Jim and everyone else
Frank DeLaurier, the previous AWS Executive Director was confronted by the Certification Committee and the Qualification Committee in a joint meeting in 1999, in Kenner Louisana. WE were all complaining about the cost of renewal and recertification. It was pointed out that many of the members of these two committees were P. E.s. None of the P. E. licenses cost as much as the CWI Certification.
Frank said he would not reduce the cost of the CWI renewall and recertification. "You can make more money with that CWI stamp than you can with your P. E. Seal."
So, there you have it from the AWS Executive Director (Ex).
Does anyone want to buy this bridge I have in Brooklyn NY? For Sale Cheap! You can put a toll on it and make a lot more money!
Joe Kane
Jim,
I doubt the cwi stamp by itself will bring much more money currently. However; taking a page from the way things are going in Europe, and looking ahead to where they are going here, I'd say any central cert stamp will eventually be worth more money, even if you don't actually ink it. API is certianly headed the central cert way, it won't be long before you can't even fart in a refinery, tank yard, or pipeline without it.