International Engineers, Technologists, Welding Specialists [IWE, IWT, IWS, IWP / IIW,EWF, ISO/IEC 17024]

Welding Process Coordination Personnel [IIW, EWF] consist of 5 levels, which are categorized according to access conditions based on the educational background of the participant.

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In addition, Welding Coordinator programs are provided according to the International Standards for Personnel Certification ISO /IEC 17024, Certified QA/QC Welding Coordinator:

1. IWE. International Welding Engineer [IIW, EWF]

International Welding Engineers (IWE) programme, which is the highest level of Personnel Qualification, has a total duration of 448 training hours, theoretical and practical, which consists of the following modules:

Modules	Training Hours
Welding Processes and Equipment	95
Materials and welding behaviour	115
Construction , Study and Material design	62
Construction and Engineering Applications	116
Practical	60
Total	448

2. IWT. International Welding Technologist [IIW, EWF]

International Welding Technologists (IWT) programme has a total duration of 369 hours theoretical and practical, which consists of the following modules:

Modules	Training Hours
Welding Processes and Equipment	86
Materials and their behaviour during welding	96
Construction , Study and Material design	44
Construction and Engineering Applications	83
Practical	60
Total	369

The educational structure of all levels is similar and the courses are attended simultaneously for all participants regardless of access conditions.

3. IWS. International Welding Specialist [IIW, EWF]

The International Welding Specialist (IWS) programme has a total duration of 249 hours theoretical and practical, which consists of the following modules:

Modules	Training Hours
Welding Processes and Equipment	53
Materials and their behaviour during welding	56
Construction , Study and Material design	24
Construction and Engineering Applications	56
Practical	60
Total	249

The educational structure of all levels is similar and the courses are attended simultaneously for all participants regardless of access conditions.

4. IWS. International Welding Practitioner [IIW, EWF]

The International Welding Practices (IWP) programme has a total duration of 150 hours theoretical and practical, which consists of the following modules:

Modules	Training Hours
Welding Processes and Equipment	32
Materials and their behaviour during welding	23
Construction , Study and Material design	6
Construction and Engineering Applications	29
Practical	60
Total	249

The educational structure of all levels is similar and the courses are attended simultaneously for all participants regardless of access conditions. For International Welding Practitioners (IWP), more emphasis is placed on the practical training of manual processes.