Courses & Learning Paths
The OnyxIntegrity Learning Path
Build industrial knowledge. Choose your next step.
Explore current studies and planned learning tracks, organized by subject. The study library starts with CWI and welding, while our career guides help you explore industrial crafts, NDE and inspection roles.
This is a curriculum roadmap, not a product catalog. Members learn at their own pace as new lessons, quizzes, field examples, illustrations, and resources are added. Content is released in stages so each subject is complete and useful—not rushed.
Study Tracks
Start with CWI and welding studies, and keep building technical knowledge you can use across industrial work. Use Field Guidance to explore craft and NDE career paths.
Complete CWI Course
Preparation for the full Certified Welding Inspector examination: Part A Fundamentals, Part B Practical, and Part C Code Book.
- CWI orientation and inspector responsibilities
- Safety and welding inspection fundamentals
- Welding processes and weld joint geometry
- Welding symbols, drawings, codes, and specifications
- Metallurgy, mechanical testing, and heat treatment
- Weld discontinuities and nondestructive examination
- Practical inspection tools, measurements, and samples
- Code-book navigation and practice examinations
Welding Processes & Inspection
Learn how welding and joining processes work and understand the checks made before, during and after welding.
- SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, and SAW
- PAW, resistance welding, projection welding, and seam welding
- Electroslag, stud welding, oxyfuel welding, brazing, and cutting
- WPS verification and welder qualification
- Fit-up, preheat, interpass temperature, and visual inspection
- Cracks, porosity, undercut, reinforcement, arc strikes, and repairs
Structural Steel Inspection
Practical structural inspection from receiving through erection, bolting, alignment, and final walkdown.
- Bolt receiving, storage, and lot verification
- A325/A490 fasteners and reuse requirements
- Snug-tight, turn-of-nut, DTI, and pretensioning
- Slip-critical joints and faying surfaces
- Column splices, baseplates, shims, and alignment
- Erection tolerances and structural walkdowns
Piping & Mechanical Inspection
Follow piping work from material receiving and fit-up through testing, documentation, and turnover.
- Material identification and receiving inspection
- Pipe fit-up, hi-lo, root opening, and WPS verification
- Flange alignment, gaskets, bolting, torque, and witness points
- Valves, vents, drains, supports, and installation checks
- NDE coordination and hydrotest preparation
- Punch lists, walkdowns, and final documentation
Civil, Baseplates & Grout
Understand the inspection steps that control baseplate preparation, grout placement, sampling, and acceptance.
- Anchor rods, baseplates, shims, and forms
- Surface preparation and SSD condition
- Grout mixing, water control, and placement
- Sample collection and field documentation
- Twenty-four-hour inspection and repair verification
- Release for grout and final acceptance
Codes & Standards Navigation
Learn how requirements are organized and how to locate the controlling answer without republishing copyrighted code books.
- AWS D1.1 organization and clause navigation
- ASME B31.3 piping requirements
- ASME Section IX: WPS, PQR, WPQ, and variables
- API 1104 qualification and inspection concepts
- AISC, ASTM, ACI, OSHA, and project specifications
- Following references, tables, figures, notes, and exceptions
Field Guidance
Role guides and practical explanations for people entering, working in or moving across industry.
- Role responsibilities, useful study topics and relevant qualifications
- Acceptance criteria, tools, and measurements
- Common problems and realistic field examples
- Receiving inspection and final walkdowns
- NCRs, observations, repairs, and verification
- What to photograph, record, and communicate
Industry Resources & Documentation
Practical tools for organizing industrial work, recording facts and maintaining traceability.
- QC daily reports, weld reports, and receiving reports
- Weld maps, weld logs, and welder continuity logs
- WPS and visual-inspection checklists
- Flange logs, hydrotest checklists, and torque witness sheets
- Bolt, baseplate, and structural walkdown forms
- NCR, observation, RFI, punch-list, and repair-verification templates
Planned Certification Course Libraries
The learning library will continue expanding beyond CWI. These planned courses will be added in stages as complete study programs, not sold as unfinished lessons.
API Certification Courses
Planned preparation and technical-study tracks for API inspection certifications and recommended practices.
- API 510
- API 570
- API 571
- API 577
- API 580
- API 653
- API 1169
- API TES
- API 1184
- API 572
NDT Level I & II Courses
Planned nondestructive-testing study tracks covering the principles, equipment, techniques, interpretation, and responsibilities associated with each method.
- PT Level I & II
- MT Level I & II
- VT Level I & II
- RT Level I & II
- UT Level I & II
- ET Level I & II
- UTT Level I & II
ICC Certification Courses
Planned ICC examination-preparation and inspection-study tracks for building, structural, mechanical, plumbing, soils, and electrical disciplines.
- ICC 47CY
- ICC S1CY
- ICC B2
- ICC M2
- ICC P2
- ICC PC
- ICC SM
- ICC Soils
- ICC E2
What Every Lesson Will Include
Every subject is built to help you understand the requirement, recognize it in the field, and document it correctly.
Release Roadmap
Current CWI and welding studies, career paths, field guidance, code navigation and documentation resources.
Structural steel, B31.3 piping, flanges, bolting, grout, NDE, and additional practice examinations.
Advanced search, community learning, job connections, continuing education, and company training tools.
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