Welding Engineer
International Welding Engineer (SFI/IWE)
Students at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg have the opportunity – in cooperation with the Welding Technology Training and Research Centre (SLV) Berlin-Brandenburg – to complete part of the supplementary training programme to become an International Welding Engineer.
The training is delivered in accordance with the guidelines of the International Institute of Welding (IIW), the European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting (EWF) and the German Welding Society (DVS), and can be undertaken alongside a student’s regular degree programme.
Contact
Dipl.-Ing., SFI
Cord Hantelmann
FZ3H / Room 2.13
E-Mail
+49 355 69-5003
Training
The International Welding Engineer training programme is organised into modules:
- Part 1: Technical Fundamentals (83 hours)
- Part 2: Practical Fundamentals (83 hours)
- Part 3: Main course (298 hours)
- Final examination for the International Welding Engineer qualification
Upon passing the examination (Parts 1 to 3), the participant receives a German-language DVS® Welding Engineer certificate, as well as an English-language European Welding Engineer diploma and an English-language International Welding Engineer diploma.
The training in Part 1, ‘Technical Fundamentals’, takes place at the BTU Cottbus through attendance at the following lectures:
- Joining Technology
- Lightweight Construction Joining Technology
- Material-Specific Joining
- Specialised Joining Technology
Upon passing the interim examination, participants are granted admission to Parts 2 and 3.
The additional qualification of ‘International Welding Engineer’ offers excellent career prospects on both the national and international labour markets and qualifies holders to take on managerial roles. Entry into or promotion within a company is often linked to holding the qualification of International Welding Engineer.