[/QUOTE]Depends on what you want it for. I have taken both AWS CWI and CPWI. I'm in the Pipeline business and for me, the CPWI was a better fit. If your looking for structural or medical, I would go with AWS. Not sure where you live but Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa has a welding Tech program and the local board memebers for AWS are instructors. They have a Sat course that prepares you for the test. Let me know if you have any questions and would be available to chat if you would like. I've been in the business for a long time and with new requirements, that is where the money is. Good luck, Tom
QUOTE=BHC Vic;2809456]I know I?ve posted a feeler thread about this before but I?m a lot more serious now. Anyone know any schools or got any advice? Anyone take the test? Anyone have a book hey would sell me. D1.1
How?s the new job treating you Vic? Hope all is going as planned.
PS. Watch that diet. I found a ?few? pounds going from the field into an office more. Not sure if it?s the lack of exercise, stress or extra beers though.
I like these guys. I'm thinking of going there myself.
http://thefabschool.com/
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Quite a few of the welding instructors at Whittier over the years that took that test didn't pass.What is the tough part about it?
It’s a lot of codes and language I’m not familiar with. I can weld just fine, but this is something completely different.What is the tough part about it?
What parts are issues? Is it the alloys, temps or...? The codes and language stuff is pretty much like learning the codes from other certs you may already have. What I mean by that is this: You've already had to memorize things for school, apprenticeship...marriage...right? I think because it's new territory it scares you a bit. Don't ever look at it as a "new" project. Look at it as adding to your skillset, just another tool in the truck. You don't need to give a report on what each word means, you have to know what each grouping of words means.It’s a lot of codes and language I’m not familiar with. I can weld just fine, but this is something completely different.
In 20 some years in construction, I could count on one hand the inspectors that new the trade, not the bookWhile I believe it's great you were offered this , it strikes me a bit odd how a technical instructor can function with no professional experience and expertise. Best of luck to you,you seem to be killing it!
It’s more a matter of who can pass the test. I’ve welded on several jobs and I’ve been certified I’d guess 10 years. Some of the best welders can’t pass that test. A lot of people say I’m dumb or whatever but I’m actually a good test taker. I scored better on my SAT’s hungover and high than most people who paid for classes did. Had I not wasted so many years partying, I’d probably be a lawyer.
Interior systems carpenters need to get their aws welding cert in order to journey out. I got mine as a third period apprentice. I’m not the greatest but I want to get better.
I've heard welding tests are a pain in the ass. I've talked to guys with the LA City cert and they have said the same.So it’s been 3 years. I just walked out of the part b exam. Probably the hardest test I’ve taken in my but I feel like I did ok. I take the other 2 parts Monday
Congratulations, hopefully! You seem to be killing it these days.So it’s been 3 years. I just walked out of the part b exam. Probably the hardest test I’ve taken in my life but I feel like I did ok. I take the other 2 parts Monday
CongratsWell it didn’t go 100% as planned but I’ll take what I got. I got my Cawi, so no I just gotta try again for the full deal. I did well on part A and passed. I missed part c by a few questions. I know I did do horrible on part b because I got my cawi, but I’m hoping I did well enough that I only have to retake part c. It would be a lot easier to study for 1 part than all 3. View attachment 935703 I’m still stoked. I put a lot of effort into that test.
Congrats. I have been watching and readIng about the tremendous advancements you’ve made in your career