Certified Welding Inspector (AWS)
$1,295 - 9 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
New Schedule Format
Due to AWS' new exam requirements and schedule we are changing the format of our CWI class.
The schedule for this CWI class will be the following:
Class 1 Feb 29th - Go over application requirements and exam prep.
Class 2 March 7th - Part B and General Requirements
Class 3 March 28th - Part B and General Requirements
Class 4 April 4th - Part B and General Requirements
Class 5 April 11th - Part B and General Requirements
Class 6 April 18th - Part B and General Requirements
Class 7 April 25th - Part B final exam and review
May 2nd - Part B exam in Bakersfield, CA
Class 8 May 9th - Code Requirements (D1.1)
Class 9 May 16th - Closed Book (General Requirements) and Code (D1.1) final exam and review
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