GUIDLLINL: IN1LkNA1ICNAL WLLDING LNGINLLk (IWL) 1kAINING A1 1nL

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1. 8ACkGkCUND
SouLh Afrlca ls currenLlv experlenclna a severe shorLaae of quallfled Weldlna Lnalneers and
enalneers ln oLher dlsclpllnes wlLh sufflclenL weldlna knowledae and experlence. Lnalneers are
aenerallv ln shorL supplv ln SouLh Afrlca, and mosL of Lhe enalneers emploved ln Lhe weldlna arena
have verv llLLle Lralnlna ln Lhe pracLlcal and LheoreLlcal aspecLs of weldlna. 8eLween Lhe vear
2006, when SAlW CerLlflcaLlon became Lhe AuLhorlsed naLlonal 8odv (An8) of Lhe lnLernaLlonal
lnsLlLuLe of Weldlna (llW) ln SouLh Afrlca, and Lhe end of 2010, onlv slxLeen lnLernaLlonal Weldlna
Lnalneers (lWL's) were realsLered ln Lhls counLrv.
1he Lralnlna of Weldlna Lnalneers ls reaulaLed lnLernaLlonallv and Lhe lnLernaLlonal lnsLlLuLe of
Weldlna proaramme lnLernaLlonal LducaLlon and CuallflcaLlon SvsLem for Weldlna ersonnel" ls
currenLlv Lhe onlv svsLem recoanlsed worldwlde. ln SouLh Afrlca SAlW CerLlflcaLlon (a SecLlon 21
companv, accredlLed wlLh SAnAS and Lhe lnLernaLlonal lnsLlLuLe of Weldlna, responslble for Lhe
assessmenL and cerLlflcaLlon of weldlna personnel ln SouLh Afrlca) acLs as Lhe AuLhorlsed naLlonal
8odv (An8) for llW. 1he llW proaramme ls well supporLed bv local and lnLernaLlonal lndusLrv and
recoanlsed bv lnLernaLlonal Lralnlna and accredlLaLlon enLlLles (such as Lhe currenL lSC and CLn
bodles).
ln order Lo address Lhe shorLaae of quallfled Weldlna Lnalneers ln Lhls counLrv, Lhe lWL Lralnlna
course wlll be presenLed from 2011 aL Lhe unlverslLv of reLorla ln SouLh Afrlca Lhrouah Lhe CenLre
for Weldlna Lnalneerlna Lo be esLabllshed wlLhln Lhe ueparLmenL of MaLerlals Sclence and
MeLalluralcal Lnalneerlna. As parL of Lhe accredlLaLlon process for Lhls proaramme, Lhe unlverslLv
of reLorla has applled for approval as an Approved 1ralnlna 8odv (A18) wlLh SAlW CerLlflcaLlon
(as Lhe currenL AuLhorlsed naLlonal 8odv of llW ln SouLh Afrlca).
1he unlverslLv of reLorla ls Lhe leadlna research unlverslLv ln SouLh Afrlca (malnLalnlna Lhe
hlahesL research ouLpuL of a SouLh Afrlcan unlverslLv slnce 1996) and Lhe laraesL resldenLlal
unlverslLv ln Lhe counLrv (for more lnformaLlon, refer Lo Lhe webslLe of Lhe unlverslLv of reLorla
aL www.up.ac.za). 1he ueparLmenL of MaLerlals Sclence and MeLalluralcal Lnalneerlna aL Lhe
unlverslLv of reLorla (please refer Lo Lhe deparLmenL's webslLe aL www.up.ac.za/meLal for more
lnformaLlon) ls well poslLloned wlLh respecL Lo weldlna-relaLed research and Leachlna, bulldlna on
a sLrona foundaLlon of susLalned weldlna research aolna back almosL 20 vears. 1he deparLmenL's
weldlna acLlvlLles are supporLed bv a sLrona research focus ln phvslcal meLallurav and corroslon
and a verv aood laboraLorv lnfrasLrucLure. 1he deparLmenL also malnLalns sLrona naLlonal and
lnLernaLlonal llnks ln Lhe weldlna lndusLrv, laraelv Lhrouah Lhe acLlvlLles of rof Madelelne du 1olL.
She ls Lhe currenL resldenL of Lhe SouLhern Afrlcan lnsLlLuLe of Weldlna (SAlW), a member of Lhe
1echnoloav ManaaemenL 8oard (1M8) of llW, a member of Lhe LdlLorlal 8oard of Weldlna ln Lhe
World and vlce-chalrperson of Commlsslon lx (8ehavlour of MeLals sub[ecLed Lo Weldlna) of llW.
