After completing a course, the welder will have expanded her/his field of expertise, and more specifically, expanded to the level which is demanded by and customary in the Offshore Industries, particulary for Heavy Construction Industries.
Also for the Industrial Maintenance, knowledge and experience in all welding processes is kee to perform in this field.
QWS, provides additional training courses in the arts of SMAW, FCAW, GTAW, GMAW welding and the gouging of carbon based materials, but also various materials such as stainless steel, Aluminium, Cunifer and so on.
At the end of the courses each participant undergoes a welding test under the supervision of Lloyd's Register.
If the test is sucessful under the strict current code specifications, Lloyd's can use the laboratory test report to make out a final certificate.
The required level of competence for a participant to join a course is important.
We set the minimum required level at 4.
An admission test will demonstrate the participant's skills.
As mentioned, the level at which a student is enrolled into the course is determined after taking and admission test.
However, with the present legislation and standardization in mind, it is also possible to test welding certificates that welders already have and that have achieved them a place in practice, against their skills.
If a certificate has expired, or if legislation changes, then there is always the possibility of renewing or prolonging the certificate, subject to a test under survellance of the Lloyd's Registerinspection authorities.
Should additional education or training be required or advised, then that requirement advise is followed up.
