IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WELDER GUIDELINE FINLAND

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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WELDER GUIDELINEFINLAND

• General
• In the year 1999 the first professional
  examination (Plater-Welder) was revised including
  the requirements of European Welder guideline
• During the following years 2000 - 2005 also other
  welding related examinations (Welder, Welding
  Master, Industrial Pipe fitter) were revised
  according to EWF or IIW requirements
• The national examinations have been prepared in
  good and close co-operation between ministry of
  Education, Finnish industry and the Welding
  Society
• Until the 25th of October 2005 the following
  EW/IW diplomas have been issued 1008 EFW/IFW,
  557 EPW/IPW and 578 ETW/ITW. The most part of the
  EW/IW diplomas are sub examinations for the
  national professional welding related
  examinations

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WELDERS PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION

• Welding
• Requirements of general basic welding knowledge
  and skills
• Proving of welding skills
• 3 different processes
• ETW/ITW (European or International Tube Welder).
  With one of the processes
• 111 Manual Metal Arc welding
• 135 MAG-welding or 136 MAG-tubular cored wire
  welding or 131 MIG-welding
• 141 TIG-welding
• EPW/IPW (European or International Plate Welder).
  With another one of the above mentioned processes
• EFW/IFW (European or International Fillet
  Welder). With the third one of the above
  mentioned processes

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WELDERS PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION

• Theoretical Examination
• one multi choice examination will be arranged
  taking into account the welding processes
  111,131/135/136, 141 for steel and aluminium, as
  appropriate
• Multi choice questions, approval of examination
  requires at least 60 of maximum points
• Welders qualification tests
• In accordance with SFS-EN 287
• The examiner will be approved by the Chief
  Executive. The examiner shall not be involved in
  the practical training and shall have an E/IWE-,
  E/IWT- or E/IWS-diploma
• Copies of the students qualification tests
  certificates shall be stored at least 5 years
  under locked conditions.
• The certificates of the welding teachers shall be
  stored as long as they are valid, but at least
  for period between two audits.
• The test pieces from the qualification tests
  shall be stored until a follow-up or surveillance
  audit has been carried out. If the amount of test
  pieces becomes great the Chief Executive chooses
  a suitable number of candidates (e.g. three)
  whose test pieces will be stored.

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WELDERS PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION

• Materials
• Welding skills shall be proved at least with two
  different materials (different material groups)
• Weldable parent material shall be chosen
  separately for each welding process (one
  process/one material, it is however possible to
  use the same material for two processes of the
  three chosen ones)
• One of chosen materials must be steel
• If the chosen material belong to the groups of
  13 or 9.1, may the other chosen material belong
  to the group of 7, 8 or 10.
• If the chosen material belongs to the groups of
  7, 8 or 10, may the other material belong to the
  group of 16 or 9.1.
• The other or the third chosen material may be
  also be aluminium, copper, titanium or other
  weldable material
• The material for each process shall be the same
  when continuing from one level to another
  EFW/IFW? EPW/IPW? ETW/ITW

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PLATER-WELDERS PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION

• Welding
• Requirements of general basic welding knowledge
  and skills
• Proving of welding skills
• 3 different processes
• EPW or IPW. With one of the processes
• 111 Manual Metal Arc welding
• 135 MAG-welding or 136 MAG-tubular cored wire
  welding or 131 MIG-welding
• 141 TIG-welding
• EFW or IFW. With another one of the above
  mentioned processes
• EFW or IFW. With the third one of the above
  mentioned processes
• Or according to same requirements with one of the
  following processes
• Submerged arc welding (121)
• Plasma welding (15)
• Resistance spot (21) or seam (22) welding

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PLATER-WELDERS PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION

• Theoretical Examination
• one multi choice examination will be arranged
  taking into account the welding processes
  111,131/135/136, 141 for steel and aluminium, as
  appropriate
• Multi choice questions, approval of examination
  requires at least 60 of maximum points
• Plater - Welders qualification tests
• In accordance with SFS-EN 287
• The examiner will be approved by the Chief
  Executive. The examiner shall not be involved in
  the practical training and shall have an E/IWE-,
  E/IWT- or E/IWS-diploma
• Copies of the students qualification tests
  certificates shall be stored at least 5 years
  under locked conditions.
• The certificates of the welding teachers shall be
  stored as long as they are valid, but at least
  for period between two audits.
• The test pieces from the qualification tests
  shall be stored until a follow-up or surveillance
  audit has been carried out. If the amount of test
  pieces becomes great the Chief Executive chooses
  a suitable number of candidates (e.g. three)
  whose test pieces will be stored.

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PLATER-WELDERS PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION

• Materials for welding and plate work
• Welding and plate work can be proved with 1-, 2-,
  3- and/or 11 - group materials
• When a student specializes in fabrication of
  stainless steel products he/she can use 8- and/or
  11 - group materials in welding and plate work
  tests
• When a student specializes in fabrication of
  aluminium products he/she can use 21-, 22- and/or
  23 - group materials in welding and plate work
  tests
• When a student specializes in stainless steel or
  aluminium in fabricated products it compensates
  materials of 1-,2-,3 and/or 11 - group in tests
• It is recommended to choose such a material for
  welding tests which gives the widest range of
  qualification

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SPECIALIST QUALIFICATION FOR WELDERSWELDING
MASTER
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• REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF A WELDING
  MASTER
• In order to get a diploma of a Welding Master a
  candidate shall pass the following examinations
• MMA welder (EW/IW), fillet, plate and tube
  levels
• MIG/MAG welder (EW/IW), fillet, plate and tube
  levels
• TIG welder (EW/IW), fillet, plate and tube
  levels
• Professional knowledge of a Welding Master
• and at least one of the following parts
  concerning practical examinations (welding
  tests)
• Welding Practitioner (EWP/IWP) for MMA welding
• Welding Practitioner (EWP/IWP) for MIG/MAG
  welding
• Welding Practitioner (EWP/IWP) for TIG welding

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• REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF A WELDING
  MASTER
• In addition the following examinations can be
  selected
• Welding Practitioner (EWP/IWP)
• Welding Specialist (EWS/IWS)
• Practical skills of a Welding Teacher
• Entrepreneurship