Is it for me?

This course is suitable for you if you are a welding co-ordinator (ISO 14731) or other specialist interested in welding metallurgy.

What will I learn?

Three levels available provide personnel with the knowledge to join a range of materials and methods of avoiding problems. Modules include materials science, technology and an understanding of the characteristics and weldability of different materials, ranging from steels to non-ferrous materials. Also, cracking phenomena are presented together with methods to avoid them.

What will I leave with?

By the end of this course you should be able to:

• Understand features, benefits and application of various welding and joining methods
• Understand behaviour of materials and their response to welding and joining methods
• Appreciate design requirements and their implications and understand why products fail and how it may be avoided
• Understand quality assurance/quality control requirement in fabrication
• Gain the breath of knowledge required to succeed in the appropriate EWF/IIW examinations