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AWS Welding Education,
Skills Training &
Certification
Dennis Harwig, Technical Advisor
Education Committee
PFQC Committee
AWS PRODUCTS & SERVICES
CONVENTION • TRADE SHOWS
TECHNICAL • STANDARDS
FOUNDATION • SCHOLARSHIPS
CERTIFICATION • PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
American Welding Society
1919 – 1971
New York City, NY
1971 – Present
Miami, FL
145 Employees
250 ANSI Standards
40,000 CWI
7,000 CW
500 CWS
112 ATF (domestic)
27 ATF (int’l)
560 exam sites/year
40 countries
MEMBERSHIP • BENEFITS
MEMBERSHIP • BENEFITS
EDUCATION • SEMINARS & CONFERENCES
PUBLICATIONS • WELDING JOURNAL
BOOKSTORE • HANDBOOKS
ACCREDITATION • FACILITIES
Develop better integrated portfolio
for E&T&C
AWS CERTIFICATION TIMELINE
1976 – Certified Welding Inspector
1990 – Accredited Testing Facility
1990 – Certified Welder
1991 – Certified Welding Educator
2001 – Certified Welding Fabricator
2001 – Certified Welding Engineer
2002 – Certified Robotic Arc Welding Operator
2004 – Certified Radiographic Interpreter
2006 – Certified Welding Supervisor
2009 – Certified Welding Sales Representative
AWS Initiatives
• Improve & new qualification standards
• New certification programs
• SENSE Welder Training Certification Program
– Being modernized on many fronts: Standards, testing, and accreditation
• New E&T Resources & Technology
SENSE WelderTraining
Certifications
Certified Welding
Inspector (CWI)
Welding Career Pathways - Competency BasedMultiple Entry Points Based on Experience & Education
Certified Welding Educator
(CWE)Certified Welding
Supervisor (CWS)
Certified Welding Eng. Technologist
(CWET)
Certified Welding
Technician (CWT-X)
Certified RadiographicInterpreter
(CRI)
Certified Welding Engineer (CWEng)
Certified Welding Sales
Representative (CWSR)
Certified Robotic Arc Welding Technician (CRAW-T)
WeldingTechnology
Educator(WTE)
SeniorCWEng
Certified WelderQualifications
(CW)
Senior CWI
AWS SKILLS EDUCATION,
TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
FRAMEWORK
Education, E-Learning
And Career Services Accredited Services
ATF - ACCREDITED TEST FACILITY
• Train and certify welders for AWS D1.1, API, and ASME codes
• Offer AWS Certified Welder (CW) program - AWS National Registry
• Need relationships with industry
– Certified welding workforce supplier
• Business opportunity for schools
– Workforce development grants; industrial services
– Some states have credential incentives / rebates
• Value opportunity for industry
– Change current process (4 step to 2 step)
• FROM schools train & credential, then industry re-trains &
qualifies
• TO schools train & certify
– Provide better candidates at less cost to industry
ATF Issues
• 130+ ATFs
– No common systems, every ATF develops their own
business processes
• ATFs are an investment; organizations need a ROI
• Confusion on AWS Certified Welder adoption & transferability;
and SENSE “Training Certification” program interface
• AWS ATF Enterprise Challenge
– Improve business performance & value to industry
– Establish certified workforce supplier image
– Create regional workforce clusters
– Improve profitability & sustainability
SENSE Welder Training
Program & Network
• Two levels
– Level I - Entry Welder
– Level II - Advanced Welder)
• Compulsory knowledge modules
• Optional “representative” welder performance
qualification modules
– Can substitute Certified Welder performance
qualifications tests at ATF
• All new standards bundle under ballot
Standards (4 revisions / 4 new) under EC
ballot o AWS QC10, Specification for the Qualification and
Certification of Level I – Entry Welder
o AWS EG2.0, Guide for the Training of Welding Personnel
Level 1 – Entry Welder
o AWS EG2.0, Supplement, SENSE Level I – Welder Training
Performance Testing Procedures
o AWS QC11, Specification for the Qualification and
Certification of Level II – Advanced Welder
o AWS EG3.0, Guide for the Training of Welding Personnel
Level II – Advanced Welder
o AWS EG3.0, Supplement, SENSE Level II – Welder Training
Performance Testing Procedures
o AWS EG21, Specification for the Qualification of SENSE
Welder Training Programs
o AWS QC21, Specification for the AWS Accreditation of
SENSE Welder Training Programs
SENSE Level I Performance Tests
Test
Drawing
AWS EDU- Process
Workmanship
or Welder
Peformance Material SWPSa
1 3 GMAW-S workmanship Steel B2.1-1-004
4 2 GMAW-Spray workmanship Steel B2.1-1-235
2 1 FCAW-G workmanship Steel B2.1-1-019 or B2.1-1-020
3 1 FCAW-S workmanship Steel B2.1-1-027 or B2.1-1-018
5 3 GTAW workmanship Steel B2.1-1-008
6 4 GTAW workmanship Stainless B2.1-8-009
7 5 GTAW workmanship Aluminum B2.1-22-015
8 6 SMAW welder Steel B2.1-1-016
9 6 SMAW welder Steel B2.1-1-016
a - Any applicable qualified WPS may be used in lieu of SWPS; such as AWS D1.1 prequalfied, company
furnished, etc.
