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• Membership Matters: CV Clinic

  • When
    14 Oct 2025
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    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Online (Teams)
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  Membership Matters: CV Clinic

  We’re excited to launch our second session of our newly launched CV Clinic. Our first CV Clinic session became fully booked in just a few hours!

  This is a fantastic opportunity to get expert, one-to-one support with your membership journey.

  Whether you're just starting to think about applying for Professional Membership or you're ready to go, these sessions are here to help you put your best foot forward.

  What’s Included?

  • 20 minute one-to-one session with our Membership Officer
  • Tailored feedback on your CV
  • Insights into how we assess qualifications
  • Support with choosing the right route to membership
  • Answers to your questions about the process and timelines

  Who Should Attend?

  Anyone considering Professional Membership or Engineering Council registration. Whether you're just curious or ready to apply – we’re here to support your journey.

  LIMITED TIME ACCESS

  This benefit is currently open to everyone – but only for a limited time. After that, it will become exclusive to Welding Institute Members.

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• Annual Members' Day 2025 - Today's Challenges in Skills, Training and Quality Control in Welding

  • When
    15 Oct 2025
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    8:45 AM - 4:15 PM
  • Location
    The Welding Institute, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AL, UK
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  About This Event

  Join us for the Institute's flagship event offering fantastic networking opportunities, thought-provoking discussions, and the official launch of our newest Technical Group: TG9 - Training, Qualification and Quality. Focused on all aspects contributing to achieving quality in welding and joining.

  Date: 15 October 2025

  Time: 08:45 - 16:15

  Venue: TWI Ltd, Granta Park, Cambridge, CB21 6AL

  Cost: Free 

  
  

  Download the Programme Here 

  Please Note: This event is only open to Associate, Professional and Industrial Members of The Welding Institute. To register for this event you will have to be logged on.

  
  

  Technical Presentations

  This year's theme addresses one of the most urgent challenges facing industry today, Weld Quality and Skills in Manufacturing. The UK is facing a critical shortage of competent welders and an ageing workforce. This event will explore how we can tackle the current capacity and capability gap.

  Topics include:

  • Failings in weld quality and their real-life consequences.
  • The shortfall in competent welders and welding technicians currently against the industry demand.
  • The relationship between technical understanding, practical skills, process control and weld quality.
  • Measures being taken in technical education and training by employers and training providers.
  • Implementing a career path in welding engineering.

  Member Workshops

  The afternoon will host engaging workshops designed to spark conversation, share progress, and shape the future of the profession. This year’s workshops include:

  Developing a Fresh Vision for Professional Registration
  A chance to rethink how professional recognition can evolve to meet the needs of modern engineers and technicians.

  Progress Across the Institute in 2025
  Will explore key achievements from the past year and how they support our Members, welding, joining and allied technology communities, and industry. Gain insight to what's coming for the year 2026 and how you can get involved.

  Closing the Welding Skills Gap
  With the critical shortage of skilled welding professionals, explore education, training, and employer-led initiatives tackling this challenge head-on.

  These workshops offer a chance to contribute your ideas, collaborate with peers, and help influence the direction of The Welding Institute.

  Keynote Speakers

  

  Keith Birkitt

  Principal Materials Engineer

  Health and Safety Executive, Science Division

  Mr Birkitt is a Principal Materials Engineer with the UK Health and Safety Executive. He holds a BSc in metallurgy and an MSc in welding technology. He spent 13 years working as a production welding engineer, and five years working for an engineering insurance company overseeing weld testing and conducting failure investigations.

  Since 2003, he has worked as a forensic scientist on materials related failure investigations acting as an expert witness in court. His work has contributed to nationally issued safety alerts. He has authored/co-authored a number of peer reviewed papers on failures of industrial plant and equipment.

  

  Helen Higgs

  Resource Programme Director

  EDF Energy, Hinkley Point C

  Helen is Resource Programme Director for EDF Energy at Hinkley Point C working closely with supply chains, international projects on lessons learnt, cross sector projects and with Further and Higher Education providers. Over the past 25 years she has led on delivery of effective workforce strategies for projects across the nuclear cycle, providing the capacity and capability for the business and projects whilst impacting social mobility.

  
  

  
  

  Who Should Attend?

  The meeting will be of great interest to manufacturers, fabricators and service providers, those involved in welding management, welder and welding operator training, welders, inspectors and welding supervisory staff, and those responsible for quality management and project delivery. It will also appeal to individuals with a wealth of experience in the field who continue to stay connected to the profession, offering valuable insight and perspective to the conversation.

