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The document discusses the IIW/EWF Diploma in Welding, an internationally recognized qualification for welding coordination. It consists of three levels - Specialist, Technologist, and Engineer - requiring completion of modules that increase in depth and breadth of topics covered for each successive level. The modules cover welding processes, materials behavior, construction/design, and fabrication applications engineering. The Diploma demonstrates qualification to perform welding coordination tasks outlined in international welding standards.

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IIW World Overrview

The document discusses the IIW/EWF Diploma in Welding, an internationally recognized qualification for welding coordination. It consists of three levels - Specialist, Technologist, and Engineer - requiring completion of modules that increase in depth and breadth of topics covered for each successive level. The modules cover welding processes, materials behavior, construction/design, and fabrication applications engineering. The Diploma demonstrates qualification to perform welding coordination tasks outlined in international welding standards.

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IIW/EWF Diploma in Welding

An internationally recognised qualification supported by the International Institute of


Welding (IIW) and the European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting (EWF) for
assessing the competence of tasks and responsibilities during welding coordination
(BS EN ISO 14731).

BS EN ISO 14731:2006 Welding Coordination - Tasks and responsibilities, specifies that responsible
welding coordination personnel shall be able to demonstrate adequate general and specific knowledge
in welding and allied processes to perform these tasks. Such knowledge must be the result of
a combination of theory, training and experience. Personnel holding IIW/EWF Diploma are qualified
to perform welding coordination activities as described in ISO 14731, whose compliance is required by
BS EN ISO 3834 (Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials).

In its Part 1 (Criteria for the selection of the appropriate level of quality requirements), BS EN ISO 3834
states that in order ‘to ensure sound and effective manufacturing, management needs to understand and
appreciate the sources of potential trouble and to implement appropriate procedures for their
control’ (1). This standard identifies measures applicable in different circumstances, being two of the most
representative contractual situations and assessment of welding quality performance between
customers, manufacturers, third parties etc. In consequence, the compliance of 14731 and 3834
are priorities in the success of any metallic welding-related business.

IIW/EWF Welding Diploma: An outline


The IIW/EWF Welding Diploma consists of three different levels: Specialist (IWS), Technologist (IWT)
and Engineer (IWE). Although the topics covered in each level are similar, the depth and breadth are
increased as progress is made towards the engineering level. The goals of each level are in line with the
responsibilities outlined in BS EN ISO 14731(1).
Specialist (IWS)
‘Personnel with basic technical knowledge where the level of technical knowledge needs to be sufficient
for the planning, executing, supervising and testing of the tasks and responsibilities within a limited
technical field, involving only simple welded constructions’.
Technologist (IWT)
‘Personnel with specific technical knowledge, where the level of technical knowledge needs to be
sufficient for the planning, executing, supervising and testing of the tasks and responsibilities in
welding fabrication within a selective or limited technical field’.
Engineer (IWE)
‘Personnel with comprehensive technical knowledge, where full technical knowledge is required... for
the planning, executing, supervising and testing of all tasks and responsibilities in welding fabrication’.
These extracts from BS EN ISO 14731:2006 and BS EN ISO 3834 are included to illustrate a particular point. In order to
(1)

understand fully the requirements of the standard, please consult the complete standard.

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Modules
Each level (Specialist, Technologist and Engineer) consists of four modules:

• Welding processes and equipment


• Materials and their behaviour during welding
• Construction and design
• Fabrication applications engineering

There are two supplementary modules only for the Specialist Level:
• Advanced welding processes and equipment
• Practical welding technology

Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Supplementary Module 4


Module

WPE1 MAB1 DAC1 PWT FAA1 IIW/EWF


Welding Materials Construction Practical Fabrication International
processes and + and their + and + welding + applications → Welding
equipment behaviour design technology engineering Specialist
(Foundation) (Foundation) (Foundation) (Foundation) (Foundation) (IWS/EWS)

