The Basic Educational Requirements has been revised. SWS urges all qualified engineers involved with welding and related technologies to apply for the IWE qualifications as the transition period arrangements will expire by July 2011 after which all candidates will need to undergo full training courses and examinations. Please click here for the new entry requirements.

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As SWS has become an Authorised National Body (ANB) of the International Institute of Welding (IIW), it is now in a position to conduct examinations leading to internationally recognised IIW diplomas available under the Transition Arrangements or Standard Routes. The Transition Arrangements are valid until 15 July 2011; thereafter only the Standard Routes whereby potential candidates need to undergo the full extent of the required training courses will be available.

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Approval of the Transition Arrangements has been granted to S-ANB for 3.5 years only, from January 2008 to July 2011.The following categories of welding personnel for which practising qualified personnel may apply for IIW diplomas
i) International Welding Engineer (IWE)
ii) International Welding Technologist (IWT)
iii) International Welding Specialist (IWS)
iv) International Welding Inspection Personnel (IWI-C, IWI-S & IWI-B)
v) International Welding Practitioner (IWP)

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SWS is pleased to announce that, at the recent meeting of the International Authorisation Board (IAB) Group B of the International Institute of Welding (IIW) on 14 and 15 January 2008 in Paris, SWS was granted 1-year preliminary authorisation status as an IIW-approved Authorised National Body (ANB), thereinafter known as S-ANB. Full authorisation status would only be granted after a full initial successful audit by IIW some time at the middle of this year read more ...

SWS has become a member of the IIW since 2001 and taken the decision to become an Authorised National Body (ANB) of the International Welding Institute (IIW) in Singapore. In each country IIW normally allows only one ANB to be the sole organization responsible for ensuring welding personnel training and certification programmes, and standards of education, examination and qualifications are within the IIW guidelines and requirements. In Singapore, SWS is in the process of applying to be an ANB of the IIW. When approved by the IIW, possibly sometime in 2008, S-ANB would be able to certify internationally recognized professional qualifications of welding personnel, such as IIW International Welding Engineer, International Welding Inspector, International Welding Practitioner, etc, who have undergone through structured training programmes conducted by an Authorised Training Body (ATB) approved by S-ANB and IIW.

 

This paper gives an overview of the International System focusing on the training guidelines and the quality assurance system developed. Systems for harmonisation of Certification of Welding Personnel and for supporting companies using welding to implement ISO 3834 have been developed by EWF and are presently being transferred to IIW in line with the EWF/IIW agreement established in 2000

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International Certification for Manufacturing Companies..

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