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Excellent Response to Newly Launched Welding Inspectors Programme

13 August 2019 Shelton Zichawo, SAIW training services manager, says that there has been a very encouraging response to the revamped Welding Inspectors Programme recently launched by the SAIW. “After deep analysis and research, and taking into account the needs and desires of the local industry, we launched a new, improved Inspectors programme, which incorporates […]

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Major Improvement to SAIW Flagship Programme ….

09 May 2019 Welding Inspectors curriculum to again fully include the iconic SAIW Levels 1 and 2 In the last few years, following a decision to focus more on the internationally recognised International Institute of Welding’s (IIW) IWIP Basic, Standard and Comprehensive programmes,the SAIW removed the SAIW Inspectors Level 1 course from its curriculum while

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SAIW 70 Years on … …a word from the President, Morris Maroga

17 May 2018 Looking back and thinking about our organization, the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW), I was struck by the fact that, amongst all the things that happened in the year 1948, it was the year that the SAIW was founded and the year the Nationalist Apartheid government came to power. What a

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SAIW Foundation in Revolutionary Apprenticeship Scheme

07 March 2018 Industry partners invited to participate

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SAIW acquires Cape Town-based NASA

08 December 2017 The Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) has acquiredthe assets of Cape Town-based NDT Academy of South Africa (NASA) with effect from 1 January 2018. According to SAIW executive director, Sean Blake, the acquisition is in the interests of both parties and the industry as a whole. “SAIW has traditionally not offered

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In the Spotlight – Prince Dlamini

05 December 2017 IN OUR SERIES OF PROFILES ON PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE TO THE WELDING/ NDT INDUSTRY AND THE SAIW, WE TALK TO PRINCE DLAMINI, A CHIEF ENGINEER (METALLURGY) AT ESKOM. BORN IN 1983 NEAR PIET RETIEF IN MPUMULANGA, PRINCE ATTAINED HIS SENIOR CERTIFICATE IN 2000 AT NDLELA HIGH SCHOOL AND COMPLETED A

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The SAIW Welding Fabricator Certification Scheme (ISO 3834)

05 December 2017 The ISO 3834 certification of fabricators in South Africa has become one of the most successful initiatives of the SAIW, SAIW Certification and the welding industry as a whole in South Africa. We are taking this opportunity to remind fabricators and construction companies what this is all about. SAIW Certification, the certification

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WorldSkills in Abu Dhabi … … the good and the not so good

05 December 2017 Earlier this year, the winner of the 2016 SAIW Youth Challenge, Phillipus Terblanche, brushed aside fellow competitors at the WorldSkills SA competition to earn the opportunity to represent South Africa at the WorldSkills International Competition, which was held in Abu Dhabi from 14-19 October 2017. According to WorldSkills S.A.’s National Expert and

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JOB KNOWLEDGE 125 Radiography Part 2

05 December 2017 The previous article dealt mostly with the basic principles of radiography – this part will cover the methods of ensuring that a radiograph is of an acceptable quality and capable of showing relevant imperfections. As mentioned in the previous article the quality of a radiograph is assessed using three factors: density, contrast

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SAIW supports the LIV Welding Academy… … all in the name of community upliftment

05 December 2017 The SAIW is right behind the LIV Welding Academy (LWA) initiative says SAIW executive director, Sean Blake. “We are excited about the possibilities of providing skills to young people who may otherwise never have had a chance to get employment. We know that qualified welders have an excellent chance of getting a

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Excellent Response to Newly Launched Welding Inspectors Programme

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