CSWIP is a world leader in NDT personnel certification with over 60,000 certified individuals. They provide role-specific certification for welding, joining, materials integrity, and inspection personnel. CSWIP certification is compliant with ISO 9712 and accredited to ISO/IEC 17024. The TWI Certification Ltd Company/Employer-Specific Scheme allows companies to develop ISO 9712 compliant certification tailored to their specific NDT procedures, providing procedure-specific training and competence assurance. This increases assurance of operator competence and reliability according to the company's needs in a cost-effective manner.

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Prepared by: Neil Harrap Training & Examination Services
TWI Ltd Cambridge
TWI Certification Ltd
CSWIP Company/Employer-Specific Scheme

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CSWIP – A world leader in personnel competence assurance
certification with over 60,000 certified individuals worldwide
CSWIP provides internationally recognised role-specific competence
for people engaged in welding, joining, materials integrity and
inspection in manufacturing, construction, and operation or repair
of high integrity structures, plant or machinery.
All CSWIP NDT Certification is compliant with ISO 9712
CSWIP Certification Schemes are UKAS-accredited to ISO/IEC
17024, the international standard for personnel certification
CSWIP – Certification Scheme for Personnel

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 ISO/IEC 17024:2012 ‘General criteria for certification bodies
operating certification of personnel’
 ISO/IEC 17020:2012 ‘Conformity assessment – requirements for
the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection’
 ISO 9712: 2012 ‘Non-Destructive Testing – Qualification and
Certification of Personnel’
 CSWIP-ES-NDT-12-04 Requirements for the Company/Employer
Specific Certification of Personnel Engaged in Non-Destructive
Testing in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9712
References:

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Are Your NDT Personnel
Qualified,
Certified or Competent?

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Generic Certification
• A Generic Certified Level 2 Ultrasonic Operator is only
expected to be competent in general defect detection,
but not necessarily competent for specific products or
special applications, i.e. detection and monitoring of;
SCC; SHC; Corrosion

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• ISO 3834, Quality requirements for fusion welding of
metallic materials, recognises welding as a special
process
• ISO 3834 requires NDT Personnel to be qualified in
accordance with ISO 9712
ISO 3834

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• ISO 9001 makes the organisation responsible
for determining the competences necessary for
personnel performing work affecting conformity
to product requirements
• For inspection bodies, UKAS has expanded upon
the ISO 9001 systems approach to competence
management. Its RG0 guidelines on the
application of ISO/IEC 17020: 2012, state that
the organization should:
ISO 9001

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• A) Identify the range of inspection activities
• B) Identify the competence required for each activity
• C) Train and assess against the competence criteria
• D) Authorise persons for activities under appropriate
supervision
• E) Monitor performance to reassess competence
ISO 9001 - ISO/IEC 17020: 2012

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TWI Certification Ltd Company/Employer - Specific Scheme
An effective certification body should
welcome involvement from industry to
ensure that their schemes address the
industries’ requirements.

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TWI Certification Ltd Company/Employer - Specific Scheme
• Inspection Bodies and Operators have utilised the TWI
Certification Ltd Company/Employer-Specific Scheme to
develop ISO 9712 compliant CSWIP certification for the
specific competence assurance requirements of their
NDT procedures
• CSWIP Company/Employer-Specific Certification is able
to comply with stages A), B), C), and E) of the RG0
competence management process, and also assures
the full compliance of inspection and testing personnel
with ISO 3834

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TWI Ltd
• TWI Ltd is a world renowned Research and Technology
Organisation with; UKAS accredited Test House,
Validation Centre and Certification Body
• TWI Ltd has also provided clients with technical
justification and validation of inspection procedures,
verified POD, and blind trials, leading to full procedure-
specific performance based competence assurance of
NDT operators

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 Compliance with; ISO 9712,
ISO 3834, ISO/IEC 17024
 Product Specific Competence
Assurance of Company/Employer
NDT Procedures
 Product Specific Training,
Exam, Experience, and
Certification, in line with
Company/Employer NDT
Procedures
 Increased Assurance of NDT
Operator Competence, Integrity
and Reliability
 NDT Procedure Driven Training
and Certification bespoke to the
Company/Employer specific needs
 Time & Cost Effective Training
and Certification, Focussed on
Company/Employer’s specific
requirements
 Company/Employer NDT
Procedure-Linked Certification
issued to, and retained by
Company/Employer not individual
employees, therefore offering a
Protected Investment
TWI Certification Ltd Company/Employer-Specific Scheme
Key Points and Benefits:

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Neil Harrap
Advanced NDT Lecturer
Principal Project Leader
Training and Examination Services
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