Level 3 Visual Welding Inspector Pathway
This pathway is designed for Level 2 Welding Inspectors seeking certification to CSA Standard W178.2 Level 3 or who want to further increase their knowledge of welding metallurgy across a variety of material types and be introduced to quality management.
Overview
This pathway is designed for Level 2 Welding Inspectors seeking certification to CSA Standard W178.2 Level 3 or who want to further increase their knowledge of welding metallurgy across a variety of material types and be introduced to quality management.
Pathway Micro-Credentials
Aluminum Fundamentals
This is an intermediate level course focusing on comprehensive knowledge of the production of aluminum, aluminum properties, safety considerations, handling and material preparation, aluminum designations, and more.
Welding Metallurgy: Steels
This is a professional level course focusing on comprehensive knowledge of the fundamental principles of steel composition, microstructure, and properties, various types of heat treatment processes and the effects of these processes, and more.
Welding Metallurgy: Non-Ferrous Metals
This is a professional level course focusing on comprehensive knowledge of the properties of non-ferrous metals that affect welding, issues encountered when welding non-ferrous metals, various types of heat treatment processes and the effects of these processes, and more.
Welding Metallurgy: Aluminum
This is a professional level course focusing on comprehensive knowledge of the properties of aluminum that affect welding, the types of heat treatment processes and their effects, and more.
Welding Metallurgy: Cast Iron
This is a professional level course focusing on comprehensive knowledge of the types of cast iron, fundamental principles of cast iron composition, microstructure, and properties, various types of heat treatment processes and the effects of these processes, and more.
Quality Management Basics
This is an intermediate level course focusing on the concepts of quality and quality man-agement. It provides an overview of the ISO 9001:2015 Standard with specific examples of how it relates to welding inspection.
The Impact of Structure on Weldability
This is a comprehensive professional level course focusing on the relationship between a metal’s basic properties within equilibrium conditions and its behavioural conditions in welding. Topics covered include basic metal structures and their behaviours, methods of changing the mechanical properties of alloys, phase diagrams, the effects of welding procedures on solidification structures, and more.