  
  

  Continuing Professional Development

  The Welding Institute awards points towards CPD for delegates attending this event. Every hour attendance of an event will earn 2 points towards your continuing professional development. Digital certificates will be issued post event.

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• Eastern Counties Branch Annual Dinner

  • When
    18 Oct 2025
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    7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
  • Location
    The Quy Mill Hotel, Church Road, Stow-Qum-Quy, CAMBRIDGE, CB25 9AF

  Eastern Counties Branch.  Annual Dinner

  The Welding Institute Eastern Counties Branch invites you to their Annual Dinner.

  With an after dinner presentation by David Watts:  

  A Day at The Globe Theatre - Tourists, Purists and Plague

  Founded by the pioneering American actor and director Sam Wanamaker, Shakespeare's Globe celebrates Shakespeare's transformative impact on the world.

  David Watts is a retired teacher who has been volunteering at the Globe for nearly 20 years.

  

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• Lecture on finding the true cause of the Alexander L. Kielland Oil Platform Collapse

  • When
    23 Oct 2025
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    11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Coleg Cambria, Bersham Road, Wrexham, LL13 7UH

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  Wales Branch

  Lecture on finding the true cause of the Alexander L. Kielland Oil Platform Collapse

  What will the event cover?

  Lecture on finding the true cause of the Alexander L. Kielland Oil Platform Collapse

  
  

  What will you learn? 

  
  

  The Lecture will show how the true cause of failure of the rig was determined and established beyond all doubt with indisputable evidence

  
  

  Industry expert will be presenting on:

  Lecture on finding the true cause of the Alexander L. Kielland Oil Platform Collapse

  
  

  Benefits from attending the event:

  • Information transfer from experts
  • Discussion, questions and answers on the specific topics
  • A broader understanding of the extent of standards in the industry
  • Attendance of this event qualifies for CPD 

  Continuous Professional Development (CPD):

  The Welding Institute awards points towards CPD for delegates attending this webinar. Every hour attendance of an event will earn 2 points towards your continuing professional development.

  Meet the speaker:

  Dr Edwin James France, Consultant Welding Engineer and Material Scientist of E.J. France Consulting.

  Doctor France has had, up to now, a 50 year career in the welding fabrication profession and its industry.  The nuclear energy and electricity has featured significantly in his experience, especially in, manufacture of nuclear fuel, in the reprocessing of used fuel and its associated welding equipment.  He has written and published the fundamental welding engineering specific papers, on, explaining what welding and welding engineering really is. The paper concerning and explaining the true cause of the Alexander L. Kielland Oil Platform Collapse is accepted worldwide.

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• Different sizing methods to characterize flaws using advanced ultrasonics

  • When
    23 Oct 2025
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    King Rufus Pub, 135 Winchester Road, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh SO53 2DU
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    17

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  Southern Counties Branch Event

  Industry expert will be presenting on:

  David Deeny from Sonatest will be presenting on 'Methods to characterise flaws using advanced ultrasonics' 

  Benefits from attending the event:

  • Information transfer from experts
  • Discussion, questions and answers on the specific topics
  • A broader understanding of the extent of standards in the industry
  • Attendance of this event qualifies for CPD 

  Continuous Professional Development (CPD):
  

  The Welding Institute awards points towards CPD for delegates attending this webinar. Every hour attendance of an event will earn 2 points towards your continuing professional development

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• Managing Integrity Challenges in Carbon Capture and Storage Operations

  • When
    6 Nov 2025
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    9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Bushy House, National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW/Hybrid Event Meeting

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  This event is hosted at National Physical Laboratory (NPL) where attendees will benefit from industry networking, knowledge sharing, live Q&A sessions and a buffet lunch. The meeting will run in a hybrid format to include colleagues joining from a distance. We would encourage everyone to attend in person where possible, in order to make the most of discussion and networking opportunities.

  If you wish to attend online, the link will be sent a week prior to the event. 

  In-person attendance is first come, first serve and will be limited to 55 spaces.

  What will you learn?
  

  This event aims to explore the integrity challenges facing those responsible for managing risks associated with Carbon Capture and Storage operations. 

  Who should join? 

  Integrity, Materials and Corrosion Engineers and any other personnel responsible for managing risks in the field of Carbon Capture and Storage. 

  What will you learn?

  Topics will cover areas of common interest and challenges in the field of materials and integrity, including current research work relating to the management and monitoring of corrosion critical CO2 stream variables. 

