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was originally published in 1995-1996 to establish guidelines for the
welder training at three levels: Level I – Entry Welder, Level II –
Advanced Welder, and Level III – Expert Welder. Upon successful
completion of each level of the guidelines, students may receive a
certificate of completion. The AWS Education Committee is currently
working with the AWS Education Department to revise elements of the
SENSE guidelines and procedures, please check the site regularly to
receive information on the revisions.
Answer: SENSE is a set of welding standard
guidelines originally published in 1995 and 1996 through grants
received from the US Department of Education. Based on a survey
of the welding industry, the SENSE guidelines define three levels of
knowledge and skills required in the welding workplace.
Individuals trained with the SENSE guidelines are the Entry Welder, Advanced Welder and Expert Welder.
For a history of the development of SENSE may be found on this page.
Q:What
fees are involved?
Answer: The one-time fees for SENSE are listed on
the SENSE registration form. They are $500 for Level I, $600 for
Levels I and II and $1500 for Levels I, II and III.
Q:
How is the SENSE
program different from the AWS Education Institution
Membership?
Answer: SENSE is a set of welding guidelines meant
to assist schools in training welders. The AWS Education
Institution Membership (EIM) is a separate membership program operated
by the AWS Membership Department. Institutional requirements may
be found on this page. The benefits of the EIM are listed on the AWS
website: http://www.aws.org/membership/edumbr.html
Q:I
have received the implementation package. What do I do next?
Answer: You should develop a program based on the
guidelines. Consider local industry expectations and use the guidelines
to develop lesson plans based on the Recommended Instructional
Activities found in section 3 of EG2.0:2006 (Level I), EG3.0-96 (Level
II) or EG4.0-96 (Level III) Alternatively, instructional
materials conforming to the SENSE guidelines may be purchased from a
third party vendors.
Q:Where
can I go for additional information?
Answer: Contact the AWS Education Department at
(800) 443-9353 ext. 455 or by email: education@aws.org
Next, complete the SENSE library
order form, this form allows the ordering of
a total of eight books
from the three categories listed on the form.
Finally, complete the Education
Institution Member (EIM) application. The application
may
be found
at: http://www.aws.org/membership/edumbr.pdf.
Your first year
of
membership as an Education Institution Member is included with
the
SENSE implementation fees. The EIM must be renewed to maintain
status after
the
first year.
Return the SENSE
registration
form, signed Letter of Commitment, Library order form and EIM
application form to AWS with payment. Return forms to:
AWS
Education
Department SENSE 550 NW Lejeune Rd. Miami, FL 33126
The implementation process for SENSE: Once
the application forms are received and payment processed, AWS will send
you an implementation package for the SENSE program. The contents
of
the implementation package for each level of the SENSE program are:
Level
I, Entry Welder
Books: QC10, Specification for
Qualification and Registration of Level I – Entry Welder EG2.0, Guide for the Training of
Welding Personnel: Level I – Entry Welder CD Contents: Click for
List
Level
II – Advanced Welder
Books: QC11, Specification for
Qualification and Certification of Level II – Advanced Welder EG3.0, Guide for the Training and
Qualification of Welding Personnel: Level II
– Advanced Welder CD
Contents: Click for List
Level
III – Expert Welder
Books: QC12, Specification for
Qualification and Certification of Level III – Expert Welder EG4.0, Guide for the Training and
Qualification of Welding Personnel: Level III – Expert Welder CD
Contents: Click for List
The completion
process for SENSE: Requirements for
Completion of the Entry Welder program are listed in Section 9 of
QC10. Two options for completion of the entry level welder
are available; select the links below for a flow chart of completion
for both options:
