Test Facility Instructions

• Complete and submit the QA Manual and checklists to Emil Pagoaga, AWS, Certification Department, 550 NW Le Jeune Road, Miami, FL 33126. Include application fee, two copies of the facility's Quality Assurance Manual, one controlled copy and one uncontrolled copy. Also include the completed QA Manual checklist and the On-Site Audit checklist. The current application fee is $600.00. Please make the check payable to: American Welding Society.
• An invoice for $1,700.00 (domestic)/$1,500.00 (international) will be issued to the facility following a satisfactory review and document approval process. The invoice and payment needs to be mailed to: AWS, Certification Department, 550 NW LeJeune Rd, Miami FL 33126. After the invoice is paid AWS will schedule an on-site audit of your facility by a third party auditor.
• After the audit is completed the facility will receive notification of their results -- including the deficiencies requiring corrective action, an invoice will be issued to the facility for travel expenses incurred by the third party auditor.
• If the results are satisfactory, a certificate of conformance will be issued after AWS receives your check. The certificate allows your facility to operate in accordance with the AWS QC4-89, Standard for Accreditation of Test Facilities for the AWS Certified Welder Program.

We appreciate your interest in this program and look forward to the certification of your facility. Please contact the Certification Department at 800-443-9353, extension 448 with any additional questions.