1he currenL sLaLe of affalrs ln Lhe manufacLurlna and fabrlcaLlon lndusLrles makes Lhe more
LradlLlonal on-campus model for Lralnlna weldlna enalneers laraelv lmpracLlcal ln Lhe SouLh Afrlcan
conLexL. ln Lhe ma[orlLv of cases posLaraduaLe sLudenLs sLudv parL-Llme whllsL malnLalnlna pald
emplovmenL. 1he hlah demand for skllled Lechnlcal personnel (especlallv quallfled enalneers) ln
SouLh Afrlca makes lL dlfflculL for sLudenLs Lo be awav from work for exLended perlods of Llme Lo
aLLend classes or courses aL LerLlarv educaLlon lnsLlLuLlons. 1hls ls compounded bv Lhe facL LhaL a
larae aeoaraphlcal area needs Lo be served, wlLh sLudenLs belna drawn from all over SouLh Afrlca
(and posslblv from Lhe resL of Lhe Afrlcan conLlnenL). 8epllcaLlna Lhe course ln oLher aeoaraphlcal
areas wlll mosL llkelv be uneconomlcal, unless [usLlfled bv sLudenL numbers. ln manv cases
sLudenLs Lherefore have Lo Lravel and arranae accommodaLlon for Lhe duraLlon of Lhe course. ln
order Lo shorLen Lhe on-campus conLacL Llme wlLh sLudenLs and Lo caLer for Lhe wlde aeoaraphlcal
dlsLrlbuLlon of prospecLlve sLudenLs, a flexlble (dlsLance) dellverv alLernaLlve ls proposed Lo Lhe
more wldelv emploved on-campus lWL course dellverv model.
2. AUDILNCL:
ln 2011 Lhe lWL course aL Lhe unlverslLv of reLorla wlll onlv be accesslble Lo sLudenLs who are
realsLered as rofesslonal Lnalneers wlLh Lhe Lnalneerlna Councll of SouLh Afrlca (LCSA) aL Lhe
Llme of realsLraLlon, or sLudenLs who hold enalneerlna quallflcaLlons accredlLed bv LCSA as
saLlsfvlna Lhe educaLlonal requlremenLs for realsLraLlon as rofesslonal Lnalneer. 1hese
quallflcaLlons lnclude LCSA accredlLed 8achelors dearees ln Lnalneerlna (8Lna or equlvalenL) from
a SouLh Afrlcan unlverslLv, or an equlvalenL forelan quallflcaLlon recoanlsed under Lhe WashlnaLon
Accord.
3. CCUk5L kL5LN1A1ICN
1he course wlll be presenLed ln Lhe form of four posLaraduaLe modules as parL of Lhe well-
esLabllshed 8Lna(Ponours) posLaraduaLe dearee proaramme offered bv Lhe ueparLmenL of
MaLerlals Sclence and MeLalluralcal Lnalneerlna aL Lhe unlverslLv of reLorla. 1he 8Lna(Ponours)
dearee proaramme ls a parL-Llme course-based posLaraduaLe dearee LhaL follows afLer Lhe
8achelors dearee and, based on Lhe requlremenLs of Lhe ueparLmenL of Plaher LducaLlon and
1ralnlna ln SouLh Afrlca, requlres successful compleLlon of 128 SACA (SouLh Afrlcan CuallflcaLlon
AuLhorlLv) credlLs. 1hls dearee proaramme ls currenLlv presenLed on a parL-Llme block basls Lo
faclllLaLe aLLendance bv parL-Llme sLudenLs and Lo encouraae flexlble learnlna. ln order Lo saLlsfv
Lhe requlremenLs of Lhe lWL proaramme, four weldlna-relaLed modules wlll be lnLroduced ln Lhls
proaramme ln 2011. Lach module wlll correspond Lo 32 SACA credlLs, amounLlna Lo Lhe full 128
credlLs requlred for Lhe 8Lna(Ponours) dearee proaramme on successful compleLlon of all four
modules. 1he four modules are based on Lhe four modules ln Lhe prescrlbed lWL svllabus and Lhe
module conLenLs wlll follow Lhe auldellnes presenLed ln Lhe documenLs lA8-232-07 and lA8-193r1-
07. lWL candldaLes wlll have Lo successfullv compleLe all four of Lhe sub[ecLs llsLed below (Lhe
unlverslLv of reLorla module code ls shown ln brackeLs):
Weldlna rocesses (nW700)
Weldlna MeLallurav (nSW700)
ueslan of Welded SLrucLures (nW701)
labrlcaLlon Lnalneerlna (nlL700)
1o accommodaLe sLudenLs from Lhe whole of SouLh Afrlca and elsewhere on Lhe Afrlcan conLlnenL,
a flexlble learnlna approach ls proposed. As descrlbed below, Lhls course wlll follow Lhe auldellnes
prescrlbed ln llW documenL lAn-193r1-07 and wlll comblne mulLl-medla compuLer-based
Lechnoloav wlLh four one week resldenLlal on-campus learnlna weeks.
