AWS - Certified Welding Inspector Examination Preparation Course- Welding Processes-Part-1
Welding Processes- Part-1
Course Description
The CWI exam consists of three parts
Part A – Fundamentals
Part B – Practical,
Part C – Code Book Applications.
Part A is a closed-book exam that consists of 150 questions on the welding fundamentals, terms and definitions, welding processes, nondestructive examination, procedures, symbols, calculations, safety practices, and duties and responsibilities of a CWI.
Part B is a practical hands-on test to find the ability to visually identify welding discontinuities and to determine the acceptance or rejection of a weld.
Part C is an open book test of Code application to evaluate the applicant’s familiarity and ability with a selected code application.
The pass marks for Part- A, B & C is 72%
You can refer to the full details of AWS Certification and Qualification Standards in the following documents available at free of cost on the AWS website:
- QC1:2016-AMD1 - Specification for AWS Certification of Welding Inspectors
- B5.1:2013-AMD1 - Specification for the Qualification of Welding Inspectors
(Study the documents and be prepared well to answer any question from the document.)
In this course the candidate will learn the following :
Preparation of reports
Complete knowledge and understanding of the following welding processes:
SAW - PAW - RW - SMAW - SW- FCAW- GTAW -OFW- ESW- GMAW.
Thermal Spraying Soldering
Mechanical Cutting Thermal Cutting/Gouging
Brazing/Braze Welding
The fundamental principles of the following ND Tests:
VT, MT, UT, PT, RT, LT
He will acquire knowledge of quality procedures Quality audits/surveillance.
Knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of welding metallurgy
Knowledge and understanding of all the welding symbols and engineering drawings.
Base material compliance
Filler metal compliance
Filler metal storage, handling
Inspection records compliance
Verification of proper documentation compliance
Base material and filler metal compatibility
Certification of documented results and compliance
Procedure qualification records compliance
Welding procedure compliance
NDE procedures compliance
Applicable safety requirements in the workplace as per the International Standards
Goals
What will you learn in this course:
Students learn and prepare for the American Welding Society - Certified Welding Inspector Examination
Students learn the skills of Certified Welding Inspector of American Welding society
Students learn the Welding Inspection Technology as per the AWS and International Standards
Students learn the welding fundamentals, terms and definitions, welding processes, nondestructive examination, procedures, symbols, calculations.
Students learn safety practices, and duties and responsibilities of a CWI.
Students learn practical hands-on test to find the ability of visually identify welding discontinuities and to determine the acceptance or rejection of a weld.
Students learn the proficiency, ability of evaluation of test results with open book of Code application with a selected code application like....
Prerequisites
What are the prerequisites for this course?
- Degree or Diploma or Trade Certificate in Mechanical or Welding Engineering, with 2 to 3 years of Industrial experience in Welding or Engineering. Teaching experience will also be considered.

Curriculum
Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course
Introduction about CWI -AWS
2 Lectures
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Introduction about CWI - AWS
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Introduction to Certified Welding Inspector Program 14:17 14:17
Welding Processes- Part-1
3 Lectures

