The Institute is already engaged in training of welding professional personnel and conducting AMIIW examination which is considered as equivalent to an Engineering Degree, and is approved by HRD Ministry of Government of India. The Institute also conducts tailor made courses for welding professionals at various levels ranging from Welder to Welding Engineer based on specific requirements for a particular industry. IIW also assists and jointly conducts in-house welding training programmes in industrial establishments covering both theoretical and practical skill all over India.

IIW-India has also been empanelled by Government of India, DGE&T (Directorate General of Employment and Training) as an Assessing Body for all Fabrication sector courses under their MES-SDI  (Modular Employment Skills – Skill Development Initiative Scheme).

Dearth of properly qualified and competent welders is a major problem for the Indian fabrication industry. Most welders are developed from unskilled personnel. At present welding training provided by ITIs and private training institutes is inconsistent in quality and trainees vary in competency. No standard national certification scheme exists.

IIWs  NWTCS has been prepared to meet the demand by industry for welders, trained and certified to a level of competency commensurate with the requirements of any of the welder qualification and certification specifications or codes i.e. IS:7310 / IS:817, ISO:9606-1, BSEN:287 and ASME Sec IX/AWS D1.1.

• The scheme defines the requirements for IIW to certify welders at different skill levels Basic, Standard & Advanced. for MMAW (SMAW), GTAW & GMAW processes
• Also the theoretical and practical training facilities and program requirements for a Welders Training Institute to be approved as an IIW Approved Training Institute (IIW ATI) to operate the Scheme in two parts
  • Part 1 – Main Scheme which defines curriculum and   certification requirements for different courses along with ATI requirements
  • Part 2 – Provides lesson plan and course notes to IIW ATIs for delivery of the training

• Provides theoretical and practical curriculum for each course
• Specifies viva-voce test for theoretical assessment of MMAW basic level and objective type written tests for standard and advanced level MMAW, GTAW and GMAW courses
• Provides practical test requirements for certification against each course
• Specifies form for recording welder test details (WPS + PQR)
• Specifies criteria for acceptance of test pieces.
• Certification tests to be conducted by IIW Authorised examiners
• Trainees at an IIW ATI may continue from a lower level course to a higher level course through internal assessment of the ATI for final certification test by IIW examiner
• Specifies National Register of IIW certified welders to be maintained

Workshop: The range of welding and auxiliary equipment must reflect the welding processes and must be in sufficient quantity for imparting training and practice, providing plates, material and consumables etc.  All the facilities required must cover the required number of students. The welder training workshop has to include the required number of training booths. The booths are to be fully equipped for training, have correct ventilation and correct screening to protect other workers.

Class Rooms: The ATI must have well ventilated class rooms with teaching aids, and employing adequately qualified teachers and instructors with administrative support. The academic environment must encourage learning process with availability of books, videos of processes as available and other learning aids.

Course approval: The approval of an ATI and the courses they are authorised to conduct is the responsibility of the NCB of the Indian Institute of Welding. A course is approved with respect to the programme, the team of instructors, course materials, facilities and equipment on successful completion of proper inspection, on the basis of application received from the ATI. To ensure quality of training the maximum number of trainees should be restricted to 30 maximum per course.

Faculty: The ATI will conduct courses by duly qualified persons, designed to prepare candidates for examinations and qualifications of welding personnel to (NWTCS) Standard. This will enable the welders after acquiring required skill & practice to exercise option to obtain certificate as per IIW scheme.

• The intending training Institute may contact the nearest IIW branch, the Regional Director-IIW at South & West or the Executive Director at Kolkata Head Quarter for details
• A Brochure will be provided free of cost along with an Application Form
• The intending Training Institute has to submit the properly filled up "Application for Becoming an Approved Training Institute-IIW FORM" with details of the facilities, the courses to be conducted etc. along with Photo copy of any document as required along with a nominal Application Fees
• IIW will organise a formal scheduled inspection of the training facilities by a IIW authorised Inspector and they will also assist the potential ATI by pointing out any facility requiring improvement
• After satisfactory inspection of the training establishment, IIW will formally intimate the potential ATI. The applicant Institute is required to pay the one time specified Registration Fees to IIW
• An Agreement will be executed between the applicant training Institute and IIW detailing the rights and obligation of the signing parties. The legally authorised signatories will be required to sign the Agreement on behalf of each party respectively
• Clauses in the the Agreement include all essential operational and administrative requirements, conduct of examination and test, record keeping,  maintenance of Confidentiality, Statutory Compliance, Non-Transferability of Registration, conditions for Termination, Jurisdiction etc
• The ATI will be provided with a free copy of detailed Scheme on NWTCS for implementation.
• The Registration is subject to renewal every 5 years on application by ATI & review by IIW
• The course approval is valid for a period of 12-months from the date of issue of the certificate & may be extended on a year to year basis at the request of ATI and discretion of IIW-India'

• Minimum class VIII pass with knowledge in regional language and basic English vocabulary for all levels and processes
• However, students who have completed Class X / School Leaving Examination will have advantage in the learning process for both Standard and Advanced courses of MMAW, GTAW & GMAW
• Pass at one level qualifies the trainee for access to next level of course in an IIW ATI
• Lateral entry to Standard / Advanced level courses available for experienced welders, subject to internal assessment of Basic / Standard level course requirements by the IIW ATI
• Decision of IIW ATI on eligibility once reviewed by the IIW Certification Board is final

Training in gas welding and cutting specified in MMAW basic course and Brazing and Braze Welding in MMAW standard course curriculum, although these are not included in certification requirements.
Optional provision of training in FCAW process on carbon and stainless steels is given in GMAW advanced level curriculum although this is not included in certification requirements.

After completion of each course, the trainee welders will be assessed by Qualification tests and theory / oral tests by an IIW Authorised Examiner / competent authority delegated by the Indian Institute of Welding.
 
By mutual agreement between the ATI and Indian Institute of Welding the lower level examination may be combined with a higher level course for examination and testing.

Practical Skill testing as per the scheme will be tested as per procedure to be laid down in Section 13 and checked and inspected by IIW Authorised Examiner. A fee is payable to Indian Institute of Welding for examination and certification of each candidate for various processes and levels.

• Detailed requirement with for each process, type of weld joint & size, position and materials are codified and testing method for visual, NDT and mechanical are fully specified.
• Examination and testing is carried out under supervision of fully qualified IIW examiner or a qualified person duly delegated and authorised to act as examiner.