New SENSE Level II Performance Tests
Test /
Drawing Process Plate / Pipe Material Position
Test
Thickness
(inch) SWPSa
SWPS Qual.
Thickness
(inch)
AWS2-1 SMAW Platec Stainlessd 3G & 4G 1.00 B2.1-8-023 1/8 - 1.5
AWS2-2 SMAW 6"Sch 80 Pipec Steel 6G 0.43 B2.1-1-206b or B2.1-1-208 1/8 - 1.5
AWS2-3 GMAW-Spray Plate w/backing Steel 1G 1.00 B2.1-1-235 1/8 - 1.5
AWS2-4 GMAW-P Platec Steel 3G & 4G 1.00 AWS-EDUa n/a
AWS2-5 GMAW-Spray Plate w/backing Aluminum 1G 1/2 AWS-EDUa n/a
AWS2-6 GMAW-S 4 to 8"Sch 80 Pipec Steel 6G 0.337 - 0.50 AWS-EDUa n/a
AWS2-7
GMAW-S followed
by GMAW-Spray 8"Sch 80 Pipe Steel 1G 0.50 B2.1-1-233 1/8 - 1.5
AWS2-8 GMAW-P 4 to 8"Sch 80 Pipec Steel 6G 0.337 - 0.50 AWS-EDUa n/a
AWS2-9 FCAW-G Platec Steel 3G & 4G 1.00 B2.1-1-019 or B2.1-1-020 1/8 - 1.5
AWS2-10 FCAW-S Platec Steel 3G & 4G 1.00 B21.-1-018 1/8 - 1.5
AWS2-11
GMAW-S followed
by FCAW-G 8"Sch 80 Pipec Steel 6G 0.50
B2.1-1-232 - option root using
GTAW per B2.1-1-207 1/8 - 1.5
AWS2-12 GTAW Platec Steel 3G & 4G 3/8 B2.1-1-002 3/16 - 7/8
AWS2-13 GTAW Platec Stainlessd 3G & 4G 3/8 B2.1-8-024 1/16 - 1.5
AWS2-14 GTAW Platec Aluminum 3G & 4G 1/2 AWS-EDUa n/a
AWS2-15 GTAW 6"Sch 80 Pipec Steel 6G 0.43 B2.1-1-207 1/8 - 1.5
AWS2-16 GTAW 6"Sch 80 Pipec Stainlessd 6G 0.43 B2.1-8-212 1/16 - 1.5
AWS2-17
GTAW followed by
SMAW 2.75" Sch 180 Pipe Steel 6G 0.63 B2.1-1-209 1/8 - 1.5
AWS2-18
Multi-Process
Workmanship Test Assembly Steel All see drawing Per drawing
b - Downhill progression on root; all other vertical passes are uphill
a - Any applicable qualified WPS may be used in lieu of SWPS or for AWS-EDU WPSs; such as AWS 1.1 prequalfied, company furnished, etc.
c - With or without backing
d- Stainless filler metals on carbon steel base plate or pipe as applicable
Need better credential value &
recognition
Need CWI differentiation
Please join today at www.awsweldlink.org
The future?
• SENSE Accredited Training Program (ATP) • New psychometric SENSE exams • National guidelines for welding technology
pathways – National core curriculum – Articulation (stackable / transferrable); 2 + 2 + 2
• National guidelines for welding technology apprenticeships – American Apprenticeship Initiative
• WeldLink new capabilities & potential
Thank You