TWI /CSWIP Certification of Personnel Reviewing

Welding Procedures to ASME IX

This course is designed a member of QA/QC personnel, a welding inspector, welding engineer,
welding co-ordinator, surveyor, or third party.

What will I learn?

While on this course you will learn about codes and standards, ASME IX introduction, ASME IX, QG
– General, heat input, essential variables, non-essential variables, supplementary essential
variables, mechanical properties, destructive testing and NDE, formulating welding procedures,
QW procedure and WPS, training exercise WPS and PQR, welder qualification, welding
performance and welders.
TWI/CSWIP Visual Welding Inspector 3.0
The CSWIP Visual Welding Inspector course is designed for welders, operators, line inspectors, and
foremen who carry out the visual examination of welded joints. It is also suitable for welding
quality control staff and anyone who needs basic training in welding inspection alongside a
qualification.

The eLearning material and classroom based course are combined to ensure the learner not only
understands the theoretical subjects, but also prepares the learner for the examinations.

What will I learn?

The Visual Welding Inspector Course will cover: Introduction; Typical duties of a welding inspector;
Inspection equipment; Welding terminology and definitions; Welding process video; Welding
processes; Welding imperfections; Plate inspection; Practical plate guide; Weld map exercise;
Weld gauge; Weld gauge video; Training plate walk through; Practical inspection of fillet welds;
Training fillet walk through; Fillet weld questions; Welding safety.

This welding inspection course will teach you visual inspection procedures, relevant codes of
practice and terms and definitions. You will also learn about welding processes and defects, weld
measurements, practical inspection and reporting, and the typical welding inspection
documentation and requirements.

By the end of the course you should be able to:

Identify various weld imperfections (defects)

1- Understand the relevant welding technology related to visual inspection

2- Understand the need for documentation in welding

3- Be aware of codes and standards related to inspection requirements

4- Carry out inspection of parent materials and consumables

5- Carry out visual inspection of welds, report on them and assess their compliance with
specified acceptance criteria
6- Pass the CSWIP Visual Welding Inspector examination
TWI/ CSWIP Visual Welding Inspector 3.1

Introduction

A qualification in CSWIP Welding Inspection from TWI can open doors to rewarding and varied
careers anywhere in the world for welding inspectors. The welding inspection certification courses
offer a clear career path starting with the visual weld inspection training.

Completing a welding inspection course and gaining a qualification provides a thorough

understanding of the role and the confidence to perform it to a high standard. In addition, welding
technology knowledge gained from CSWIP welding inspection courses will help support your
development of responsible welding coordinator competence.

The CSWIP Welding Inspector course is designed for inspection engineers and supervisory staff.
Those with little or no previous welding experience are advised to attend the Certificate in Visual
Inspection of Welds course to prepare for this course.

What will I learn?

This course will teach you the duties and responsibilities of a welding inspector including fusion
welding processes, typical weld defects, types of steel (including carbon-manganese, low alloy and
stainless steels), the hardening of steels, weldability, heat treatment, and parent metal defects.

The programme also includes visual inspection, the testing of parent metals and welds, and
destructive and non-destructive test techniques.

You will also learn welder and procedure approval, codes and standards, and an outline of

What will I leave with?

Understand factors which influence the quality of fusion welds in steels

Recognise characteristics of commonly used welding processes in relation to quality control

Interpret drawing instructions and symbols to ensure that specifications are met

Set up and report on inspection of welds, macrosections, and other mechanical tests

Assess and report on welds to acceptance levels

Confirm that incoming material meets stipulated requirements and recognise the effects on weld
quality of departure from specification
 AWS-Certified Welding Inspector Training

Certified Welding Inspectors (CWI) must demonstrate a keen attention to detail along with other
requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities, and are often considered the safety nets that catch
potentially catastrophic mistakes.

It’s the CWI's responsibility not only to determine if a weldment meets the acceptance criteria of a
specific code, standard, or other specification, but also to handle qualification records, oversee
non-destructive testing and ensure proper materials are available during testing.

Therefore, it is important that the CWI is familiar with welding processes, welding procedures,
welder qualifications, materials, and weld testing limitations, as well as how to read blueprint
drawings, prepare and keep records, prepare and make reports, and make responsible judgments

The details of the AWS Certified Welding Inspector for each part are given below.

Part A – Welding Inspection Technology

 Welding Inspection and Certification

 Safe Practices for welding Inspector

 Metal Joining Processes

o Welding Processes

 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)

 Flux Cored Arc Welding(FCAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)

 Submerged Arc Welding (SAW), Plasma Arc Welding (PAW)

 Electroslag Welding (ESW), Oxyacetelene Welding(OAW)

 Stud Welding(SW), Laser Beam Welding (LBW)

 Electron Beam Welding (EBW), Resistance Welding (RW)

o Brazing Processes

 Torch, Furnace, Induction Brazing

 Resistance, Dip and Infrared Brazing

o Cutting Processes

 Oxyfuel Cutting

 Arc Carbon Arc Cutting

 Plasma Arc Cutting

 Mechanical Cutting

 Weld Joining Geometry and Welding Symbols

 Documents Governing  Welding Inspection and Qualification

 Metal Properties and Destructive Testing

 Metric Practice for Welding Inspectors

 Welding Metallurgy

 Weld and Base metal discontinuities

 Visual Inspection and other NDE Methods and symbols.

Part B – Certified Welder Inspector Practical

 General Requirements for practical

 Workmanship Requirements and Visual Inspection Acceptance Criteria – Structural Steel

 Workmanship Requirements and Visual Inspection Acceptance Criteria – Pipeline

 Workmanship Requirements and Visual Inspection Acceptance Criteria – Pressure Piping

 Procedure Qualification Requirement Requirements (WPS, PQR)

 Performance Qualification Requirements

Part C – Welding of Pipeline and related facilities under API Standard 1104 (

 Specification of Equipment and Materials for welds containing filler metal additives

 Qualification of Welding Procedure

 Qualification of Welders

 Design and Preparation of a Joint for Production Welding

 Inspection and Testing of Production Welds

 Acceptance Standards for NDT

 Repair and Removal of Defects

 Procedure for NDT

 Mechanized Welding with filler metal additions

 Automatic Welding without filler metal additions