Online NDT training you take, not read. VT I and II are free.
Formal training your team takes, not reads: voiced lessons, animated explainers, and 3-D practice built by ASNT Level IIIs.
Free VT Level I and II are live at ndtacademy.com. No credit card. Official certificate.
- Start or advance your NDT career
- Training you take, not read
- Built by ASNT Level IIIs
- Aligned to SNT-TC-1A, CP-189, NAS 410
- Lifetime access
- CWI 9-year PDHs from NDT hours
- Voiced lessons and 3-D practice
- Self-paced, mobile and desktop
- Built for working technicians
- Certificates you can verify
Most online NDT courses are slide decks.
You read. You click next. You forget.
A career is not built on slides.
This is training you take.
A free PDF can't teach you this.
From the airplane to the flaw, in one scroll.
NDT. CWI. API. One standard of training.
NDT method courses at Levels I and II, CWI exam prep, and API inspector tracks, with more on the way. Outlines, pricing, and the full catalog live on the courses page.
NDT Methods
CWI, Welding Inspection
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CWI 9-year recertification
Take the dedicated 80-PDH course, or document NDT method contact hours as PDHs under AWS QC1 Section 16.
Each contact hour of completed training may be documented as 1 PDH.
Eligible to submit toward AWS CWI 9-year recertification under QC1 Section 16. AWS requires a certificate stating contact hours and a course description. We provide both. Final credit is determined by the AWS Certification Department.
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Voiced lessons and animated explainers, taught like a Level III at the bench.
Try one of our interactive 3-D trainers.
Figures from the actual lessons
One dashboard from first lesson to final exam.
Your lessons, practice, and records live where you learn, on any device.
Your courses and records, in one place.
UT · Angle-Beam Weld Inspection
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Ultrasonic Testing
Magnetic Particle Testing
Step one of your NDT career.
Understand method fundamentals
How each method actually works, from the physics up through the procedure.
Recognize common indications
Cracks, porosity, and lack of fusion, in the language each method uses to show them.
Learn inspection terminology
The vocabulary of codes, criteria, and reports, used the way inspectors use it.
Build confidence before field work
Walk onto the floor having already made the core inspection decisions many times in practice.
Build a record that follows you
Transcript, logged hours, and verifiable certificates, yours from your first lesson.
Corporate accounts
Fund course assignments with credits and manage the full training evidence chain.
Signed by ASNT Level IIIs and CWIs.
Every certificate of formal training is signed by multiple ASNT NDT Level IIIs or AWS Certified Welding Inspectors with industrial and aerospace backgrounds.
Every certificate carries a unique verification code and an auditable record of logged hours, quiz results, and exam scores that an employer or auditor can check at ndtacademy.com.
Questions, answered.
Certification and qualification requirements vary by employer, written practice, industry, and applicable standard. NDT Academy courses provide formal training; your employer's written practice governs qualification and certification.
Individual course purchases include lifetime access for the life of the Platform offering. Progress, hours, and certificates stay on your account.
Yes, as distance learning under AWS QC1 Section 16. Each contact hour printed on your certificate of formal training may be documented as 1 PDH toward CWI 9-year recertification, for methods in the AWS B5.1 NDE subject areas (VT, PT, MT, RT, UT). AWS requires that certificate plus a course description. Final credit is determined by the AWS Certification Department. At least 20 of the 80 PDHs must fall in the last 3 years of the 9-year period.
Yes. Every course is fully online and self-paced. Lessons are voice-guided, progress is saved automatically, and you can stop and resume on any device.
Yes. Courses run in the browser on desktop, laptop, tablet, and phone. Heavier 3-D exercises are best on a larger screen, but lessons and quizzes work everywhere.
Yes. When you complete the lessons, log the required formal training hours, and pass the final exam, NDT Academy issues a certificate of formal training signed by multiple ASNT Level IIIs or CWIs. Every certificate carries a unique verification code your employer or auditor can check at ndtacademy.com/verify.
No. Under SNT-TC-1A, CP-189, and NAS 410, certification authority rests with your employer through its written practice and its Responsible Level III. This training satisfies the formal training portion; your employer administers qualification and certification.
Yes. Each method course covers Levels I and II starting from fundamentals, and the NDT Basic course surveys materials, processes, and every major method for those building a foundation.
Yes. Corporate accounts use training credits to assign the courses each student needs, with centralized progress, record custody, and audit support.
Visual, Magnetic Particle, Liquid Penetrant, Ultrasonic, Radiographic, and Eddy Current Testing, each at Levels I and II. Radiation Safety and NDT Basic round out the catalog for Level III preparation.
Start your NDT career today.
Or advance the one you have. Real training, real practice, and certificates signed by ASNT Level IIIs and CWIs.