Certified Welding Inspector (AWS)
$1,295 - 8 week course.
This course trains you to become a certified welding inspector
This class prepares you for all three parts of the 6 hour AWS exam, topics include:
- General information, terminology, welding metallurgy, welding symbols, destructive and nondestructive testing.
- Learning your way around the D1.1, how to reference it quickly and how it applies in the field.
- Use of inspection tools, measuring welds and discontinuities, when can discontinuities be accepted and rejected.
Required References
- AWS Structural Welding Code (steel) D1.1 (2015)
- Welding Inspection Technology 5th Edition, 2008
Work Experience Requirements
To qualify as a Certified Welding Inspector, you must pass a vision test and have a combination of qualifying education and work experience, with supporting documentation:
| MINIMUM EDUCATION | MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE |
| Bachelor or higher degree in welding engineering or welding technology - (4) years maximum substitution | Minimum of (1) years welding based work experience |
| Associate or higher degree in welding or non-welding related engineering technology, engineering, or a physical science - (3) years maximum substitution | Minimum of (2) years welding based work experience |
| Engineering/Technical courses that can be applied to Bachelor or higher degree in Welding - (2) years maximum substitution | Minimum of (3) years welding based work experience |
| Trade/Vocational courses - (1) year maximum substitution for successfully completed courses | Minimum of (4) years welding based work experience |
| High school diploma or approved high school equivalency diploma | Minimum of (5) years welding based work experience |
| 8th grade level of schooling | Minimum of (9) years welding based work experience |
| Less than 8th grade | Minimum of (12) years welding based work experience |
Click here to view these requirements on the AWS Website