+ + + +

AWP1
Advanced
welding
processes and
equipment

WPE2 MAB2 DAC2 FAA2 IIW/EWF


Welding Materials Construction Fabrication International
processes and + and their + and + applications → Welding
equipment behaviour design engineering
Technologist
(Intermediate) (Intermediate) (Intermediate) (Intermediate)
(IWT/EWT)

+ + + +

WPE3 MAB3 DAC3 FAA3 IIW/EWF


Welding Materials Construction Fabrication
+ → International
processes and + and their + and applications
equipment behaviour design engineering
Welding
(Advanced) (Advanced) (Advanced) (Advanced) Engineer
(IWE/EWE)

In summary, via the standard route, IWS requires completion of six modules, IWT of ten and IWE of
fourteen. Each module lasts one week and finishes with an exam.
Entry requirements

Specialist level
• Approved craft diploma in engineering subjects, for instance City and Guilds of London Institute OR
• Level 2/3 National or Scottish Vocational Qualifications or other nationally recognised vocations
qualifications in engineering subjects

Technologist level
• Higher national Certificate (HNC) in an engineering discipline OR
• Professional engineer of incorporated (IEng) status granted by the UK Engineering Council under mature
candidates rules, OR
• Level 4 National or Scottish Vocational Qualifications or other nationally recognised vocations
qualifications in engineering subjects.

Engineer level
• University degree in an engineering discipline, OR
• Professional engineer of chartered engineer (CEng) status granted by the UK Engineering Council, OR
• Professional engineer of incorporated engineer (IEng) status, granted by the UK Engineering Council,
including as a minimum an HNC or Higher National Diploma (HND) in an engineering discipline.

Important Notes
• Candidates who in addition to academic qualifications can prove welding experience at the appropriate
level may qualify for the alternative route. Under this option, candidates may be exempt from attempting
one or more modules. Please contact us for further information.
• Candidates who do not have the academic qualifications required for this programme but can prove
experience and knowledge to the relevant level are eligible to do the TWI Diploma in Welding Engineering,
whose content and examinations are at the same technical level as the IIW. The TWI Diploma in Welding
Engineering also satisfies the requirements of BS EN ISO 14731.

Course content

Module 1: Welding processes and equipment

• General introduction to welding technology


• Oxy-gas welding and related processes
• Electrotechnics, a review
• The arc
• Power sources for arc welding
• Introduction to gas shielded arc welding
• TIG welding
• MIG/MAG and flux cored arc welding
• MMA welding
• Submerged-arc welding
• Resistance welding
• Other welding processes (laser, electron beam,
plasma)
• Cutting and other edge preparation processes
• Joining processes for plastics
• Joining processes for ceramics and composites

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Module 2: Materials and their behaviour during welding

• Manufacture and designation of steels


• Testing materials
• Structure and properties of pure metals
• Alloys and phase diagrams
• Heat treatment
• Structure of the welded joint
• Steels: plain carbon, carbon-manganese steels, fine
grained, low alloy, high alloy etc.
• Cracking phenomena in welded joints
• Introduction to corrosion
• High alloy creep resistant and heat resistant steels
• Cast irons and steels
• Non ferrous metals and alloys

Module 3: Construction and design

• Basic theory of structural systems


• Fundamentals of the strength of materials
• Welded joint design
• Basics of weld design
• Behaviour or welded structured under different types of
loading
• Design of welded structures with predominantly static
loading
• Behaviour of welded structures under dynamic loading
• Design of dynamically loaded welded structures
• Design of welded pressure equipment
• Design of aluminium alloys structures
• Reinforcing-steel welded joints

Module 4: Fabrication, applications engineering

• Introduction to quality assurance in welded fabrication


• Quality control during manufacture
• Residual stresses and distortion
• Plant facilities, welding jigs and fixtures
• Heath and safety
• Measurement, control and recording in welding
• Non destructive testing
• Economics
• Repair welding
• Fitness-for-purpose
• Case studies

To enrol or for further information, please contact:


TWI Training & Examination Services
Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 6AL, UK
Tel: +44 1223 899000 Fax: +44 1223 891630
E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.twitraining.com
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