I am locking for good trainer for CWI in Michigan

i have completed engineering 3 years back.
But i have been working in a company as part time when i was in final year of college.
Now i am working in the company for full time.
can i do aws cwi?
I have 3 years of experience(including 1 year part time)

Good Day..
I am a Boiler maker/welder presently and as well as a Welder fabricator and Welder fitter for almost 7 years in all. I want to inquire if I am qualified to trained or to take the seminar for Welder Inspector. Do you have any accredited school here in Australia preferably in Perth.

Hope for your immediate response..

Thanks and God Bless

hello . i have been a welder / fabricator for 27 years . i got some books to train for the cwi exam . i feel good in all the categories except the code book. the only way i found to learn how to navigate the code book is thru the seminar week before the exam, i cant afford the seminar as of now . my question is ...is there any way or other book to get to be able to learn how to navigate the code book ,or is there anyone that would like to mentor me . the exam is in august and i need someone who will help me please.

save your 2000 study on your own. i know at least a dozen cwi who took the aws seminar
and failed miserably. ive heard thje hobart school is better. i studied  at home had no problem
passing. get the wit book read it practice tests read it again and again iis about the only book i studied
also get the aws weld symbol book. know basic math  convert dec to fract inches.  i cant believe
the number of people ive met who failed the open book code test. if you take the test withapi 1104
its only 84 pages.  i never even opened the book prior to the test . aws just wants your money.
some community colleges offfer cwi training for a fraction of the aws seminar that has a70 % fail rate
ive helpefd several other welders become cwi and i have a 100% pass rate first try for all i personally feel the test
should be much harder and encompass a broader range of material.

Few individuals have the back ground required to take the CWI examination "cold turkey". Most people need to prepare for the CWI seminar offered by AWS. The AWS seminar is not intended to take a novice with little to no back ground in welding to the expert level in one week. The AWS seminar is a review of those subjects the candidate needs to be familiar with in order to pass the test.

I have always suggested that a person interested in becoming a CWI home study before taking the CWI seminar. It is difficult to master the broad range of subjects that are included on the CWI examinations in the limited time frame of five or six days.

I used to make it a practice to attend a CWI seminar about every five years just to brush up on all the subjects we are supposed to be familiar with. I found that each instructor had a wealth of experience that he integrated with the course material making the presentations more interesting and informative. I never left a seminar without learning something new or something I had forgotten.

I have been involved in preparing people for the CWI examination for many years. The Connecticut Section used to offer a series of one day weekend sessions covering each of the main topics on the examinations. It took a couple of months to complete the series, but it gave the attendees plenty of time to absorb the information.  Boston likewise used to offer training sessions for their members. I am sure other sections did the same for their membership.

As someone sitting in the classroom, it was pretty evident by the second or third day who stood a good chance of passing the CWI examinations and those that had little chance of passing. The people interested in studying were sitting toward the front of the classroom where they could hear and see the instructor. They did the assignments and were prepared for the day’s lessons.

Those people with less interest were sitting in the back of the room. They were the last to arrive in the morning, last to arrive after lunch, and rarely had their assignments completed for the next class. They were the individuals reading the newspaper before class.

I have sat in the classroom and watched individuals play games on their laptop and in one case the individual was trading stocks rather than listening to what was being said in class. Then Friday afternoon the stock trader had the gall to ask the instructor for extra help because he was falling behind.

The people that prepare for the AWS seminar in advance are in the best position to gain the most benefit from the seminar. Those that do not prepare before attending the seminar are often overwhelmed by the flood of information presented by the instructor.

The instructors cannot study the material for those planning to take the examinations. Studying for the CWI examination is an individual effort. Group study is of limited benefit if the individual does not do the assigned reading and complete practice questions beforehand.

The CWI examination is an English comprehension examination. Can the individual read the question and understand what is being asked? It is an examination that assesses the individual’s familiarity with terminology and to a limited extent, logic. An individual with a limited mastery of English or poor reading skills is going to struggle with the CWI examination.

The bottom line is that anyone that is serious about passing the CWI examination has to prepare for the examination. The more one prepares, the better the chances are of passing. Whether one studies at home or attends the seminar is an individual decision. The bottom line is that five or six days sitting in the classroom with an instructor is no guarantee one will pass the examinations. The secret is no secret; study, study, and more study is the way to pass the CWI.

Best regards – Al