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Dear Certificate Holder

CSWIP CERTIFICATE RENEWAL
Thank you for your enquiry regarding renewal of your CSWIP certificate.
Please find attached an application form and a list of the full requirements to enable us to proceed with this.
We would ask that you kindly return the completed renewal requirements prior to the expiry of your CSWP
certificate. Should you require any further information or clarification of the requirements please do not
hesitate to contact us.
Please ensure you obtain authentication where necessary, and return ALL of the required documents
to the undersigned clearly quoting the above reference. A checklist is enclosed for your convenience to assist
with this. Please complete it to ensure that you submit everything required.
We will return all original evidence, authenticated evidence and eyetest certificate.
All other paperwork will be retained in this office for a period of 6 months only and then destroyed.
When attending to the above matters please refer to the enclosed Guidance Notes.
Please note that if your documentation is not in order there will be a further charge of 20 for the initial work
we have to carry out to obtain this and a further 10 for each further action we have to take on your request for
renewal.
Yours sincerely

Certification Administrator
TWI Certification Limited

CSWIP/WISWI/5YR/2013

APPLICATION FORM FOR RENEWAL OF YOUR

VISUAL/WELDING/SENIOR WELDING INSPECTOR
QUALIFICATION.
APPLICANTS NAME
CURRENT ADDRESS

Post/zip code
DATE OF BIRTH

CSWIP CERTNO:

CONTACT PHONE

HOME/WORK*:

MOBILE:

CONTACT EMAIL

HOME:

WORK:

THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED WITH YOUR APPLICATION:

One of the CSWIP certificate(s) you want to renew
THE ENCLOSED LOG SHEETS (1 FROM EACH OF YOUR EMPLOYERS FROM THE PAST 5 YEARS)
1. These should be completed by yourself and then each one should be signed and stamped by a responsible person
from that employer.
2. They must clearly show the name, telephone number and email address of the signatory.
3. Please ensure that you put your name and date of birth on the top of each log sheet.
Completed CPD (Continuing Professional Development) form.
An original current eyesight test certificate within the last 2 years to one of the following standards:
1.
Times Roman N4 or Times Roman N5 2.
Jaeger J1 or Jaeger J2
Your optician must clearly state that you meet one of the above requirements.
One passport size recent photograph of yourself.
If you are sending this for review by email before submitting the hard copy by post, please do not include your credit
card details as we are unable to accept these by email due to UK legislation, thank you for your cooperation with this.
The fee for processing this renewal is 108.00 payment can be made either by cheque payable to TWI or credit card
by completing the following:
CARD NUMBER________________________________________________
EXPIRY DATE: _____________________ ISSUE NO (SWITCH ONLY) ______ START DATE ________________
CARD HOLDERS NAME:_________________________________________
THE LAST 3 DIGITS OF SECURITY CODE ON REVERSE OF CARD _________________
CARD HOLDERS SIGNATURE__________________________________ DATE: ___________________________
IMPORTANT: IF PAYMENT IS BEING MADE BY A COMPANY CHEQUE OR CREDIT CARD PLEASE TICK HERE
AND PROVIDE FULL COMPANY DETAILS:
COMPANY NAME:
CONTACT:
ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE NUMBER:
*delete as appropriate

EMAIL ADDRESS:

CSWIP/WISWI/5YR/2013

To renew your certificate ALL of the following documents must be produced

- please check and tick that you have enclosed:
Item enclosed

Tick

The Application form

Log Sheets covering the last 5 years Authenticated (signed

and stamped) by the relevant employer

Continuing Professional Development Form (Authenticated by

current employer)

Record of Professional experience (give details from your

current or most recent employer)

One current passport size photograph of yourself taken within

the last 2 years

Recent eye sight test certificate - taken within the last 2 years

One Original CSWIP Certificate

Method of payment

Cheque/demand draft
enclosed
Credit Card details provided
Copy of Bank Transfer and
state date transfer was sent

ALL of the above must be provided in order that your application can be processed

CSWIP/WISWI/5YR/2013

RENEWAL OF CSWIP CERTIFICATES

GUIDANCE NOTES ON COMPLETING THE LOG SHEET
In order to qualify for renewal, you will need to demonstrate that you have carried out satisfactory work activity with
reasonable continuity during the previous five years. Reasonable continuity means that an absence of change or
activity (preventing you from practising the duties corresponding to your certificate) for one or several periods during
the validity of the certificate does not exceed a total of one year. Certificate holders not able to satisfy the continuity
rules will be treated as initial candidates.
Certificate holders who believe that they have satisfied the continuity rules must demonstrate it by completing the
Log Sheet. Please bear in mind that providing false information may result in your certificate being invalidated.
It is important that information is presented in a form which enables us to assess it against the requirements for
renewal. The most important parts of the Log Sheet in this respect are the entries entitled Brief outline of work
carried out for the above company. In these boxes please describe your activity bearing in mind that the following
are regarded as typical activities for CSWIP Welding Inspectors.