  
  

  Experts from industry will be presenting on a range of topics:

  • Dr Gareth John, Executive Consultant, Intertek CAPCIS - CCUS – Uncertainties with Respect to Integrity Assurance

  

  • Matt Healey, Director, PACE CCS - Corrosion in CCS Networks - Operations and Design Experience

  

  • Dr Shravan Kairy, Senior Scientist, National Physical Laboratory - Towards a Standardised Methodology for Corrosion Testing of Pipeline Steel in Dense Phase CO2 

  

  • Dr Jonathan Wilkins, Technical Director, Enoflex - Non-Metallic Pipes for Corrosion Resistant Transfer of Liquified CO2

  

  • Mike Lawrence, Chair of the Industrial Advisory Group (IAG) of the Integrated Energy Industry (IEG) - Industrial Advisory Group (IAG) of the Integrated Energy Industry (IEG)

  

  • Ewa Papaj-Shields, Principal Subsea Pipeline Engineer, Genesis - Advancing Integrity Management for CCUS Pipelines: Lessons Learned and Emerging Strategies

  

  • Ian MacLeod, Technical Director, Wood PLC - CO2 applications, impurities, specification, and flexible pipe experience

  Please note that this event is recorded.

  Please note that payment must be made before the event in order to receive the joining instructions for the event.

  If you are a Member, please ensure to be logged into your Member account to register for this event and select the correct ticket type. 

  Fees:

  Members	Price
  In Person: Professional Members (TechWeldI, MWeldI, FWeldI) Associate Members (AWeldI) TWI Staff Retirees Students Industrial Members of TWI Ltd	£48 + VAT (£60)
  Online: Members Associate Members (AWeldI) Retirees Students Industrial Members of TWI Ltd	£28 + VAT (£35)
  Online: Professional Members (TechWeldI, MWeldI, FWeldI) TWI Staff	Free

  
  

  Non-members	Price
  In Person	£132 + VAT (£165)
  Online	£104 + VAT (£130)
  Online TWI Staff	Free

  
  

  If you are a Welding Institute Retiree Member or an Associate/Student Associate Member, please select the 'Members of The Welding Institute' ticket for either in-person or online. 

  
  

  Can't Attend Live?

  If you can't join us on the day, you can still access the presentations by registering ahead of the event and completing payment (subject to speakers' consent).

  Please note: access to the materials is only available to paid and eligible free registrants.

  

  Associate Membership (AWeldI) of The Welding Institute

  Registering on this Technical Group webinar as a non-member or a TWI Training Customer without Professional Membership gives you full Associate Membership (AWeldI) for one year. To activate your membership, just complete the highlighted fields on the event registration form.

  You will also benefit from:

  • Discounted registration fees for Technical Group events (£25 + VAT)
  • Free attendance at Branch events
  • Access to our knowledge database including our library and information services 

  
  

  Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

  The Welding Institute awards points towards CPD for delegates attending this webinar. Every hour of attendance of an event will earn 2 points towards your continuing professional development.

  A CPD certificate will be sent post-event via email. 

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• The Welding Institute London Branch and Kent Branch with The Society of Chemical Industry

  • When
    12 Nov 2025
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    The York Room, Lancaster Hall Hotel, 35 Craven Terrace, London W2 3EL/Online (Zoom)

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  The Welding Institute London Branch and Kent Branch with The Society of Chemical Industry

  NOBLE NIOBIUM

  What will the event cover?/What will you learn? 
  

  Niobium is an element of great importance in the modern world, and this presentation looks at its history, occurrence and extraction processes. The majority of the extracted niobium is used as an alloying addition to structural, stainless and special steels and in superalloys as a grain refiner. 
  

  Industry expert will be presenting on:

  The presentation will discuss its properties and its many other uses in the chemical, electronic, lighting, coinage and jewellery industries as well as the welding techniques required to fabricate the metal. Recycling possibilities are discussed along with health and safety issues in handling and fabricating the material.
  

  

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  Benefits from attending the event:

  • Information transfer from experts
  • Discussion, questions and answers on the specific topics
  • A broader understanding of the extent of standards in the industry
  • Attendance of this event qualifies for CPD 

  Continuing Professional Development (CPD):

  The Welding Institute awards points towards CPD for delegates attending this webinar. Every hour attendance of an event will earn 2 points towards your continuing professional development.

  Meet the speaker:

  David Rowe has worked for over 40 years in the refractory metals industry for major companies in the field, and established Cedar Metals Ltd in 2004, a specialist consultancy company covering refractory metals, rare earths, and their usage in the Aerospace, Defence, Chemical, Electronics, Furnace, Oil & Gas, Nuclear and Glass industries. David’s other specialist subjects include friction stir welding, furnace design powder metallurgical processing and the thixotropic processing of aluminium and magnesium alloys.
  

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