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News Release from: Speciality Welds
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 April 2008
Speciality Welds underwater training
introduced
Speciality Welds' underwater welder training course, accredited through EAL/SEMTA Awards, is open to non-welders and welders and follows the IIW syllabus 570-01 for fillet welder - plate.
Speciality Welds has announced that its underwater welder training course 'WeldCraft-Pro' is now fully accredited through EAL/SEMTA Awards This training course is based on an 80h syllabus, split over two phases (dry and wet)
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 22 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The course is open to non-welders and welders alike and follows the International Institute of Welding (IIW) syllabus 570-01 for fillet welder - plate.
The WeldCraft-Pro course already has an excellent track record, said Speciality Welds to manufacturingtalk, with training established since 1990.
The company can now offer diver training schools a fully accredited 'self-teach' programme, through accreditation under EAL (part of SEMTA) - Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies.
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SEMTA is the leading awarding-body for engineering qualifications.
This accreditation provides independent quality assured, audited recognition.
The course is claimed to be the only externally awarded underwater wet welding programme to issue internationally recognised qualifications, anywhere in the world.
The WeldCraft-Pro uses a well proven, documented methodology to teach, using the dive school's own staff and facilities.
The schools can deliver a recognised verified welding programme, using Speciality Welds' approved centre status, to issue internationally recognised welding certification.
David Keats, the author of the course, has been involved with the world of underwater welding for over 25 years and is an accomplished author and an accepted industry expert in this field.
Keats said: "the first underwater welding course I ran was back in 1990 and was 'cutting edge', but had only a very limited market in those days.
However, wet welding has seen an explosion in demand since these early days and we have continued to develop and provide specialist sub-sea welding services to the diving industry, ever since".
As accredited UKAS/SAFed welding surveyors, Speciality Welds can also offer insurance authority approved welding certificates for both above and below the waterline.
"I am very excited about this new 'self-teach' package, as it marks a fresh new step in welder training; allowing established diver training schools to adopted a training package that fits in with their own expertise and course calendar, but offers qualifications through a recognised engineering awarding-body.
As a result, we hope to see fewer and fewer schools running 'add-hock' welder training and instead, opt for this cost effective approach.
This will provide all their divers with the highest possible range of welding skills; equipping them for an exciting new career in a world of underwater welding," said Keats.
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