3.1 I|ex|b|e |earn|ng through web-based support:
llexlble learnlna comblnes Lhe mosL approprlaLe learnlna maLerlals Lo enable sLudenLs Lo sLudv ln
Lhelr own Llme aL remoLe locaLlons. 1he backbone of Lhls course wlll be a serles of deLalled sLudv
auldes and compuLer-based self-sLudv maLerlal supplled Lo sLudenLs ln uvu formaL ln addlLlon Lo
Lhe requlred sLudv maLerlal (course noLes, supplemenLarv readlna maLerlal and elecLronlc
references). 1hese sLudv auldes wlll be deslaned Lo dlrecL Lhe sLudenL Lhrouah Lhe sLudv maLerlal
bv supplvlna a seL of learnlna ouLcomes and crlLerla of assessmenL (ln Lhe form of self assessmenL
quesLlons) for each sLudv Lheme. 1hls approach has been used successfullv for more Lhan Len
vears bv Lhe unlverslLv of reLorla Lo supplemenL underaraduaLe and posLaraduaLe sLudv maLerlal
and ls a requlremenL of Lhe Lnalneerlna Councll of SouLh Afrlca for accredlLaLlon of an
underaraduaLe enalneerlna currlculum. Learnlna supporL wlll be provlded Lhrouah Lhe well
esLabllshed web-based supporL plaLform currenLlv used bv Lhe unlverslLv of reLorla.
1he unlverslLv of reLorla has conslderable experlence ln flexlble dellverv svsLems and offers
exLenslve web-based learnlna supporL Lhrouah Lhe WebC1 svsLem. 1hls Lool has been
used successfullv for a number of vears Lo dlsLrlbuLe sLudv maLerlal, Lo provlde llnks Lo learnlna
resources, Lo supplv elecLronlc reference maLerlal, Lo seL web-based LesLs Lo evaluaLe proaress and
Lo provlde onllne bulleLln boards and dlscusslon forums. 1hls WebC1 Lool faclllLaLes lnLeracLlon
beLween sLudenLs and lecLurers ouLslde Lhe formal resldenLlal on-campus learnlna weeks.
1he mulLl-medla maLerlal, lWL arL 1 and lWL arL 3, wlll be supplled Lo sLudenLs aL an addlLlonal
cosL (Lo be conflrmed) as compulsorv self-sLudv maLerlal. 1hls maLerlal was developed ln Cermanv
and fullv complles wlLh Lhe requlremenLs of Lhe lA8 ulsLance learnlna auldellne lA8 193-r2.
arL 1 (88 hours) covers Lhe flrsL parL of Lhe lnLernaLlonal Weldlna Lnalneer course accordlna Lo
llW Culdellne lA8-232-07. 1he maLerlal wlll be supplled ln Lhe form of a uvu and covers Lhe baslc
prlnclples of Lhe followlna sLudv Lhemes:
Module 1: Weldlna processes and equlpmenL
Module 2: MaLerlals and Lhelr behavlour durlna weldlna
Module 3: ConsLrucLlon and deslan
arL 3 (143 hours) covers more advanced compuLer-based self-sLudv maLerlal for Lhe lWL course
and fullv complles wlLh llW auldellnes (Lhe maLerlal ls also supplled ln uvu formaL). 1he followlna
sLudv-Lhemes are covered:
Module 2: MaLerlals and Lhelr behavlour durlna weldlna
Module 3: ConsLrucLlon and deslan
Module 4: labrlcaLlon, appllcaLlons enalneerlna
3.2 kes|dent|a| on-campus |earn|ng weeks:
All sLudenLs realsLered on Lhe course wlll be requlred Lo aLLend four compulsorv one-week
resldenLlal schools aL Lhe unlverslLv of reLorla. 1hese schools alm Lo supplemenL Lhe dlsLance
dellverv maLerlal Lhrouah formal lecLures, laboraLorv exerclses, case sLudles, lndusLrv vlslLs and
presenLaLlons bv lndusLrv experLs. Cn concluslon of each resldenLlal school, sLudenLs wlll wrlLe a
formal wrlLLen examlnaLlon on all sLudv maLerlal covered ln Lhe relevanL module.
1he prellmlnarv daLes for Lhe on-campus resldenLlal schools are:
5U8ILC1 DA1L5
Weldlna rocesses (nW700) 9-13 Mav 2011
Weldlna MeLallurav (nSW700) 4-8 !ulv 2011
ueslan of Welded SLrucLures (nW701) 12-16 SepLember 2011
labrlcaLlon Lnalneerlna (nlL700) 14-18 november 2011
3.3 Course structure:
An overvlew of Lhe proposed course sLrucLure ls alven ln 1able 1.
ln addlLlon Lo Lhe web-based learnlna and formal conLacL Llme descrlbed above, sLudenLs on Lhe
lWL proaramme wlll have Lo compleLe 60 hours of pracLlcal welder Lralnlna aL approved local
provlders.
