Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) Prep Course
Local, Cheaper, and More CONVENIENT CWI Exam PREPARATION
We offer evening CWI preparation courses in your local area. Why prepare with us?
- Classes are held in a convenient local location
- Personable, expert, teaching professionals are available before, during, and after class
- Evening sessions allow you to go to work during the day and take our 4-hour prep course at night
- Advance your career while still earning a living
- Shorter class lengths allow for a manageable learning without feeling overwhelmed
- Our course is less than half the price of the AWS D1.1 Preparation Seminar!
Course COntent
D1.1 Codebook Workshop
The 10 hours of instruction provide a "road map" through the Code, emphasizing the ability to locate important paragraphs, charts, and tables quickly, which is crucial to understanding the Code when working under stressful deadlines. In addition to practice questions, a practice exam will be administered, and the instructor will illustrate the use of the Code under time constraints, creating deadline pressure similar to the test environment. The D1.1 Codebook Workshop prepares participants for the Codebook Interpretation section (Part C) of the CWI exam.
BY ATTENDING, YOU CAN LEARN:
- How to correctly interpret specifying documents
- Sure-fire methods to avoid common pitfalls with any Code
- The proper terminology that gets you to the right section of the Code -- quickly
- How to use any codebook to find the information needed in an efficient manner
Fundamentals of Welding Seminar
20 hours on all facets of welding processes and nondestructive examination. The Fundamentals of Welding Seminar prepares participants for the Fundamentals section (Part A) of the CWI exam.
BY ATTENDING, YOU CAN LEARN:
- Safety Practices for Welding and Inspection
- Metal Joining and Cutting Processes
- Terminology and Weld Joint Geometry
- Non-Destructive Testing and Welding Symbols
- Documents Governing Welding Inspection and Qualification
- Metal Properties and Welding Metallurgy
- Non-Destructive and Destructive Testing Methodologies
- How to Evaluate Weld and Base Metal Discontinuities
Visual Inspection Workshop
This workshop provides 10 hours of expert instruction in the use of inspection tools, followed by "hands-on" learning for the balance of the workshop. This training incorporates plastic replicas of welds that mirror the actual plastic specimens that will be used in the exam. Also, hands-on training will incorporate welded metal samples to prepare for real-world inspections. The Visual Inspection workshop prepares participants for the Practical section (Part B) of the CWI exam.
BY ATTENDING, YOU CAN LEARN:
- How to Use Weld Measuring Instruments
- Code Interpretation
- Defect Identification Based on Code Definitions
- Proper Documentation
- Visual Inspection Code Requirements
Prep Course Information
- We offer a 2 week (40 hour) evening CWI prep course.
- Our course is taught by Certified Welding Educators (CWE), Certified Welding Inspectors (CWI), Certified Welding Engineers (CWEng), and Non-Destructive Testing Level III (NDT III) professionals.
- 40 Professional Development Hours (PDH)
- Seminar will be streamed online and recorded for online learning students
- Cost: $945
- Less than half the price of the AWS CWI Prep Seminar of $2098
- Reduced pricing available if participating in only selected workshops of the prep course
- Price does not include AWS books
- Course will prepare participants for examination on AWS D1.1 2015
- Military Veterans and their eligible spouses and children can have CWI exam costs covered by the GI Bill
Prep Course Dates and times
Prep Course #1
Location
- 120 Campus Drive Portsmouth, VA 23701
- (Subject to change)
Dates and Times
- Feb 19 - Feb 23 and Feb 26 - Mar 2
- M-F 5:30pm-9:30pm
Course Registration
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(Register before before January 25th and receive a 10% discount!!)