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Instructions
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Take as many shop and welding courses as are offered in your high school or vocational-technical institute. Look for and complete courses offered by local vocational training programs. Practice your welding skills as often as you can, using your school's or program's shop and tools.

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Find a welding shop that will take you on as an apprentice welder. Call all the welding shops in the phone book, and ask if they offer apprenticeships. Ask your welding instructors to recommend you for an apprenticeship. Work for 4 to 6 years as an apprentice.

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Prepare for the Certified Associate Welding Inspector (CAWI) examination. Locate a school or institute the gives preparatory seminars for the test. Continue working as an apprentice, and get the skills you need to pass the CAWI test.

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Fill out an application form for CAWI certification and send it in with the required application fees. Take the three-part test to earn CAWI certification. Try to get an overall average score of 72 percent on all three parts of the test. If your overall average is 72 percent, you can retake the section on which you scored less than 72 percent. Pass the three-part test and receive your CAWI certification.

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Find a position with a welding shop where you can work as a certified welding inspector, which you can do with a CAWI certifcation. Continue learning skills on-the-job in order to prepare yourself to take the Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification exam.

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Fill out an application form for CWI certification, which includes a Visual Acuity Record, and send it in with the required application fees. Take the CWI exam and score at least a 72 percent. Earn your CWI certification, which includes an internationally recognized CWI certification ID number.

Tips & Warnings
Make sure you have top math and problem-solving skills to be successful as a welding inspector.

Remember that your CWI certification is valid for 9 years, so register for a CWI renewal program at least 6 months before your certification expires.

Read more: How to Become Certified Welding Inspector | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_6081057_become-certified-welding-inspector.html#ixzz1uJc5E9sJ

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