Earning your Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) credential is serious work and has a significant impact on your future.
The CWI Exam has three parts: fundamental knowledge, practical inspection, and codebook navigation. Combining industry expertise with real-time application, AWS Education Seminars provide the most realistic, engaging and effective test-prep solutions for career success.
In-Person Seminar Only
Member: $2030
Non-member: $2295
CWI In-Person Seminar +
Exam
Purchase your in-person seminar and exam at the same time and save more than $250.
Member: $2795
Non-member: $3060
CWI Pre-Seminar + In-Person Seminar + Exam
A comprehensive training package designed to give you the best preparation possible for the CWI exam.
Member: $3610
Non-member: $3875
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Welders
- Welding engineers
- Welding supervisors
- Shop owners
WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT AT THE SEMINAR?
The seminar will take place Sunday to Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The following is a generalized breakdown of what will be covered each day:
| SUNDAY | Seminar introduction + Fundamentals (Part A) review |
| MONDAY | Continue Fundamentals (Part A) review + Codebook (Part C) introduction |
| TUESDAY | Codebook (Part C) review – D1.1 students only |
| WEDNESDAY | Morning: Conclude Fundamentals (Part A) review Afternoon: Code book (Part C) review – API 1104 students only |
| THURSDAY | Begin Visual Inspection Workshop (Part B) |
| FRIDAY | Conclude Visual Inspection Workshop (Part B) |
Note:This itinerary is subject to change. Any scheduling changes will be communicated by AWS and/or your CWI seminar instructor.
WHAT MATERIALS WILL I RECEIVE?
Physical copies of all the books/publications used during the seminar are listed below and will be provided to you in advance. This allows you to review the content that will be covered during the seminar ahead of time. A tool kit with various instruments for visual inspection will also be shipped to you.
Keep in mind that it is your responsibility to bring these materials with you to the seminar. Spare copies will not be available on-site, so please make sure you don’t leave your seminar materials at home!
- A2.4:2020 – Standard Symbols for Welding, Brazing, and NDE
- A3.0:2020 – Standard Welding Terms and Definitions
- B1.10:2016 – Guide for the Nondestructive Examination of Welds
- Welding Inspection Technology (WIT) Textbook
- Welding Inspection Technology (WIT) Workbook
- Welding Inspection Technology (WIT) Part A Sample Examination
- Book of Specifications
- Book of Exhibits
- Part B Assignments Booklet
- Code Book Study Guide (D1.1 or API 1104 only)
- Code book (D1.1 registrants only*)
*Other code books (e.g. API 1104, ASME B31.1, or AWS D17.1) are not included with your seminar registration and must be purchased separately.
8-Week Online CWI Seminar
The 8-Week Online CWI Seminar is designed to prepare participants for the AWS Certified Welding Inspector Exam from the comfort of their own homes.
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2-Week Online CWI Seminar
This 2 week seminar is conducted in the form of interactive, two-hour online sessions hosted by an AWS instructor and prepares students for all three parts of the CWI exam.
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Online Pre-Seminar
This self-paced, online program contains 80 hours of instruction on the fundamentals portion of the AWS Certified Welding Inspector exam.
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CWI Part B Seminar
The CWI Part B Seminar consists of three full days of expert instruction that helps prepare candidates for the practical portion of the CWI exam.
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CWI 9-Year Recertification
This 7-day seminar was created to eliminate the need for CWIs to take the physical test, and it satisfies the eighty-hour continuing education requirement for recertification.
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Custom Seminars
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