Certified Welding Supervisor

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The Certified Welding Supervisor seminar was developed to teach individuals the mastery that welding supervisors must be capable of demonstrating.

This 5-day course focuses on the knowledge a supervisor needs to support improvement of the welders’ environment, productivity, throughput, weld quality and safety.

Participants will learn the science rather than the art of welding for a better control of variables in the welding process. This program focuses on the economics of welding and is the first AWS program designed to enhance the profit margins of welding fabrication companies.

Who can benefit from attending the seminar?

• Welding Supervisors
• Foremen
• Line Leaders
• Lead Welders
• Engineers or anyone involved in the design drawings
• Purchasing personnel
• Drawing preparation personnel, or detailers
• Corporate Welding Instructors
• Personnel involved in bidding or quoting work in the welding fabrication operation

UPCOMING IN-PERSON
CWS SEMINAR ONLY SCHEDULE

5-Day Seminar | Time: Mon – Fri, 8am to 5pm

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PACKAGES

CWS In-Person Seminar Only

CWS In-Person Seminar

Member: $1430
Non-member: $1521

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CWS In-Person Seminar + Exam

CWS In-Person Seminar

Member: $1930
Non-member: $2021

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What are the advantages of becoming a CWS?

• Learn ways to increase welding productivity
• Learn ways to improve welding processes and production
• Learn the keys to cost-effective welding
• Learn to improve throughput, weld quality and safety
• Learn how to improve your welder’s environment
• Add value to your professional career development
• Gain recognition from your peers
• Acquire key supervisory and process control management skills
• Increased productivity through efficient use of welding resources, cost reductions and open communications
• An investment in your career and in the future of your employer
• A better understanding of factors that can directly affect your company’s bottom line
• You’ll be more valuable to your employer


COURSE SYLLABUS
• Introduction
• Total Welding Management
• Welding Training
• Productivity and Quality Improvement
• Welding and Cutting Process
• Quality Standards and Inspection
• Welding Health and Safety
• Base and Filler Metals
• Auditing, Monitoring and Reporting
• Welding Codes and Standards
• Body of Knowledge (*= not essential, but desirable)

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Supervision

  • Coordination of jobs and personnel*
  • Provision and maintenance of adequate instructions
  • Advise welding personnel on welding instructions (e.g., welding/NDE symbols)
  • Supervision of job performance

Codes/Quality Management (QM) Requirements

  • Coordination of jobs and personnel in accordance with welding-related qualifications*
  • Initiating and maintaining welder qualification records*
  • Coordination and internal supervision of welder qualification tests*


Qualification of Personnel

  • Planning and coordination of training/qualification of welding-related personnel

Safety

  • Training of personnel on welding safety requirements
  • Coordination of safety-related functions and personnel*


WELDING PREPARATION AND FABRICATION

Planning

  • Assessment of weldability and practical application (joint design, stresses, materials, jigs, and fixtures required)*
  • Feedback and liaison with designer/client/other concerned parties*
  • Development of welding procedures (including heat treatment, welding sequence, distortion control, etc.)*
  • Planning and coordination of welding-related work (job scheduling/outside contracts such as NDE)*
  • Coordination of safety requirements (hot working permit/fume control)
  • Coordination of personnel, production, workplace, and material requirements*


Control

  • Welding quality (control that specified weld quality is met)
  • Welding-related documentation
  • Economy of process application*
  • Correct application of welding procedures, materials, personnel, and equipment
  • Control of job schedules (also contractors)
  • Consumables (stock control/ordering)
  • Budget and cost*

Equipment/Consumables

  • Condition (maintenance/calibration)
  • Consumables storage and issue
  • Safety equipment (protective clothing, etc.)


QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY CONTROL REQUIREMENT

Personnel

  • Coordination of code or internal QM requirements and welder qualification (also subcontractors)*

Procedure

  • Coordination of code requirements, welding procedures, NDE and quality plans*
  • Control of correct application of procedures (including joint preparation, preheat, and postheat treatment, welding sequence)


Procedure Testing

  • Coordination of welding procedure qualification test*
  • Internal supervision of welding procedure testing

Materials/Prefabrication

  • Ensure that parent material and consumables meet specification
  • Control quality of prefabrication (dimensions, joint preparations) so it meets specifications


Welding Inspection

  • Ensure that all welding meets the specified requirements before inspection is initiated
  • Ensure that all welding inspection (e.g., NDT) tasks are performed

Documentation

  • Recording of required documentation
  • Filing/distribution of required documentation*


CERTIFIED WELDING SUPERVISOR PROGRAM FEES


Cancellations & Refunds

EXAM ONLY: The Certification Department MUST receive a Request to Cancel Seminar/Certification Exam Form two weeks before the scheduled exam date. Registrants will be refunded in full, less a $75 administrative fee. If a cancellation notice is received less than two weeks before, registrants will be refunded in full less a $140 administrative fee. A No Show is liable for all registration fees.

SEMINAR ONLY: The Education Services Department MUST receive a cancellation in writing two weeks before the first day of the scheduled seminar. Registrants will be refunded in full, less a $75 administrative fee. If a cancellation notice is received less than two weeks before, registrants will be refunded in full, less a $175 administrative fee. Substitutions or transfers to another site with two weeks notice are complimentary. A No Show is liable for all registration fees.


SEMINAR AND EXAM: The Certification Department MUST receive a Request to Cancel Seminar/Certification Exam Form two weeks before the first day of the seminar. Registrants will be refunded in full, less a $75 administrative fee. If a cancellation notice is received less than two weeks before, registrants will be refunded in full, less a $315 administrative fee. A No Show is liable for all registration fees.

IMPORTANT NOTES: AWS reserves the right to cancel any exam preparation seminar and/or exam if the number of participants is insufficient. In the event of cancellation by AWS, all fees will be refunded in full, or the participant may reschedule to the next available seminar. Should a cancellation become necessary, AWS will attempt to contact all registrants verbally, no later than 10 days before the scheduled program. In either case, AWS shall have no further liability. We suggest you confirm your course status before making final travel plans, by calling 800-443-9353, ext. 223. If you are flying, we recommend you purchase refundable airline tickets.


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