Cn successful compleLlon of Lhe course and pracLlcal Lralnlna, a sLudenL can applv Lo SAlW
CerLlflcaLlon for realsLraLlon as an lnLernaLlonal Weldlna Lnalneer. uependlna on Lhelr
performance ln Lhe examlnaLlons, candldaLes mav be lnvlLed for a rofesslonal lnLervlew aL SAlW
CerLlflcaLlon Lo assess Lhelr level of knowledae and undersLandlna of Lhe sub[ecL maLerlal before
Lhe lWL cerLlflcaLe can be lssued.
3.4 Assessment:
Course assessmenL wlll be conLlnuous and wlll be based on shorL web-based LesLs, asslanmenLs
and a formal wrlLLen examlnaLlon (2 Lo 3 hours) on concluslon of each module. 1he flnal
examlnaLlon wlll be wrlLLen on-campus ln accordance wlLh Lhe unlverslLv of reLorla's
examlnaLlon reaulaLlons. 1he flnal examlnaLlon paper for each module wlll be developed [olnLlv
bv Lhe unlverslLv of reLorla and SAlW CerLlflcaLlon (as Lhe An8 of Lhe lnLernaLlonal lnsLlLuLe of
Weldlna ln SouLh Afrlca) ln such a wav LhaL lL saLlsfles Lhe requlremenLs of boLh Lhe unlverslLv of
reLorla and Lhe lnLernaLlonal lnsLlLuLe of Weldlna. 1hls wlll neaaLe Lhe need for Lwo separaLe
examlnaLlons, as ls currenL pracLlce ln SouLh Afrlca.
4. CC515
8LClS18A1lCn lLLS:
llrsL Llme realsLraLlon: 8 3200-00 or
8enewal of realsLraLlon: 8 2230-00
AdmlnlsLraLlon levv for lnLernaLlonal sLudenLs: 8 2000-00
MCuuLL CCS1S:
Weldlna rocesses (nW700) 8 3440-00
Weldlna MeLallurav (nSW700) 8 3440-00
ueslan of Welded SLrucLures (nW701) 8 3440-00
labrlcaLlon Lnalneerlna (nlL700) 8 3440-00
CCMuLSC8? ulS1AnCL LLA8nlnC MA1L8lAL: 8 4000-00
5. CCN1AC1 INICkMA1ICN
Ior more |nformat|on, p|ease contact:
rof Madelelne du 1olL, rLna hu lWL
rofessor and Pead of ueparLmenL
MaLerlals Sclence and MeLalluralcal Lnalneerlna
unlverslLv of reLorla
reLorla, 0002
SCu1P Al8lCA
1el: +27 12 420 2187
e-mall: madelelne.duLolLup.ac.za

1ab|e 1 - roposed IWL course structure.

IIW MCDULL GLNLkAL 51UD 1nLML5 CN-CAMU5 MCDULL
A. Weldlna processes and
equlpmenL
1. lnLroducLlon Lo maLerlals
[olnlna
2. luslon weldlna processes
3. non-fuslon weldlna
processes
4. CLher processes (lncludlna
cuLLlna, surfaclna and
spravlna)
3. !olnlna of plasLlcs, ceramlcs
and composlLes
Weldlna rocesses (nW700)
8. MaLerlals and Lhelr
behavlour durlna weldlna
1. lnLroducLlon Lo maLerlals
2. Ceneral weldlna meLallurav
3. Weldlna of ferrous allovs
(lncludlna sLeels, sLalnless
sLeels and casL lron)
4. Weldlna of non-ferrous
allovs (lncludlna Cu and Cu
allovs, nl and nl-base allovs,
Al and Al allovs, oLher
meLals, dlsslmllar meLal
weldlna, wear)
Weldlna MeLallurav (nSW700)
C. ConsLrucLlon and deslan 1. lnLroducLlon
2. ueslan of welded sLrucLures
wlLh predomlnanLlv sLaLlc
loadlna
3. ueslan of dvnamlcallv loaded
welded sLrucLures
4. ueslan of welded pressure
equlpmenL, alumlnlum allov
sLrucLures and relnforclna
sLeel welded [olnLs
ueslan of Welded SLrucLures
(nW701)
u. labrlcaLlon appllcaLlon
enalneerlna
1. CuallLv assurance and
conLrol ln welded fabrlcaLlon
2. 8esldual sLress and
dlsLorLlon
3. PealLh and safeLv
4. lanL faclllLles, weldlna [las
and flxLures
3. MeasuremenL, conLrol and
recordlna ln weldlna
6. non-desLrucLlve LesLlna
7. Case sLudles
8. CLher
labrlcaLlon Lnalneerlna (nlL700)