Who should attend
- NDT trainees and beginners in inspection
- Shop fabrication personnel
- Quality Control Inspectors
- Third-party Inspectors
- Welding engineers and supervisors
Format & Duration
- Duration: 3 days (In-person only)
- Delivery: Instructor-led training with practical demonstrations and examples
- Assessment: Formal examination and evaluation
- Certification: Successful delegates receive a joint certificate from ASME & TWI India
Why attend
- Gain a working knowledge of fusion welding processes and the weldability of steels and alloys.
- Learn how to identify and address weld imperfections and understand the impact of heat treatment.
- Build skills in welding inspection, troubleshooting and quality control documentation.
- Strengthen your organisation’s welding QA/QC capabilities with trained inspectors.
Learning objectives
By completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain welding processes, weldability of steels/alloys, common weld imperfections and remedies.
- Understand residual stresses, consumables, welding joints and heat treatment of welded parts.
- Perform inspection of production weld set-ups and finished welds, with troubleshooting ability.
- Evaluate test requirements for parent metals and welds, including destructive and non-destructive techniques.
- Review records and documentation related to WPS, PQR and welder performance qualifications.
- Understand duties and responsibilities of a welding inspector.
Course outline
- Introduction to welding processes and weldability of steels and alloys
- Welding consumables and types of weld joints
- Welding defects, causes and remedies
- Heat treatment of welded components and effects on material properties
- Residual stresses and their control
- Welding qualifications (WPS, PQR, WPQ)
- Inspection techniques and inspection aids
- Destructive and non-destructive testing of welds
- Roles and responsibilities of welding inspectors
- Safety considerations in welding
Prerequisites
Participants with 1–2 years of experience in fabrication or quality control will benefit most, but the course is also suitable for those seeking an introduction to welding inspection.
Assessment & Certification
Formal examination will be conducted at the end of the course. Successful candidates will receive a joint certificate issued by ASME and TWI India.