QA/QC Technical Training
Course overview
The QA/QC Technical Training is a more comprehensive programme designed for participants who want a deeper technical understanding of quality assurance and quality control practices. It goes beyond the principles covered in a general QA/QC course and into the documents, tests and decisions that quality personnel handle day to day in engineering and industrial environments.
The course covers quality control documentation — including the Welding Procedure Specification (WPS), Procedure Qualification Record (PQR), Welder Qualification Test (WQT), Inspection and Test Plan (ITP) and Material Test Certificate (MTC) — alongside an overview of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), hydrotesting, the heat treatment of piping materials and other related technical topics relevant to QA/QC in engineering and industrial environments.
Participants work with the documents themselves rather than with descriptions of them: reading a WPS against the work it governs, tracing a material back through its certificate, and following an ITP through the hold and witness points where quality is actually decided. The programme runs over five days, classroom or online, and a Deslog certificate of training is awarded on successful completion.
Who should attend
This programme is suited to:
- QA/QC inspectors and officers who want to move beyond routine inspection into the technical documentation behind it.
- Welding inspectors, piping inspectors and fabrication supervisors.
- Engineers and technicians in oil and gas, construction, fabrication, power and manufacturing.
- Project and site personnel responsible for quality on fabrication, piping and pipeline work.
- Graduates of a general QA/QC course who want the deeper technical content.
- Anyone preparing for a QA/QC role and needing a working command of WPS, PQR, WQT, ITP and MTC.
Course objectives
At the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- 1 Read, interpret and check the quality control documents used on engineering and fabrication projects.
- 2 Understand what a Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) controls, and verify work against it.
- 3 Explain how a Procedure Qualification Record (PQR) qualifies a procedure, and how a WPS is supported by it.
- 4 Understand the Welder Qualification Test (WQT) and confirm that a welder is qualified for the work in hand.
- 5 Build and follow an Inspection and Test Plan (ITP), including hold, witness and review points.
- 6 Verify material against its Material Test Certificate (MTC) and trace it through fabrication.
- 7 Select the appropriate Non-Destructive Testing method for a given application and interpret the results reported.
- 8 Plan and witness hydrotesting safely, and understand what the test proves and what it does not.
- 9 Understand the heat treatment of piping materials, including pre-heat, post-weld heat treatment and why each is specified.
- 10 Recognise common welding and fabrication defects, and handle non-conformance correctly.
- 11 Compile and maintain a quality dossier that will stand up to a client or third-party audit.
Course outline
- Module 1 — QA/QC in engineering and industry
- The difference between quality assurance and quality control in practice.
- Codes, standards and specifications, and how they reach the work front.
- The roles of client, contractor, vendor and third-party inspector.
- Module 2 — Quality control documentation
- Welding Procedure Specification (WPS): essential, non-essential and supplementary essential variables.
- Procedure Qualification Record (PQR): how a procedure is qualified and what the record proves.
- Welder Qualification Test (WQT): ranges of qualification and continuity of qualification.
- Inspection and Test Plan (ITP): structure, hold points, witness points, review and surveillance points.
- Material Test Certificate (MTC): certificate types, chemical and mechanical properties, and positive material identification.
- Daily quality records: inspection reports, non-conformance reports, punch lists and the quality dossier.
- Module 3 — Overview of Non-Destructive Testing
- Visual Testing (VT), Penetrant Testing (PT) and Magnetic Particle Testing (MT).
- Ultrasonic Testing (UT) and Radiographic Testing (RT).
- Choosing the right method, the limitations of each, and reading an NDT report.
- Acceptance criteria and the handling of indications.
- Module 4 — Welding and fabrication inspection
- Joint preparation, fit-up and pre-weld inspection.
- In-process inspection and post-weld visual inspection.
- Common weld defects, their causes and their consequences.
- Module 5 — Hydrotesting
- Purpose of pressure testing and the difference between hydrostatic and pneumatic testing.
- Test packs, test boundaries, pressure, duration and acceptance.
- Safety during pressure testing, and reinstatement after it.
- Module 6 — Heat treatment of piping materials
- Pre-heat, interpass temperature control and post-weld heat treatment (PWHT).
- Why heat treatment is specified, and what happens when it is omitted or done badly.
- Heat treatment charts, thermocouples and the records that prove it was done.
- Module 7 — Putting it together
- Working through a quality dossier for a piping package.
- Non-conformance, corrective action and close-out.
- Assessment and course review.
Benefits
- A technical command of the documents QA/QC work actually runs on, rather than an acquaintance with the terms.
- The confidence to challenge work that does not match its procedure, and the evidence to support it.
- A recognised Deslog certificate of training on successful completion.
- Stronger standing for QA/QC roles in oil and gas, fabrication, construction and manufacturing.
- Fewer rejections, reworks and audit findings on the projects you work on.
- Course materials and worked examples to take back to the job.
Requirements
- No formal prerequisite, though the programme is pitched at a technical level.
- A background in engineering, fabrication, welding, inspection or a related technical field is an advantage.
- Participants who have completed a general QA/QC course will find this a natural next step.
- A valid means of identification and a passport photograph for certification.
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from the Quality Control/Quality Assurance course?
The general QA/QC course covers the principles, methods and systems of quality management. This programme is the technical one: it works through the documents and tests themselves — WPS, PQR, WQT, ITP, MTC, NDT, hydrotesting and heat treatment — at the level somebody doing the inspection needs.
How long is the training and what does it cost?
Five days, at NGN 350,000 per participant. Group and corporate rates are negotiated — contact us with your numbers and we will quote.
Can I attend online?
Yes. The programme runs in our Port Harcourt, Lagos and Warri centres and online. Practical demonstrations are delivered in the classroom sessions.
Does this qualify me as an NDT technician?
No. The programme gives you an overview of NDT so you can select methods, read reports and interpret results. Certification as a technician in a given method requires the dedicated NDT course for that method, which we also run.
What certificate do I receive?
A Deslog Training and Consulting certificate of training, awarded on meeting the attendance requirement and passing the assessment.
All our courses can run on a customised schedule
Regardless of the dates shown, we can arrange this training for your team at a time and location that suits you.