Coded Welder (EN ISO 9606) study plan
Coded Welder (EN ISO 9606) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Essential variables and qualification ranges (process, material group, consumable, position, thickness, joint type)
Define each essential variable (process, material group, consumable, position, thickness, joint type) in your own words without notes
Map every essential variable to its qualification range using the standard's tables
Work through 15 practice scenarios where a change in one variable must be judged as within-range or requiring requalification
Build a one-page decision flowchart linking variable changes to requalification triggers
Your checkpoint
A completed essential-variable matrix (variable x qualification range x requalification trigger) plus scored answers to 15 range-judgement scenarios at 80% or better
Essential variables and qualification ranges (process, material group, consumable, position, thickness, joint type) & Test piece preparation, dimensions and welding of the test assembly
Apply thickness and diameter range rules to at least 10 worked examples covering plate and pipe
Explain how material grouping affects qualification coverage and identify group boundaries
Describe test piece dimensions, preparation and joint configuration requirements for butt and fillet assemblies
Sequence the steps for welding a test assembly from preparation through completion, noting position constraints
Your checkpoint
A written test-piece preparation checklist covering dimensions, joint type, position and thickness, validated against 10 worked examples
Examination and testing of test pieces (visual, radiographic, bend, macro/micro, fracture tests) & Acceptance criteria and evaluation of test results
List the examination and testing methods applied to test pieces and state the purpose of each
Distinguish what visual, radiographic, bend, macro/micro and fracture tests each reveal
Match each test method to the defect types it is designed to detect
State the acceptance criteria thresholds for each test method and apply them to sample results
Your checkpoint
A test-method-to-defect-to-acceptance-criteria reference table plus correct accept/reject decisions on 12 sample test results
Welding processes and process designations covered (e.g. 111, 135, 141, 311) & Scope, normative references and definitions of EN ISO 9606
Identify the numeric process designations covered (e.g. 111, 135, 141, 311) and describe each process's key characteristics
Explain how changing the welding process affects qualification validity
Summarize the scope of the standard and identify its normative reference structure
Define the core terms used throughout the standard and use them correctly in written answers
Your checkpoint
A process-designation flashcard set (minimum 6 processes) plus a definitions glossary scored by self-quiz at 85% or better
Validity, period of validity, confirmation and revalidation of qualifications & Certification, certificates and qualification test records (QTR)
State the period of validity of a qualification and the conditions that maintain it
Explain the confirmation and revalidation routes and when each applies
Differentiate between a certificate and a qualification test record and list the data each must contain
Draft a model certificate and a model QTR with all required fields populated
Your checkpoint
A completed model certificate and model QTR, cross-checked field-by-field against the standard's requirements
Health, safety and good workshop practice during qualification testing & Test piece preparation, dimensions and welding of the test assembly
Identify the principal health and safety hazards during qualification testing and the controls for each
Describe good workshop practice for test piece handling, marking and traceability
Explain how test piece preparation errors can invalidate a qualification test
Produce a pre-welding safety and preparation sign-off list for a qualification session
Your checkpoint
A hazard-control and pre-welding sign-off checklist covering at least 10 hazards with matched controls
Essential variables and qualification ranges (process, material group, consumable, position, thickness, joint type) & Examination and testing of test pieces (visual, radiographic, bend, macro/micro, fracture tests) & Acceptance criteria and evaluation of test results
Integrate essential variables, testing and acceptance criteria in full-length scenario questions
Complete a timed mock exam and classify every error by domain
Re-derive the qualification range for the three most-missed variables from the standard
Rewrite incorrect answers with the correct reasoning documented
Your checkpoint
A timed 60-question mock exam with a scored error log showing domain-level accuracy and a written correction for every missed item
Scope, normative references and definitions of EN ISO 9606 & Welding processes and process designations covered (e.g. 111, 135, 141, 311) & Validity, period of validity, confirmation and revalidation of qualifications & Certification, certificates and qualification test records (QTR) & Health, safety and good workshop practice during qualification testing
Review all lower-weightage domains using condensed summary sheets
Re-test on previously missed items from the week 7 error log
Recite the validity, confirmation and revalidation rules from memory
Complete a final full mock exam under exam conditions
Your checkpoint
A final mock exam score of 85% or better with no domain below 70%, plus a one-page consolidated revision sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Can state the qualification range for every essential variable and correctly judge 8 of 10 variable-change scenarios without notes
Week 4: Can name and describe the covered process designations and define core terms, scoring 85% or better on a self-quiz
Week 6: Has produced a complete model certificate and QTR and a hazard-control checklist, each cross-checked against the standard
Week 8: Scores 85% or better on a final full mock exam with no domain below 70%