Welding Electrodes and Consumables
2 Lectures

Instructor Details

Dr Faizuddin Syed
Senior Certified Welding Inspector and Educator - AWS. OSHA-501, Authorized Trainer,USA. Professor in Mechanical and Safety EngineeringAbout me
· 11 Years as Supervisor / Engineer at India in Heavy Fabrications, Welding, erections, and Shutdown maintenance in Oil and Refineries.
· 3 years of experience as Training Manager at Indonesia
· 7 years of experience as Training Superintendent at India in the private Industrial Training Institute.
· 6 years experience as Department Head for Welding and Mechanical Instructor in a Vocational Training Institute at Oman.
· 9 Months of experience as a Welding Instructor in a vocational Training Institute in Oman.
· 6 years worked as Competency and Training & Development Specialist/Coordinator at Dubai for HSE and Technical Training Development, and Competency Assurance for the Eastern Hemisphere (Dubai, Baku, Batam) of J Ray McDermott Middle East,. Coordination with training and Development staff in different locations of the Hemisphere for the implementation of Training, Development, and Competency Assurance strategies and procedures, for Company employees, Clients, and Contractors. McDermott Training Department is a Registered Centre with EAL (Engineering and Marine Training Authority Awards Ltd,. UK.) for NVQ and Competency Awards. The complete Competency Assessments system and methodology were introduced by me in 2002.
· Approved Senior Mechanical Inspection Engineer for Petroleum Development Oman.
· Worked with Petroleum Development Oman (various desert sites) for 3 years as Company representative for Quality Audits, QA/QC Inspections of Mechanical equipment and Machinery, welding, fabrication, erection of Oil storage tanks, underground and above-ground pipelines, Erection, repair and maintenance of Beam pumps and related pipelines. Construction and commissioning of Gathering Stations and Site HSE Training and compliance and Competency Assurance. On Job Training for the Arab candidates.
Present:
· For the last 10 years working as Professor in Mechanical Engineering in an Engineering College (JNT University, Anantapur, AP) and NEBOSH trainer for B Tech candidates
· For the last 8 years worked as Visiting Professor for Oilwell Drilling Technology and Oil well production Technology, Oil and Gas series Electrical Safety and Electrical Hazardous Area Equipment subjects at Meridian School of Oil and Gas, Chennai.
· Working as Chief Advisor for International Journal for Multidisciplinary Scientific Research. www.ijamsr.com
Working as Committee Member / Expert Reviewer for
Academic Exchange Information Centre (AEIC), CHINA.
Professional Expertise
· Working as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for M/S. Merittrac (P) Ltd., Bangalore, India.
Working as Consultant & Quality Inspector (OIL & GAS STREAM), City and Guilds, London (UK), for IVQ 8510, Advanced Diploma in Oil and Gas and HSE, for Manipal-City & Guilds Skills Training Private Limited,( A Venture of Manipal University)
· Worked as External Verifier and Quality Inspector for City and Guilds London, UK, exams in IVQ Construction Industry (Advanced Diploma level) for the Middle East.
· Working as Assessor and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Skills India Private Ltd., New Delhi.
· Working as Technical Consultant for TAAL Tech India Private Limited, Bangalore.
· Working as an approved Online Trainer and Councilor by b-best.EU Belgium, for IELTS / TOEFL
· Conducted Train the trainer program at Dubai, Indonesia, Azerbaijan and Singapore
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Technical and Teaching Qualifications:
1. Diploma In Mechanical Engineering
State Board of Technical Education, Hyderabad, INDIA
2. Associate Examination of the Institute of Structural Engineers, Calcutta. (INDIA)
Institute of Structural Engineers. (INDIA)
3. 4-year Graduate Program in Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Capitol University, USA.(Dubai Centre, Knowledge village)
4. 2 year Post Graduate Program in Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Capitol University, USA. .(Dubai Centre, Knowledge village)
5. 2 years Post Graduate Program in Master of Science in Occupational Health and Safety
Concordia University. .(Dubai Centre, Knowledge village)
6. MBA in Human Resources Awarded by ABET International Open University, California, USA. (Dubai Centre, Knowledge village)
7. PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Capitol University, USA. .(Dubai Centre, Knowledge village)
8. Certified (TEFL) Teaching English as a Foreign Language Teacher
London Teacher Training College. UK
9. Certified (TESL) Teaching English as a Second Language Teacher
Alison, Ireland
10. Certified On-Line Tutor. Level-3, awarded by City and Guilds, UK,
City and Guilds, UK
11. NVQ Trainer & Assessor Award D32/33
Royal Society Of Arts, UK.
12. NVQ Internal Verifier Award D34
Engineering and Marine Training authority Ltd., . the UK
13. NVQ Level-4, Learning and Development Coordinator
Engineering and Marine Training Authority Ltd., , UK
14. Senior Certified Welding Inspector
American Welding Society.
15. Certified Welding Educator
American Welding Society
16. OSHA-501, Authorized Safety Trainer For General Industry
OSHA, US Department of Labour
17. Level – 2, NDT Inspector- RT-MT-PT, of American Society
American Society for Non-Destructive Testing (ASNT)
18. QMS - ISO 9001-2000 Lead Auditor
BSI Management Systems Training, UK.
19. Six Sigma Green Belt by BSI Management Systems Training, UK
BSI Management Systems Training, UK
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EXPERIENCE DETAILS: Above 40 Years
Present from 28/8/2011
DBS Institute of Technology, KAVALI, Nellore, AP, India.
Approved by All India Council of Technical Education, Delhi.. JNT University, Anantapur, AP
As Professor in Mechanical Engineering
From 2011
1. Meridian School of Oil and Gas, Chennai.
2. Annes Academy, Kanyakumari.
Visiting Professor for Oil Well Production
Technology and Oilwell Drilling Technology
From Dec 2010 To Feb2011
Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic, Dammam. SA
Mechanical Instructor/Assessor/ Internal Verifier
23/12/08 To 30/7/2011
Petroleum Development of Oman (3rd Party Inspections Velosi LLC contract)
Company Representative / Senior Mechanical Inspection Engineer (Interior Sites)
7/10/02 To 20/11/08
J Ray McDermott Middle East Inc., Dubai
HR-Training Department, Senior Professional Grade-B
Jun 2001 To Apr 2002
National Training Institute, Oman
Mechanical/Welding Instructor /Assessor / Verifier.
Sept,1995To Jul 2000
Technical Training Institute, Oman
Dept., Head/ Trainer Mechanical/Welding / Assessor / Verifier / Instructor/
Dec 1988 To June 1995
Oxford India Institute of Technology, Madras, India.
Trades Superintendent (Craftsmen training)
Oct,1985 To Nov,1988
PT Textima Group of Industries, Indonesia
Manager (Training & QC)
Mar 1978 To Apr 1984
Prestige Group of Industries, Indore, India
Manager (QA/ QC)
Apr 1974 To Feb 1978
Coromandel Steels Ltd, Madras, India
Shift supervisor
Jun1967 To Feb 1974
Associate Chemical and Mechanical Engineers, Madras, India
Site supervisor
Madras Atomic Power Project, Kalpakkam.
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STUDENTS ENROLLMENTS
This is for your kind Information I have many students enrolled in my courses from 32 countries all over the world.
The following are the enrolled students from the following Countries:
- India
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Nigeria
- Saudi Arabia
- Egypt
- Indonesia
- Senegal
- Turkey
- South Africa
- United Arab Emirates
- Angola
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Bahrain
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Denmark
- Ghana
- Greece
- Iraq
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Morocco
- Mexico
- Mozambique
- Netherlands
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Thailand
- Uganda
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My dear students,
I am a Senior Professor in Mechanical Engineering with a P hD at an Engineering College. I am a Certified Senior Welding Inspector and Educator from the American Welding Society and Certified OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Trainer from the Ministry of Labour, USA. I am Teaching for both NEBOSH and CWI -AWS. I have more than 40 years of experience in Academic Education, Training and Development and in Oil and Gas Industries
NEBOSH (UK) and Certified Welding Inspector Qualifications are the most valuable Certifications in the Industries and you have employment opportunities all over the world with highly attractive salaries. Utilise these opportunities and grab the NEBOSH (UK) and CWI - American Welding Society Certifications.
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