CWI Program Information
CWI Program Information
To qualify for examination registration, a Welding Inspector Exam Application and the required supporting
documentation must be submitted and approved. Applications with incomplete or missing information (expect for the
Visual Acuity Record, which may be submitted later) will be considered unqualified unless the missing documentation
can be provided within one (1) week of being notified (via telephone or email) that their application is incomplete. If
the applicant fails to meet the qualification criteria for the exam, the exam fee (or the exam portion of a seminar/exam
package fee) will be refunded minus a processing fee.
Purchasing a seminar package that includes the cost of the exam does not automatically ensure registration for the
exam. If applying for the seminar and the examination, applicants will automatically be registered for the seminar, but
approval for the exam is contingent upon meeting the examination registration criteria.
The standard processing time is four weeks and applicants will be notified by an exam confirmation package.
AWS cannot guarantee space at an exam site if the application has not been received in a timely manner and has not
been processed and/or approved by the Certification Department. When circumstances do not permit meeting the
registration deadlines, fast track processing is available at an additional fee. Please contact the Certification
Department regarding this procedure and its fees.
We recommend using priority mail with tracking options when mailing your application. If you choose to apply, please
send your application package to:
American Welding Society
Certification Department
550 NW LeJeune Road
Miami, Florida 33126
All checks and money orders should be made payable to AWS. Payments must accompany your application.
If you have questions, give us a call at (800) 443-9353 see below for the extensions.
• For questions regarding examination, contact the Certification Department, ext. 273.
• For questions regarding seminars, contact the Education Department, ext. 224.
Cert-CWI Program Information (0566 doc) – 10/4/06