WELDING INSPECTION - STRUCTURAL STEEL & ALUMINIUM TRAINING COURSE

COURSE OVERVIEW

This Welding Inspection course is aimed at providing candidates with Welding Inspection knowledge & skills with a specific focus on the weld quality requirements or the UKCA & CE Marking of Steel & Aluminium structures according to BS EN 1090.

WHO SHOULD COMPLETE THE COURSE?

The course is ideal for:

🔹Inspectors, quality professionals, manufacturing personnel, engineers, metallurgists, technicians, welders & anyone else in the structural steel & aluminium fabrications sector who are looking to increase their knowledge, skills & understanding in welding inspection.

🔹Trainees who are looking to increase their knowledge & skills towards undertaking a role as a welding inspector / senior welding inspector / quality manager / quality engineer / welding supervisor / manufacturing engineer.

WHY CHOOSE OUR DISTANCE LEARNING CPD TRAINING?

Our training offers an excellent choice for the following reasons:

1. Distance Learning: The course is offered as a distance learning, self-study CPD training course, making it accessible to candidates regardless of their location.

2. Flexible Learning: Candidates can start and progress through the training at anytime, anywhere & at their own pace. No need to wait for course dates for classroom-based or online training courses and no need to pay travelling expenses & to spend time away paying for hotels & other living expenses.

3. No Prior Knowledge Required: The course is suitable for candidates at all levels, including those new to welding, as no specific qualification entry requirements are needed.

4. Comprehensive Curriculum: The course covers a comprehensive range of topics, including principles of the arc welding processes, welding codes and standards, welding positions, types of welded joints, welding symbols, welding imperfections, visual welding inspection & NDT inspection methods. For a complete list of topics covered on the course, see further down the page under the heading: 'COURSE CONTENT.'

5. Industry-Relevant: The course is designed by professionally qualified academic and industry experts, ensuring that the content is both academically rigorous and practically relevant. The prominent academic & professional profile of our Course Tutor is shown below under the heading 'Course Tutor: Philip Bralsford CEng MIMMM MWeldI MMet MBA.'

6. Career Advancement: The training is designed to enhance your career prospects by increasing your technical knowledge, skills and understanding. 

7. Supportive Environment: Benefit from the support and guidance from experienced Tutors.

8. Full-Colour Training Handbook: Participants receive a comprehensive, full-colour training handbook that serves as both a course guide and a valuable reference tool after completion.

9. Accredited Certifications: Enhance your credentials with certifications recognised by top organisations. 

10. Proven Success: Our training has empowered professionals from companies like Arcelor Mittal, UKRI-Science & Technologies Facilities Council and The Manufacturing Technology Centre.

11. Excellent Feedback: The course has received excellent feedback from candidates who have completed it, highlighting its effectiveness in developing knowledge, skills and understanding:

• 'Thank you for quick turnaround. I really enjoyed the course. Hope to use your services again in the future.'

• 'Fantastic, much better than TWI notes & learned much more during the course.'

• 'Really good course-good pace & very good notes. Thank you.'

• 'Good course, well-paced, good content & structure.'

• 'Informative & well-presented course. Thank you.'

DISTANCE LEARNING SELF STUDY TRAINING COURSE

The training is completed by our distance learning, self study training course which provides a cost-effective & flexible route for candidates to start & progress through the training at anytime, anywhere & at their own pace.

Total estimated self study time required to complete the course is 8 hours. 

The start date  for the training would follow receipt of payment of the course fees. 

All course materials would be posted & e-mailed to the candidate, including a comprehensive, full-colour training handbook which is posted & which serves as an excellent reference document following completion of the training. There are also links to instructional videos to explain some of the concepts presented in the course.

To complete the course, the candidate works through the Training Handbook. During their progression through the course, the candidate also has the option to request a tutorial session with the course tutor of up to 2 hours duration. The aim of the session, which would be arranged online or by phone, would be to review any issues the candidate may have on their understanding of the course material.

CERTIFICATION

Candidates are assessed on the course by CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENTS and those achieving the required standard will be AWARDED a CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT in 'WELDING INSPECTION-STRUCTURAL STEEL & ALUMINIUM' & CPD 8 HOURS. There is no expiry date on the certificate.

