is designed for experienced welding inspectors and quality control staff, especially those who are proceeding to the CSWIP Senior Welding Inspector examination. It is essential that you have a knowledge of the subjects covered in the CSWIP Welding Inspector course before joining this senior welding inspector course. It is also advised that you do some home preparation ahead of this course as it covers a wide range of subject matter.
It is your responsibility as examination candidate to either hold CSWIP Welding Inspector or consider attending the CSWIP Welding Inspector course and examination (WIS5) prior to this course/examination.
Everyone at TWI Training understands that we are undergoing challenging times around the world at the moment due to the COVID 19 pandemic. We appreciate that attending in-class courses is impossible in most countries due to restrictions on gatherings in order to protect everyone.
However, with this mind TWI is delivering online live courses, so that you can continue to improve your knowledge and expertise, wherever you are.
This CSWIP Senior Welding Inspector Online live course is delivered in slightly different ways in TWI’s Global Training Centres.
- The course content remains the same as a classroom-based course
- The student will be able to attend the theory training sessions, delivered by TWI Training Lecturers, via Zoom, WebEx or similar platforms
- The delivery of the practical aspects of the course differs depending on your region
In all cases, the examination will take place, in the usual way, when the TWI Centres re-open post Covid-19.
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What will I learn?
This course will teach you about QA and QC as well as destructive testing, heat treatments, welding procedures, welding dissimilar and residual stress and distortion. The programme will also cover weldability, weld fractures, weld repairs, welding consumables, and welding symbols. In addition, the Senior Welding Inspection course will look into non-destructive testing, specifications, joint design, HSLA and quenched tempered steels, arc energy, and heat input.
This course offers 16 different subjects, so good prior knowledge and preparation will offer you a significant advantage before attempting the course and examination. Since this course builds on the CSWIP Welding Inspector course, it is advised that applicants refresh their knowledge by revising the material from this course too. You may also wish to increase or revise your knowledge through reading one or more of these welding handbooks:
- Jeffus Welding Principles and applications
- A C Davies The science and Practice of Welding & The Practice of Welding
- AWS Welding Handbook Volumes One and Two
What else should I know?
- Enrolment on this course does not constitute reservation of an examination. All courses may be followed by a CSWIP Welding Inspector examination for candidates with appropriate experience as specified in CSWIP document WI-6-92. See CSWIP document available for download from the CSWIP website
- Although this course covers most of the syllabus for the examination it does not include training in interpretation of radiographs and associated theory
- In addition, candidates can purchase TWI’s online CSWIP Senior Welding Inspector Pre-Learning package which prepares them for the course CSWIP Senior Welding Inspector Pre-Learning package
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
To join this course you must have been a Certified Welding Inspector for a minimum of 2 years with job responsibilities in the areas listed in 1.2.1, 1.2.2 and 1.2.3 of CSWIP document WI-6-92
Alternatively, you should have 5 years' authenticated experience related to the duties and responsibilities listed in Clause 1.2.3 of CSWIP document WI-6-92, independently verified.
All candidates must hold a valid CSWIP Welding Inspector certificate.
In addition to the above, candidates must comply with Clause 1.3.4 of document WI-6-92 available at www.cswip.com
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