Certified Welding Supervisor

• 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)

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*

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.)

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.