Industrial Membership Benefits: Professional Membership

TWI Industrial Member companies have access to a range of benefits, including free Associate Memberships (AWeldI) of The Welding Institute.

The Welding Institute is the leading engineering institution supporting welding and joining professionals. Where TWI Ltd works to support Member organisations, The Institute works to support individual professionals with Continuing Professional Development in welding, joining and allied technologies.

Foundations

Originally founded in 1923 as ‘The Institution of Welding Engineers,’ the Institution held the aim to ‘advance and develop the science and practice of welding.’ This originally included undertaking research but, in 1946, professional institutions were debarred from also acting as research institutions, leading to the formation of the British Welding Research Association (BWRA) as a separate entity to the (now renamed) Institute of Welding. Over time the BWRA became today’s TWI Ltd and The Institute of Welding became today’s The Welding Institute. Despite this enforced split, the two entities have remained close over the ensuing decades.

Modern-day Members of The Welding Institute are supported in developing their skills and knowledge via Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Not only does this ensure that organisations can be secure in the expertise of their welding professionals, but also allows those individuals to prove their experience, skills and knowledge through Engineering Council registration.

Benefits

Professional Membership of The Welding Institute confers a range of benefits to assist those engaged in activities related to welding practice, welding technology, metals and non-metals, other joining technologies, surface treatments, inspection, non-destructive testing, integrity assessment and integrity management across all industries, from micro-electronics to heavy industry.

The benefits of Professional Membership include:

• Events - Develop engineering knowledge and keep up with industry innovations and trends through global events. The Institute offers a range of CPD qualifying webinars, conferences, seminars and workshops, covering a wide range of welding and joining-related topics that reflect current technology, best practice and innovation in the joining community.
• Technical Groups – The Institute’s Technical Groups organise webinars, meetings and visits that are developed around the interests of Members of the Institute (including employees of Member companies).
• Digital Library and Information Services – Gain exclusive access to TWI Ltd's published technical information. You can access all TWI Ltd technical content through the TWI Digital Library, including FAQs, Job Knowledge, e-books, journals, conferences, seminars, reports and a digitised and physical print catalogue.
• Exclusive Jobsite – The Welding Institute-exclusive Jobsite has been created for Professional Members via TWI Ltd’s access to 550 trusted and respected companies, allowing professionals to search a curated list of job vacancies within the welding, joining and allied technologies industries.
• Branches - The Welding Institute has a network of Branches, each managed by a dedicated team of local volunteer Members, who organise and run a programme of events that aim to explore the current and future materials and joining needs and issues of industry. Branch activities provide Professional Members with invaluable opportunities to build their professional and social networks, offering support outside of the work environment.
• Welding and Joining Matters Journal – The Welding and Joining Matters is a lively and easily read journal available to all The Welding Institute Members, covering all aspects of welding, joining, and fabrication, as well as the inspection and structural performance of all classes of materials and welded products. It has articles of interest for all personnel working in these industries, from practitioners and technicians on the shop floor to inspectors, welding coordinators, engineers, and managers, researchers, and designers of fabricated equipment and structures.
• Continuing Professional Development – Members of The Welding Institute can take advantage of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities, a learning process aimed at continuous improvement and growth. By taking responsibility for your own life-long learning you can both advance your career and benefit your employer. Broadening your knowledge and skills while also developing your personal qualities, Members are encouraged to take a structured approach as they advance through their professional development from Associate Membership through to full Professional Membership and beyond.
• Training and Development - As the world's largest provider of training in non-destructive testing, welding, welding inspection and a host of allied disciplines, training with TWI Ltd leads to internationally recognised qualifications that are of tangible benefit to individual careers and increase business capabilities. Professional Members of The Welding Institute qualify for a 5% discount on all training courses.
• Younger Members’ - The Younger Members’ Committee (YMC) was created to engage younger engineers in a supportive professional network, encouraging and assisting their professional and career development. The YMC also heavily focusses on promoting welding and joining to children and young people through STEM based outreach activities.
• IIW Membership – The Welding Institute’s position as the UK IIW Member and Authorised National Body presents Professional Members with the opportunity to take part in IIW Technical Commissions, where you can contribute to and hear about innovation in the field of materials joining, and access IIW certification schemes via TWI Ltd. Members are able to participate in IIW events that bring together the international materials joining community.

Get Free Professional Membership

TWI Industrial Members who are interested in finding out about access to free Associate Membership of The Welding Institute can email contactus@twi.co.uk to find out more.