This course covers the qualification requirements for Welding Engineers. It describes how qualifications are determined, and the practice by which qualification may be attained and maintained.
The course will evaluate the qualifications of each individual, and provide examinations to test the individual’s knowledge in engineering skills and knowledge as well as their ability to apply the principles of welding engineering.
The course is intended to supplement the minimum requirements of employers, codes, other standards, or documents and shall not be construed as a preemption of the employer’s responsibility for the work or for the performance of the work. It shall be the responsibility of employers to determine that their employee, who, having qualified as a Welding Engineer, is capable of performing the specific duties involved in their career assignments.
Further, the course will also discuss the NDE/Weld discontinuities, welding heat sources and arc physics; the differences between CC and CV designs, welding arc characteristics and electron emission; the arc temperature and degree of ionization; the magnetic arc blow, lorentz force, shielding gas drag force and weld penetration and width for different shielding gases; the various arc welding process and controls including resistance welding processes, high energy density welding processes, cutting processes, surfacing processing and solid-state welding processes; and the welding and joining metallurgy.
During this interactive course, participants will learn the weld design, brazing and soldering; the safety and health hazards relating to welding, safety hazards, precautions to avoid injury and possess a working knowledge of safety and fire codes; and the practical welding and related applications of welding engineering concepts in the areas of welding safety, weldment design, welding metallurgy, materials, welding process selection, NDE including visual weld inspection, quality assurance, quality control in accordance with codes, specifications other standards and/or drawings.
Moreover, a person with the demonstrated education, experience, and knowledge as defined by this information and who successfully passes the required examinations is considered qualified as an AWS Certified Welding Engineer (CWEng).