This issue of our quarterly Fusion eNewsletter is focused on several new initiatives that we have embarked on recently to spearhead the local welding industry into the ‘new normal’. One of the most significant is our return to a more modularised approach to the courses that we offer. Writing about this in the latest issue of the SAIW Fusion magazine SAIW Executive Director John Tarboton says; “The idea behind this is that fabricators need to be offered the flexibility to send their people for training when it best suits the work schedules…This means the modules required for a qualification need to be more independent of one other so they do not have to be completed in a rigid sequence.”
This marks a turning point for the SAIW as it strives for a more flexible, agile and most importantly student-centric approach in 2021.
Read on to find out more about this and other exciting developments. |
|
|
|
| |
| |
 |
| |
| 2021 could accurately be described as the year of reinvention thanks to the radically altered socio-economic lives of all South Africans. Realising this, the SAIW has taken a long, hard look at its current courses and come up with a revitalised offering that has been designed with its students at the centre of everything it does. |
| |
| Read More › |
|
|
| |
| |
| |
 |
| |
| The SAIW has successfully presented its first NDT Level 3 Workshop for 2021 which built on pre-existing Level 1 and 2 NDT Qualifications and enabled attendees to take on a more senior managerial role within an organisation with the ability to oversee all NDT procedural and quality checks and the authorisation and management of individual staff NDT operations. |
| |
| Read More › |
|
|
| |
| |
|
SAIW COLLABORATES WITH CSIR TO BOOST WELDING SECTOR’S TECHNOLOGY CREDENTIALS
|
| |
| |
| |
| The South African Institute of Welding (SAIW) and the CSIR have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see the two organisations collaborate on new technology and data sharing. This will develop the role of welding in the 4th Industrial Revolution and boost the contribution of this scarce skill to rebuilding the South African economy. |
| |
| Read More › |
|
|
| |
| |
|
STUDENT PROFILE : STEPHAN VAN HEERDEN
SETTING SAIL FOR A HANDS-ON CAREER IN WELDING
|
| |
| |
| |
| For matriculant Stephan van Heerden, perseverance and a willingness to start from the bottom up, has allowed him to discover his potential and talent for the artistry of aluminium welding; one which has secured him a job building an aluminium yacht over the next three years, backed by an internationally-recognised welding certification through the SAIW’s IIW International Welder programme. |
| |
| Read More › |
|
|
| |
| |
|
STUDENT PROFILE : MISHA GEIDT
SAIW TRAINING A DEAL BREAKER FOR INTERNATIONAL WELDING CAREER SUCCESS
|
| |
| |
| |
| Hard won experience has taught student Misha Geidt that globally recognised welding qualifications provide an open-access passport to the world of welding opportunities. He is therefore forging ahead by studying for an International Institute of Welding qualification that will allow him to compete for jobs on the international stage. |
| |
| Read More › |
|
|
| |
| |
|
DON’T FORGET TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE LATEST ISSUE OF OUR DIGITAL FUSION MAGAZINE
|
| |
| |
| |
| In his opening message in the latest Fusion magazine SAIW Executive Director John Tarboton reports that despite the ongoing restrictions around the COVID-19 lockdown the SAIW has engaged in a revitalised member and student-centric focus in the last few months. To this end members of its management team have engaged with members in a one on one (albeit socially distanced) meetings to best gauge the current performance of the SAIW and how best to improve and boost in performance in the next 12-months. Writing in the magazine Tarboton says; “As well as informing members of the benefits of membership and the products and services we offer, my visits have also given me a deeper insight into the state of our industry and to the different needs of members.” |
| |
| Click here to Read the Full Issue › |
|
|
| |
| |
|
HOUSEKEEPING! CLARIFICATION ON IIW COURSE REQUIREMENTS
|
| |
| |
| |
| Based on feedback from our students please note the following about the current assessment criteria for our International Welding Inspector Course.
According to the International Approval Board (IAB) guidelines for the requirements for International Welder Inspector - Basic Level - the practical part of the final examination is divided into two parts, one of which to the test the competence of the candidate undertaking a range of inspection tasks. The second part will be an oral interview/examination to assess the candidate's comprehension of the tasks involved and written results and reports.
This oral examination will test the candidate's understanding and interpretation of international quality standards and focuses on the quality aspects of international welding quality standards and quality-related documentation such as control manuals.
For more information please download our 2021 Course Prospectus https://www.saiw.co.za/saiw-course-prospectus-2021 or email our
Certification CEO - herman.potgieter@saiw for additional clarification |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
