Welding, Corrosion and Inspection
Welding Technology and Procedure
Certified CSWIP Welding Inspection Programme
Preparing for CSWIP welding inspection, with the visual method and the report practice the examination assumes.
- Duration
- 5 days
- Contact hours
- 30
- Level
- Intermediate
- Fee from
- On enquiry
Overview
This scheme covers the same ground as its American counterpart and gets there differently, with more weight on the practical examination and on the inspector's physical method. That is the emphasis here. A candidate is assessed on finding what is there, measuring it correctly, and writing it down so another inspector could follow, under time, with the specimens in front of them. The week covers processes, consumables and discontinuities as underpinning knowledge, then spends its second half on specimens and reports. The examination is sat with the certifying body, and preparing properly for it is the only thing a programme can honestly offer.
Who should attend
Welding inspectors preparing for the examination, QC personnel in fabrication and construction, supervisors responsible for weld quality, and welders moving into inspection.
What you will be able to do
- Apply a repeatable visual method before, during and after welding.
- Identify and measure surface discontinuities with the correct gauges.
- Judge a weld against an acceptance criterion rather than against experience.
- Produce a report another inspector could act on without speaking to you.
- Sit the examination knowing what each paper is testing.
How it is taught
Short input, then work, across 5 days of roughly 6 teaching hours each. Exercises run on situations delegates bring rather than on a case study written for a different organisation. Cohorts are capped so that everybody is asked something.
Available as classroom, live online, in house.
Programme outline
Day 1
Before the arc
- Drawing, specification and procedure review
- Material and consumable verification
- Joint preparation, fit up and cleanliness
- Welder qualification checks
Day 2
During welding
- Monitoring parameters against the procedure
- Preheat and interpass control
- Interpass cleaning and run sequence
- When to stop the job
Day 3
After welding
- Visual examination, lighting and access
- Gauges, and measuring rather than estimating
- Surface discontinuities and their likely causes
- Repair, and inspecting a repair properly
Day 4
Underpinning knowledge
- Processes and their characteristic faults
- Consumables, storage and hydrogen control
- Heat treatment and distortion
- The non destructive methods in outline, and what each finds
Day 5
Specimens and reports
- Working a specimen set under time
- Recording observation, measurement and verdict separately
- Common marking losses, and how to avoid them
What you leave with
- A visual inspection sequence practised to the point of habit.
- Completed specimen reports marked against the examination standard.
- A revision plan built from your own marked work.
Dates and fees
| Dates | Location | Format | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 to 27 November 2026 | Port Louis, Mauritius | Classroom | US$1,500 |
| 30 November 2026 to 4 December 2026 | Durban, South Africa | Classroom | R15,000 |
| 7 to 11 December 2026 | Accra, Ghana | Classroom | US$1,500 |
| 14 to 18 December 2026 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Classroom | US$1,500 |
Fees are per delegate and cover tuition, all programme materials and the certificate. Travel, accommodation and visas are arranged by the delegate. Registration closes two weeks before a programme starts.
Certificate
A GATI certificate recording what was attended, issued after the programme has run and attendance has been taken. Attending at least 80 per cent of the days earns a certificate of completion; attending less earns a certificate of attendance stating exactly what was attended. Every certificate carries a code that anybody can check against GATI's own record.
It records participation. and GATI does not claim one it does not hold.