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Professional Membership

Classes of membership

TWI Professional logo The Professional Division of TWI (The Welding Institute) offers two types of membership:

  • those linked to CEng, IEng and Eng Tech

  • Member, Incorporated and Technical Member of The Welding Institute alone - those grades of membership will be of particular interest to those candidates for whom EC (UK) registration is not relevant particularly people from overseas.

The Welding Institute allows some flexibility of membership/registration to take account of individuals' qualifications and experience.

This provides an opportunity for more people to enhance their career potential by gaining the status and recognition of Professional Membership.

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Fellow (FWeldI) -
Fact Sheet IA		 Recognises mature professional engineers at CEng level who have achieved significant career progression to a position of important responsibility related to welding/joining and have made a notable contribution to the technology.
Senior Member (SenMWeldI) -
Fact Sheet IB		 Recognises at CEng level those having gained a substantial welding/joining knowledge, understanding and experience demonstrable by a recognised welding/joining qualification, published work or documentary evidence.
Member (MWeldI) -
Fact Sheet IC		 Chartered Engineer level or equivalent having welding/joining responsibilities but not necessarily being welding/joining experts to become associated with the Institute at the professional level.
Incorporated Member (IncMWeldI) -
Fact Sheet ID		 Recognises those qualified at Incorporated Engineer level, or equivalent, who have gained knowledge, understanding and experience of welding/joining or an allied technology.
Technician (TechWeldI) -
Fact Sheet IE		 Eng Tech level or equivalent but who have also gained knowledge, understanding and experience of welding/joining or an allied technology. CSWIP Registered Senior Welding Inspectors automatically qualify for TechWeldI and may also be eligible for EngTech.
Senior Associate (SenAWeldI) -
Fact Sheet IF		 Recognises significant welding related career progression in the absence of formal professional qualifications and proves a mark of achievement for mature welding personnel.
Graduate (GradWeldI) -
Fact Sheet IG		 Recognises candidates who have obtained their engineering qualification whilst developing their career to meet the full requirements for membership and registration.

Application/memberhip fees and subscriptions

Request for advice on which level of membership to apply for

Contact us at: twi_professional@twi.co.uk

Benefits of Professional Membership

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