Overview of welding inspection roles, responsibilities, fabrication workflows, industry sectors, safety procedures, PPE, and introduction to ASME/AWS standards.

Study of SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, SAW, Oxy-fuel processes, equipment, consumables, heat input control, and applications in structural, pipeline & industrial work.

Weld symbols, blueprint reading, joint types, position notations, inspection symbols, and interpreting drawing requirements in fabrication projects.

Purpose of WPS, procedure qualification records, welder qualification tests, essential variables, documentation formats, and compliance with ASME/AWS.

Cracks, porosity, slag inclusion, undercut, lack of fusion, incomplete penetration, crater defects, lamination, warping & distortion — causes, identification & remedies.

Lighting requirements, cleaning methods, surface preparation, magnifiers, weld gauges, fillet gauges, profile checks, defect measurement & acceptance criteria.

Vernier calipers, depth gauges, angle finders, hi-lo gauges, cam gauges, welding rulers, undercut gauges, micrometers and calibration basics.

Tensile test, bend test, impact test, hardness test, macro & micro examination, sample preparation, and interpreting DT results.

Liquid penetrant testing (PT), magnetic particle testing (MT), radiographic testing (RT), ultrasonic testing (UT), NDT safety, indications vs defects.

ASME Section IX, AWS D1.1, ISO standards, acceptance criteria, documentation requirements, and compliance auditing.

Creating inspection reports, weld maps, traceability records, material certificates (MTC), heat numbers, NCR reports, and digital QC logs.

Fit-up inspection, alignment checks, root pass inspection, interpass temperature monitoring, weld sequence planning, distortion control & site QA workflows.

Complete evaluation of weld samples, defect measurement project, NDT Level-I assistance demo, documentation submission, and final certification test.