Curiousgeorge
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Hi all,
Has anyone completed the above course? Also, how useful is it for future employment?
Has anyone completed the above course? Also, how useful is it for future employment?
You’ll only be able to do your 3.1 if you’ve had five years experience as a welding supervisor or you’ve had your 3.0 for two years, the 3.0 is a waste of money and the twi are the only ones that make anything out of it by training up the butchers, bakers and candlestick makers, the game is flooded with inspectors and the money is not what it used to be, plenty of good welding hands have got their ticket and can’t get a job due to no experience in inspection on paper or not backed up with NDT quals, there’s probably more work in the renewables game so more chance of getting work with Your Nace ticket as well but think carefully before you spend your hard earned cash...Ah....not sure. A big difference?
I did the two day 3.0 course about 4 years ago, so the company had an in house visual inspector. Looked good when the 1090 stuff was set up. Didn't learn much really. Having good knowledge of welding anyway, pretty much knew the defects and how to use a fillet gauge etc.Hi all,
Has anyone completed the above course? Also, how useful is it for future employment?
Apologies for the delay: my background is production MAG welding for the last 10+ years but with some TIG and less MMA experience.Forgotten to ask, what’s your background?
Regarding the NDT quals as well as NACE - who supplies these?You’ll only be able to do your 3.1 if you’ve had five years experience as a welding supervisor or you’ve had your 3.0 for two years, the 3.0 is a waste of money and the twi are the only ones that make anything out of it by training up the butchers, bakers and candlestick makers, the game is flooded with inspectors and the money is not what it used to be, plenty of good welding hands have got their ticket and can’t get a job due to no experience in inspection on paper or not backed up with NDT quals, there’s probably more work in the renewables game so more chance of getting work with Your Nace ticket as well but think carefully before you spend your hard earned cash...
Google TWI Cambridge but also look up Paint/coating inspector/welding inspector jobs, usually they’ll state you have to have so many years experience, it’s good you’re asking questions on here but that tells Me that the work environment you are in you’re not surrounded by too much inspection and all that’s related with it, as backpurge says if someone else is paying for it then go for it but don’t expect to gain employment with it just because you’ve got your cswip, the only other way it usually works is if you know someone high up in inspection that can risk getting you a start and take you under their wing!Regarding the NDT quals as well as NACE - who supplies these?
Thank you for the help. To be honest, I wasn’t necessarily thinking about future employment, it was more of a curiosity thing - I’d like to be tested on my (lack of) inspection skills in order to up my game.Google TWI Cambridge but also look up Paint/coating inspector/welding inspector jobs, usually they’ll state you have to have so many years experience, it’s good you’re asking questions on here but that tells Me that the work environment you are in you’re not surrounded by too much inspection and all that’s related with it, as backpurge says if someone else is paying for it then go for it but don’t expect to gain employment with it just because you’ve got your cswip, the only other way it usually works is if you know someone high up in inspection that can risk getting you a start and take you under their wing!
Realistically if you do not stay near the twi and you’ve got digs to pay for the week, take a week of work and the course, food etc it shall cost you 2.5k for your 3.1, doing your 3.0 is a waste of time and the very few jobs there is out there for visual inspection they pay about a tenner an hour,
unfortunately I’ve just seen so many Guys waste their money doing these courses so I would think very carefully but I would not give up a full time job as entry level inspection jobs are either very poorly paid or very short term but whatever you decide good luck!