90% attendance at an SAIW Certification approved IWE training course run by an Approved Training Body (ATB)

Closed book examinations to be written on completion of each module made up of 50% narrative and 50% multiple choice questions and covering the scope of each module.

Module 1: Welding processes and equipment
Module 2: Materials and their behaviour during welding
Module 3: Construction and design
Module 4: Fabrication, applications engineering

Theory: 2 hours minimum per module

Theory: 60% in each module

Note:
In addition to the theory examinations, there is a mandatory oral examination to test the candidates understanding and ability to reason in the field of welding. The total time for the oral examination, covering all four modules, is a minimum of one hour per candidate.
Candidates achieving a mark in excess of 75% in any module will be exempted from the oral examination in that module.
The oral examination is weighted at 40% of the final mark.

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