IWIP – COMPREHENSIVE LEVEL
About the Course
The IWIP Comprehensive is the most prestigious and the highest level of the IWIP courses. For candidates who have successfully completed the IWIP Standard course and are in possession of two years’ Welding Inspection experience at the Standard level are eligible for the Comprehensive course.
On completing the course, inspectors will have extensive knowledge of welding and inspection theory and application. The course is presented in modular form similar to IWIP Standard and IWIP Basic i.e. there is a Technology module and an Inspection module that have to be successfully completed in order to attain the IWIP Comprehensive certificate.
Successful IWIP Comprehensive candidates will be able to manage all Inspection activities; supervise IWIP Basic and IWIP Standard personnel developing and then giving them appropriate (on-the job) instructions and act as technical experts for the inspection function.
People holding the IWT or IWE qualifications are exempted from doing the IWIP Comprehensive Technology module but are required to complete all the Inspection modules that is Basic Level, Standard Level and Comprehensive Level. SAIW will arrange courses subject to demand from IWE and IWT’s.
