Welding Inspection Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• Analyze fundamental welding inspection principles and their role in quality assurance and asset integrity.
• Evaluate welding specifications, drawings, procedures, and inspection requirements before welding activities begin.
• Apply systematic inspection techniques before, during, and after welding operations.
• Assess welding procedure specifications and welder qualification records against applicable project requirements.
• Verify base materials, welding consumables, identification, storage, and traceability requirements.
• Evaluate joint preparation, fit-up, alignment, preheating, interpass temperature, and welding parameters.
• Identify and classify common welding defects and determine their potential causes and significance.
• Apply appropriate visual inspection techniques and recognize when non-destructive testing is required.
• Interpret basic non-destructive testing results and compare findings with specified acceptance criteria.
• Prepare accurate welding inspection reports, non-conformance records, and corrective-action documentation.
• Strengthen technical decision-making regarding weld acceptance, repair, rejection, and re-inspection.
• Develop a practical welding inspection approach that supports quality, safety, reliability, and project requirements.

Who Should Attend

Learning Outcomes

• Explain the principles, terminology, and objectives of welding inspection.
• Identify major welding processes and understand their influence on weld quality.
• Review welding drawings, specifications, welding procedures, and inspection requirements.
• Verify welder qualifications and welding procedure documentation.
• Inspect base materials and welding consumables for identification, condition, storage, and traceability.
• Evaluate joint preparation, fit-up, alignment, preheating, and interpass temperature requirements.
• Perform systematic visual inspection of welded joints and identify common discontinuities.
• Identify welding defects including cracks, porosity, lack of fusion, incomplete penetration, slag inclusions, undercut, excessive reinforcement, and distortion.
• Understand the applications and basic interpretation of non-destructive testing methods used for weld inspection.
• Compare inspection findings with applicable acceptance criteria and project requirements.
• Prepare professional inspection reports and document non-conformities and corrective actions.
• Support weld acceptance, repair, and re-inspection decisions using objective inspection evidence.

Course Outline