SELF STUDY BOOKING FORM

Course Fees: £750 per person, inclusive of a comprehensive, full colour Training Handbook & all Assessment & Certification fees.

Please click on the LINK to download and complete the SELF STUDY booking form if you would like to make a booking, or Contact Us if you require any further information. 

COURSE CONTENT

🔺  Definition of Welding

🔺 Welding Codes & Standards 

🔺 Welding Terms & Definitions

🔺 Review of Arc welding processes

🔺 Types of Welded Joints & Welds

🔺 Welding Symbols

🔺 Welding Positions

🔺 Welding Symbols

🔺 Welding Procedure Specifications

🔺 Welder & Welding Operator Qualifications

🔺 The types of welding imperfections that occur in fusion welds & how to avoid them

🔺 How to carry out a visual inspection of welds to the requirements in BS EN ISO 17637

🔺 How to use welding gauges when carrying out a visual welding inspection

🔺The principles of the various supplementary Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) inspection techniques for the surface & internal inspection of Welds:

• Ultrasonic Testing (UT)

• Radiographic Testing (RT)

• Magnetic Particle Testing (MT) 

• Dye Penetrant Testing (PT) 

🔺 The specific quality requirements for steel & aluminium structures in the UK & EU for UKCA Marking to BS EN 1090-2 (steel ) & BS EN 1090-3 (Aluminium.)

Course Tutor: Philip Bralsford CEng MIMMM MWeldI MMet MBA

• Philip possesses extensive experience as a Course Tutor & has successfully trained many hundreds of candidates on training courses in Welding Engineering, Responsible Welding Coordination, Welding Inspection, Metallurgy, Materials Engineering & Quality Management.

• Philip provides training for a number of high-profile clients, including: Arcelor Mittal, The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), UKRI-Science & Technology Facilities Council, The Institute of Cast Metals Engineers (ICME), TAQA Bratani, Building Research Establishment (BRE), Moog Aircraft Group, J & D Pierce Contracts Ltd, Bourne Group Ltd, Mueller Europe, TEi Ltd, Ultra Maritime, William Cook Cast Products, WQiC, Voestalpine Bohler Welding & RWE Generation UK PLC.

• Philip is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), professionally qualified in Metallurgy, Materials Engineering (MIMMM) & Welding (MWeldI) and possesses more than 30 years manufacturing industry experience, having worked for leading engineering firms such as British Steel, Sheffield Forgemasters and Corus.

• Philip also has a strong and detailed background in quality management systems and quality & manufacturing auditing, particularly within the metallurgical, engineering, welding and materials sectors. He possesses an ISO 9001 Lead Auditor qualification & a thorough understanding of quality management industry standards.

• Philip has received excellent feedback from the clients & candidates who have undertake his Training. For some of their comments see below:

'Our Engineers have found the course and its subject material very informative and helpful as two engineers relatively new to welding. They have also found the material very well presented and easy to follow.'

'It's been done in a way that's understandable for people who already have some knowledge and for those who don't, It's learnable and understandable.'

'I think there is very little or almost nothing to improve, as the course is very well designed, built and the Tutor is very experienced.'

'Thank you Philip for your time. I've enjoyed the course a lot and after meeting with you, I've learnt even more about the role of an RWC. Thank you again for your feedback on where we need to be and I will continue to make a great effort to learn more.'

‘I felt the course material was invaluable. I came away with a complete understanding simply because it was written by somebody who clearly understood their subject area. I look forward to studying again with Philip.’

Purchase the Training Handbook

You can also purchase separately the full-colour, Training Handbook for this course.

Please Contact Us if you would like to order a copy.

Purchase the Digital Course Materials

We also offer for purchase the digital course materials that would enable training providers provide their own training in 'Welding Inspection-Structural Steel & Aluminium'

When purchasing the digital course materials, you would receive all course materials in digital form, including a comprehensive Microsoft 365 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, as well as all Assessments for the course. 

The PowerPoint presentation also facilitates a TRAINING HANDBOOK for the course to be printed.

All digital files are also editable to enable you to apply your own branding to the course materials. 

Please Contact Us for a quotation if you are interested in purchasing the digital course materials.