Our Sites

AWS announces new CWI pathway for IIW diploma holders

The American Welding Society has launched the CWI by IIW Waiver program, a new pathway for certain IIW diploma holders to achieve the AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) credential.

Through this program, IIW diploma holders can streamline the process of earning the CWI credential; they can apply for a waiver from taking Part A (Fundamentals) and need only to pass Part B (Practical) and Part C (Open codebook) exams to possess both IIW and AWS credentials. To do so, first they need to submit evidence of one of the following IIW diplomas: International Welding Engineer, International Welding Technologist, International Welding Specialist, or International Welding Inspection (IWIP-C, IWIP-S, IWIP-B).