Visual Testing -8hr Hands on Training

This 8-hour course gives you the real-world skills every inspector needs—fast. You’ll get hands-on with welding symbols, drawings, and the essential gauges and micrometers used in daily inspections. Whether you’re checking joint prep, verifying bevel angles, assessing fit-up, or performing final cover pass inspections… or even confirming finished dimensions—these fundamentals are the backbone of every confident, capable inspector. This course makes sure you master them.

In this Hands-on Course, we cover how to:

• •Understand Welding Symbols & Drawings
• •Identifying indications and defects
• •Reporting and documenting defects
• •Various types of welding gages & Micrometers such as:
• •Cambridge Gage
• •V-Wac Gage
• •Hi-Lo Gage
• •Fillet Weld Gage
• •Palmgren Gage
• •Dial Calipers
• •Vernier Micrometer
• •Contour Gages
• •Surface finish Gages
• •Mirrors

Upon completing this course, students will be able to:

• •Distinguish between remote and direct visual testing techniques
• •Understand how to read welding symbols & drawings
• •Understand and identify the various types of gauges, micrometers, and measuring devices used in visual testing, including welding gauges
• •Perform and document visual inspections in accordance with applicable code requirements
• •Be more confident when applying their skills

The course includes 8 hours of hands-on training. Upon successful completion, participants will receive 8 total hours of accredited classroom training and a Classroom Certificate, with knowledge assessed through an exam.