AWS - "Certified Welding Engineer"

About BETZ:
BETZ Engineering & Technology Zone is an accredited International Agency for American Welding society, Florida, USA, to conduct seminars and certification programs for AWS in India and worldwide. BETZ is an ISO 9001:2008 company, also BETZ is the Only “ATF –Accredited Test Facility” by AWS to evaluate and certify welders in India.

Certified Welding Engineer:
The AWS-CWEng certification is one of the most reputed stamps of approval for any engineering industries. Industry professional who qualify for AWS-CWEng. are highly regarded and recognized throughout the welding and QA/QC segment, because this certification adheres to highly documented level of skill and capability.

A person with the demonstrated education, experience and knowledge as defined by this information and who successfully passes the required examinations is considered qualified an AWS Certified Welding Engineer (CW Eng.)

The CWEng is capable of directing those operations associated with weldments and other types of joints that are completed in accordance with the appropriate contract documents, codes, and other standards to produce a satisfactory product. The welding engineer¹s activities begins before production or construction welding and continues through the production process then ending when the production process is complete.

Eligibility:
In order to qualify as a certified welding engineer candidate you must be an

• Individual with Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) and a minimum of one (1) year relevant experience.
• Individual with Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) and a minimum of two (2) years relevant experience.
• Individual with other related Bachelor of Science (B.S.c.) degrees and a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience.
• Individual with an Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree and a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience.

Exam pattern
The AWS Certified Welding Engineer (CW Eng.) examination consists of four parts. Parts 1 and 2 must be successfully completed in order to take Parts 3 and 4. The first two parts (1 and 2) of the exam are closed book and covers basic science fundamentals and applied science fundamentals. Exam will be of two hours for each part with written type multiple-choice questions (total time of four hours). Part 1 is a 35 questions multiple choice exam and Part 2 is a 25 questions multiple choice exam. They are given together and must be passed together. If the candidate fails one part, only that part must be repeated.

Exam for Parts 3 and 4 are open book examinations on welding related disciplines and practical welding and related applications. Each exam is three hours in length( Duration). Part 3 is a 45 questions essay exam. Part 4 is a 39 questions multiple choice exam. Candidates that successfully pass Parts 1 and 2 will be invited to sit for these exams and a separate application must be submitted to AWS.

Candidates must pass each of the four examinations with an individual score no less than 60% and attain a minimum weighted percentage of 70% for all 4 parts

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• Penetrant Testing : Automobile components ,Pressure Vessels and Heavy Structural's


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• Ultrasonic Flaw Detection : Automobile Components, pipelines , Boiler & pressure Vessels and Heavy Structural's


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