CWI Newbie
CWI Newbie
(OP)
I have a great job advancement offer and need to get my CWI.
I am a Production Manager and have very little welding knowledge. I have a Business Degree, book smart and extremely mechanically inclined.
My question is...if my company purchased all the recommended study guides and code books gave me a couple months to study and sent me to the AWS seminar and exam, do I have a decent chance of passing the exam?
Please advise
Thanks!
I am a Production Manager and have very little welding knowledge. I have a Business Degree, book smart and extremely mechanically inclined.
My question is...if my company purchased all the recommended study guides and code books gave me a couple months to study and sent me to the AWS seminar and exam, do I have a decent chance of passing the exam?
Please advise
Thanks!





RE: CWI Newbie
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Joe Tank
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The best way to test something is to squeeze it, slowly, until it breaks!
RE: CWI Newbie
a degree in engineering,
to be certified in NDT,
to be a welder, to be an inspector, and
to be a designer.
However, the CWI examination has test questions where background in more than one of the disciplines listed will prove to be helpful. Even in the event you have background in all the disciplines I listed, there is no guarantee that you will get the "correct" answers unless you study the AWS study materials if for no other reason to ensure familiarity with AWS terminology.
Best regards - Al
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I have been off this forum for awhile so forgive the late post. Someone else covered this but I would like to reinforce it.
If you study and are interested in the subject matter, you should have no problems. I have never had any college education or taken a seminar and have had no problems passing the CWI exams. I took it 1st when I was 26 and fairly fresh out of the Navy as a welder.
However, the casual reading material in various rooms in my house is welding related. Always has been and probably always will be. I used the AWS Welding Handboook Volume 1 to study most of the material in conjunction with the Certification Manual for welding inspectors.
I took the test on ASME Sec IX/B31.1 and AWS D1.1 and cannot remember either being any easier or harder.
Gerald Austin
Iuka, Mississippi
http://www.weldinginspectionsvcs.com
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Many CWI's have found a means to become certified and took the easiest path, i.e API-1104.
You set yourself up to fail and subject yourself to the chritizism's of others and fail. You could also, ultimately be responsible for someones misfortune due to a potential lack of code knowledge contributing to a significant failure.
You want to educate yourself and work within a secure comfort zone when evaluating welding processes. Have the resorces to sort out complex issues that impact weld quality and develop an understanding of the joining processes.