Application of codes and standards

Identification of materials
Pre-weld inspection and verification of preheating
Witnessing welding procedure and welder
approval testing

Correct use of approved procedures and

welders
In-process welding surveillance
Post welding inspection

Verification of post weld heat treatment

Studying NDT reports
Preparation of inspection reports
Senior Welding Inspectors may, in addition to the above, be involved in:
Supervision of welding inspectors
Interpretation of weld drawings and weld radiographs
Assessment of inspection and NDT reports
Ensuring compliance with QA standards and procedures including keeping of inspection records
Sentencing weld defects
Issuing a final certificate of compliance
In order to satisfy the renewal requirements certificate holders will be expected to show that they have been involved
in a selection (but not all) of the above, as appropriate. Involvement in only one of the above activities over the five
year period of validity may not be considered to satisfy the renewal requirement regarding work activity.
CSWIP has the right to ask the renewal candidate to forward his/her authenticated personal log of work activity.
Failure to do this or provide a satisfactory log may result in the candidate being refused a renewal and he/she will e
treated as an initial candidate. Keeping an activity Log Book is now a mandatory requirement from the issue
of your new certificate. Finally we need some indication of how you have kept up-to-date in welding technology
and a form is enclosed to facilitate this.

CSWIP/WISWI/5YR/2013

EMPLOYMENT LOG SHEET

(one of these is required for each of your employments
years covered by your certificate)

for the 5

CANDIDATES NAME: ____________________________________________________

DATE OF BIRTH:

____________________________________________________

Company name & address:

Dates of employment or contract:
From: (DD/MM/YY)

To: (DD/MM/YY)

Position held:
Brief outline of work carried out for this company:

Declaration: I................................................................................................
(Name and position held in above company)

SIGNATURE & STAMP

Hereby declare that I have knowledge of the above applicants work activities.
That the information given above is correct and that I am suitably qualified to
verify this information.
Verifiers Professional Relationship to applicant:...........................................
Verifiers Company E-Mail address:..............................................................
Verifiers Company telephone number:.........................................................

Date:

EVIDENCE OF CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)

CSWIP Inspectors are required to keep themselves up-to-date with technical developments in their field
within the Industry. Continuing Professional Development is required for your CSWIP Renewal. A
minimum of 35 hours of CPD per year must be shown.
Professional development may be achieved in any of the following ways, depending on your
personal circumstances, learning style and opportunities available to you.

Private Study: Such as distance learning, Open University, Writing papers, Reading, Research on
the internet/journals etc.
Short Courses: Attendance at short courses, seminars and presentations
Attending Conferences, symposia and exhibitions
Additional Study: Learning foreign languages, new computer skills etc.
WJS/Professional Membership
Meeting (non-social): Attendance at branch or technical meetings/webinars
Further Education Studies
Imparting knowledge: Making presentations, preparation of papers accepted for
conferences/publications, coaching/teaching/lecturing

Please indicate how you have kept up-to-date with developments in welding technology over the last
five years.

Do you have a personal formal CPD system?

If yes, please give details of what it contains and outline your plan for the next five years

AUTHENTICATION
Name of responsible person:
Email:
Authenticating signature or stamp:
**If a professional member you have the option to use the online CPD system www.twiprofessional.com

RECORD OF INSPECTION EXPERIENCE Visual / Welding / Senior Inspectors & Plant Inspectors
(Below to be completed by the listed above certificate holders only)

This section should record the principal features of your job specification detailed overleaf and should
show your specific inspection responsibilities.
Principal products/activities __________________________________________________________
Materials involved __________________________________________________________________
Welding processes used _____________________________________________________________
Codes and standards involved ________________________________________________________

RENEWAL OF CSWIP CERTIFICATION

(For overseas candidates only)

For the security of CSWIP certificates we use Agents for delivery in most countries and send all
new qualifications on a weekly basis by courier service.
We need to provide our Agents with either contact phone and/or email address for yourself so
they can contact you if necessary regarding your package.
Please indicate below regarding this request by signing the relevant section and returning this
form with your renewal package.

I AGREE THAT MY DETAILS BE SUPPLIED TO THE AGENT

YES/NO (please delete as applicable)

SIGNED _____________________________
DATE _______________________________