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Free Continuing Education for Welders & Inspectors
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A guide to free continuing education for welders & inspectors
Choosing the right course for welders & inspectors
Are the course and certificate both free?
No individually verified current courses have been published for this collection yet. Every included course has $0 learning, assessment and certificate costs. A provider may also sell other courses; the whole external catalog is not assumed to be free.
Will these credits count for welders & inspectors?
AWS and API credentials set their own recertification requirements. Credit counts here include only the recorded tracks for this profession. A listed accrediting body or provider does not establish acceptance by every state board. Review the course approval notes and your board’s rules.
Should I choose an upcoming session or an older recording?
0 scheduled sessions are coming up; 0 courses are currently on demand. Choose an upcoming session if its date and time zone suit you, or on-demand learning for flexibility. A recording’s age alone does not determine credit eligibility. Expired and withdrawn listings are kept in Past & unavailable.
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- AMPP CIP Level 3 Senior Coating Inspector
- AMPP Coating Application Specialist Level 1 (CAS-1)
- AMPP Coating Application Specialist Level 2 (CAS-2)
- AMPP Concrete Coating Applicator Specialist (CCAS)
- AMPP Concrete Coating Inspector Level 1 (CCI-1)
- AMPP Concrete Coating Inspector Level 2 (CCI-2)
- AMPP Corrosion Specialist
- AMPP Corrosion Technician
- AMPP Corrosion Technologist
- AMPP CP1 Cathodic Protection Tester
- AMPP CP2 Cathodic Protection Technician
- AMPP CP3 Cathodic Protection Technologist
- AMPP CP4 Cathodic Protection Specialist
- AMPP Internal Corrosion Specialist
- AMPP Marine Coatings Inspector Specialty
- AMPP Nuclear Coatings Inspection Specialty
- AMPP Offshore Corrosion Assessment Technician (O-CAT)
- AMPP Pipeline Coatings Inspector Specialty
- AMPP Protective Coatings Specialist
- AMPP Senior Corrosion Technologist
- AMPP Shipboard Corrosion Assessment Technician (S-CAT)
- API 1169 Pipeline Construction Inspector
- API 577 Welding Inspection and Metallurgy
- API 580 Risk Based Inspection Professional
- API 936 Refractory Personnel
- API LAQ1 Lead Auditor Q1
- API QUPA Qualified Ultrasonic Phased Array Examiner
- API QUSE Qualified Ultrasonic Straight Beam Examiner
- API QUTE Qualified Ultrasonic TOFD Examiner
- API SIFE Source Inspector Fixed Equipment
- API SIRE Source Inspector Rotating Equipment
- API TES Tank Entry Supervisor
- API-510
- API-570
- API-571
- API-653
- ASNT Industrial Radiography Radiation Safety Personnel (IRRSP)
- ASNT NDT II
- ASNT NDT Level III
- ASNT NDT Level III Basic
- ASNT NDT Level III Electromagnetic / Eddy Current Testing (ET)
- ASNT NDT Level III Infrared / Thermal Testing (IR)
- ASNT NDT Level III Leak Testing (LT)
- ASNT NDT Level III Liquid Penetrant Testing (PT)
- ASNT NDT Level III Magnetic Particle Testing (MT)
- ASNT NDT Level III Radiographic Testing (RT)
- ASNT NDT Level III Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
- ASNT NDT Level III Visual Testing (VT)
- AWS API 1104 Pipeline Welding Endorsement
- AWS ASME BPVC Section IX + B31.1/B31.3 Endorsement
- AWS CAWI Certified Associate Welding Inspector
- AWS Certified Radiographic Interpreter (CRI)
- AWS Certified Resistance Welding Technician (CRWT)
- AWS Certified Robotic Arc Welding (CRAW)
- AWS Certified Welder
- AWS CRAW Certified Robotic Arc Welding
- AWS CRI Certified Radiographic Interpreter
- AWS CRWT Certified Resistance Welding Technician
- AWS CW Certified Welder
- AWS CWE Certified Welding Educator
- AWS CWEng Certified Welding Engineer
- AWS CWI 9-Year Recertification
- AWS CWI Certified Welding Inspector
- AWS CWI/SCWI Nondestructive Examination (NDE) Coordination Endorsement
- AWS CWI/SCWI Welder Performance Qualifier Endorsement
- AWS CWI/SCWI Welding Coordination and Quality Assurance Endorsement
- AWS CWI/SCWI Welding Procedure Qualifier Endorsement
- AWS CWS Certified Welding Supervisor
- AWS CWSR Certified Welding Sales Representative
- AWS D1.1 Structural Steel Endorsement
- AWS D1.5 Bridge Welding Endorsement
- AWS D17.1 Aerospace Welding Endorsement
- AWS SCWI Senior Certified Welding Inspector
- NBBI Authorized Inspector (AI)
- NBBI Authorized Inspector Supervisor (B Endorsement)
- NBBI In-Service Inspector (IS)
- NBBI Pressure Equipment Inspector (PEI)
- NBBI Repair Inspector (R Endorsement)
These are exam-preparation resources, separate from continuing education credit. Exam registration fees and eligibility are set by the exam sponsor.
Provider resources for welders & inspectors
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