Their Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) program was introduced in 1976 and the organisation has since certified over 85,000 welding inspectors worldwide.
We are the sole Agent for the American Welding Society in Australia.
The unique CWI program has become a benchmark for quality and professionalism in the Inspection industry worldwide. Australian industries, particularly oil and gas, are beginning to adopt the CWI qualification as a prerequisite for its welding inspectors.
Link: http://www.aws.org/certification/detail/certified-welding-inspector
The CWI exam is made up of three parts:
Part A is all about fundamentals.
Part B is a practical component that requires the candidate to use measuring tools and analyse weld replicas.
Part C is a theoretical component focusing on the Code (whatever code the Candidate has nominated eg. API 1104 or AWS D1.1).
Each part of the exam allows a three-hour window.
API 1104 All questions are multiple-choice, but require a thorough comprehension of the nominated Codebook and familiarity with American terminology, units of measurement and measuring tools.
Click here to view the Exam checklist & forms.
Click here to view the Exam general information.
The endorsements are for the different ‘Codes’ (‘Standards’ in Australian terminology), which make up Part C of the exam. They can be supplemental inspection credentials available to CWIs. Available endorsements include:
To attain the Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) accreditation, Candidates must achieve an at least 72% in each of the three parts of the exam.
However if the Candidate achieves and average of at least 72% across the three parts, they will be given an Associate CWI qualification.
This two-tiered system allows less confident Candidates to begin a career path that starts with the Associate level qualification, and will result a short time later in a full Certified Welding Inspector credential, having already experienced the course, exam, and gained more experience working under supervision. The Associate CWI is still a recognised credential in industry.
