2.5 days
$2130
On site
CSWIP
The CSWIP 3.0 Visual Welding Inspector course is designed for Welders, Fabrication Inspectors, Mechanical Engineers and Supervisors who undertake visual examination of welded joints.
It is also suitable for quality control staff associated with welding and all staff who need basic training in welding inspection coupled with a qualification in this field.
This welding inspection course covers: visual inspection procedures; relevant codes of practice, terms and definitions; welding processes and typical welding defects; weld measurements; typical documentation and requirements; practical inspection and reporting.
Enrolment on this course does not constitute reservation of an examination. All courses may be followed by a CSWIP Visual Welding Inspector examination for candidates with appropriate experience as specified in CSWIP Scheme Document WI-6-92. You can download this document on the CSWIP Website.
Although there is no specific experience required for this course, it is recommended that candidates possess a minimum of six months’ welding-related engineering experience and two years’ industrial experience.
Candidates must also comply with Clause 1.3.4 of CSWIP Scheme Document WI-6-92 which states that All candidates (with the exception of ‘mature candidates,’ see section 1.4) must attend a CSWIP approved course of training at the appropriate level prior to examination.
Enrolment documentation must be sent by email to training@qmts.net.au and payment of the full fee must be received no later than 3 WEEKS prior to the course start date.
You will receive an invoice for the course fee/s once we receive your correctly completed Enrolment Form and signed Terms and Conditions.
If you have any questions about the course or enrolment process, please refer to our FAQ.
We run our Industry Training courses from the QMTS Head Office at 1/969 Abernethy Road, High Wycombe WA
You can find a map & more details are on our Contact page.
Although there is no specific experience required for this course, it is recommended that candidates possess a minimum of six months’ welding-related engineering experience and two years’ industrial experience.
Candidates must also comply with Clause 1.3.4 of CSWIP Scheme Document WI-6-92 which states that All candidates (with the exception of ‘mature candidates,’ see section 1.4) must attend a CSWIP approved course of training at the appropriate level prior to examination.
Enrolment documents must be lodged and payment must be received 21 days prior to the course start date. Please ensure all the documents specified in the enrolment pack are completed and returned by email to training@qmts.net.au prior to this deadline, 21 days before the start of the course and/or exam.
Your place on the course or exam will be confirmed when payment is received. If all the places on your preferred course are filled prior to receiving payment, you will need to enrol in the next available course and/or exam.
We schedule half a day for the exam to take place, the total exam time is 120 mins. There are 2 parts to the exam:
Part A1 – Duration: 90 mins
Content: Inspect Exam Specimens
24 Questions
Required pass mark: 70%
Part B1 – Duration: 30 mins
Content: Inspect T-Joint Fillet
14 Questions
Required pass mark: 70%
If you are unsuccessful in part or all of your initial CSWIP exams, you may re-sit the failed parts at another time in accordance with the following:
You can choose to re-sit the failed parts of your exam by enrolling on a date reserved for HALF DAY Exams on the course calendar.
QMTS offers a Practical Tuition session in order to refresh your knowledge prior to your exam re-sit. These sessions take place on the Monday of the same week of your re-sit exam, which will take place on a Thursday. Both the training and exam will take place on site at QMTS. The training session runs for 6 hours and costs $440.
Yes! You can download a brochure for CSWIP 3.0 here
You can find a guide to completing your TWI Enrolment Form in the course enrolment pack, or download it here
Although there is no specific experience required for this course, it is recommended that candidates possess a minimum of six months welding-related engineering experience and two years industrial experience.
Candidates must also comply with Clause 1.3.4 of CSWIP Scheme Document WI-6-92 which states that All candidates (with the exception of ‘mature candidates,’ see section 1.4) must attend a CSWIP approved course of training at the appropriate level prior to examination.
Candidates can find their provisional results on the TWI Training website
To access your results you will need the following details:
• Customer Number
• Exam Date
• Your date of birth
Your customer number will be emailed to you in a Post Exam Email from QMTS Industry Training.
If you require a Re-sit, please send your results to training@qmts.net.au
QMTS offers bridging courses to convert your current Welding Inspector qualifications to the equivalent CSWIP qualifications by undertaking the corresponding courses and exams listed. You will also be eligible to receive 50% discount off the full course fee when you enrol to complete the bridging course and exam.*
American Welding Society
Current: AWS Certified Welding Inspector
Equivalent: CSWIP 3.1 Welding Inspector
Bridge your qualification by successfully completing the CSWIP 3.1 Course and Exam
Prerequisite: Your AWS certification must be a current.
Welding Technology Institute of Australia
Current: WTIA Certified Welding Inspector
Equivalent: CSWIP 3.1 Welding Inspector
Bridge your qualification by successfully completing the CSWIP 3.1 Course and Exam
Prerequisite: Your WTIA certification must be a current.
South African Institute of Welding Level 1
Current: SAIW Welding/Fabricator Inspector Level 1
Equivalent: CSWIP 3.1 Welding Inspector
Bridge your qualification by successfully completing the CSWIP 3.1 Course and Exam
Prerequisite: Your SAIW certification must be a current.
South African Institute of Welding Level 2
Current: SAIW Welding/Fabricator Inspector Level 2
Equivalent: CSWIP 3.2.1 Senior Welding Inspector
Bridge your qualification by successfully completing the CSWIP 3.2.1 Course and Exam
Prerequisite: Your SAIW certification must be a current.
VT-W2 (Dutch)
Current: CWV2 Welding Inspector
Equivalent: CSWIP 3.1 Welding Inspector
Bridge your qualification by successfully completing the CSWIP 3.1 Course and Exam
Prerequisite: Your CWV2 certification must be a current.
Canadian Welding Bureau Level 1
Current: CWB Welding Inspector Level 1
Equivalent: CSWIP 3.0 Welding Inspector
Bridge your qualification by successfully completing the CSWIP 3.0 Course and Exam
Prerequisite: Your CWB Level 1 certification must be a current.
Canadian Welding Bureau Level 2
Current: CWB Welding Inspector Level 2
Equivalent: CSWIP 3.1 Welding Inspector
Bridge your qualification by successfully completing the CSWIP 3.1 Course and Exam
Prerequisite: Your CWB Level 2 certification must be a current.
* A 50% discount will be applied to your course fee upon enrolment in the bridging course and exam of your choice. The discount applies to the course fee only and does not include the exam fee.
Your Record of Vision Test can be taken to Specsavers or an Optometrist who can complete the test.
We offer different options depending on which exams you are completing:
