API Courses
World-Class API Inspector Certification Training - Delivered in Edmonton
CWB Group, in partnership with Wilkinson Coutts, delivers proven API 510, 570, and 653 exam preparation.
Overview
Who the Courses Are For
Designed for professionals working in pressure vessel inspection, process piping inspection, and aboveground storage tank inspection. Typical participants work in Oil & Gas, Energy, Utilities, Petrochemical, and Heavy Industrial environments.
Why Preparation Matters
API certification exams are rigorous by design, with global first-time pass rates around 50%. Structured preparation reduces exam risk by improving code navigation, calculation accuracy, and time management.
Course Structure
Part 1: Pre-course eLearning to build foundational knowledge and code familiarity.
Part 2: Intensive classroom training in Edmonton focused on application, calculations, and exam strategy.
Partnership Overview
CWB Group has partnered with Wilkinson Coutts Engineering Training Ltd, a globally respected provider of API certification training. This partnership combines CWB's trusted industry presence with Wilkinson Coutts' decades of experience preparing inspectors for demanding API exams worldwide.
Courses
API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector Certification Training
Our API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector Certification Training Course help prepare to become a certified API 510 Pressure Vessel inspector.
API 653 Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector
Our API 653 Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector Course prepares those who wish to achieve API 653 certification.
API 570 Process Pipework Inspector Certification Training
Our API 570 Process Pipework Inspector Certification Training Course is suited for those who wish to become Certified API 570 Piping inspectors.
API FAQs
The American Petroleum Institute (API) offers a certification program for individual in-service inspectors handling the in-service inspection of pressure vessels, pipework and storage tanks. API also manages an expansive catalog catalogue of API ‘codes’ which standardize practice. The certifications are a legal requirement for inspectors in many US states. However, the extension of US ownership to include international facilities and onshore plants, along with the lack of a similarly broad scope of recognized standards in other countries, has resulted in the widespread adoption of API practice within international plant industries. Many other countries regulatory authorities also use these codes to assess evidence of inspector competence. The API certification program is broken down into a series of API programs, programmes known as Individual Certification Programmes (ICPs).
Before applying for the API ICP exam candidates must ensure that they meet the minimum requirements defined by API. The table sets out the requirements for API 510/570/653:
| Education | Years of Industry Experience | Experience Required |
|---|---|---|
| BS or higher in engineering or technology | 1 year | Supervision or performance of inspection activities as described in API 510 |
| 2-year associate’s degree or certificate in engineering or technology | 2 years | Design, fabrication, repair, operation, or inspection of pressure vessels, of which one year must be in supervision or performance of inspection activities as described in API 510 |
| High school diploma or equivalent | 3 years | Design, fabrication, repair, operation, or inspection of pressure vessels, of which one year must be in supervision or performance of inspection activities as described in API 510 |
| No formal education | 5 or more years | Design, fabrication, repair, operation, or inspection of pressure vessels, of which one year must be in supervision or performance of inspection activities as described in API |
API certificates have become the most regarded, desired, and demanded credentials in the in-service inspection industry, providing a method to improve technical and code knowledge and strengthening the holder’s overall competence and career prospects.
All candidates wishing to complete an API ICP exam must apply to API to ensure suitability.
Ensure you qualify to take the exam by reviewing the requirements for your chosen program on the API website.
- Create an ICP account on the API ICP portal
- Complete your application (you will be asked to provide evidence of previous employment/experience)
- Submit your application to API for review
- Pay API exam application fee
- Receive exam eligibility ID number (this may take up to 6 weeks)
- Book your exam
On submitting your application, you will be asked to pay the relevant API registration fee. This varies depending on the exam you are registering for. Following API’s successful review and approval of your application, you will be provided with an exam eligibility ID number. You require this number to book your exam with PROMETRIC. You will be provided with a link to PROMETRIC during your
API application. They have a range of test centers throughout the world, with the UK sites located in Manchester, London, Glasgow, and Edinburgh. For information on further test center locations please visit the PROMETRIC website for further information.
The processing of your exam application with API may take up to six weeks, so for the best selection of exam dates and locations, do not delay in submitting your application.
The API exam application deadline is the date in which you must submit your application to API for review for the given exam cycle.
The API examination window is the period in which you can sit your exam. The examination window typically opens the day immediately after our classroom training; however, we do stagger some of our training dates to accommodate individuals who may be on different work rotations and unable to attend specific classroom dates.
Please contact our helpful team at Wilkinson Coutts for advice should your API application be rejected. Thankfully, rejection of exam applications are rare and so please do not worry about this process.