American Welding Society

American Welding Society - SENSE

Schools Excelling through National Skills Standards Education 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.

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Do you have questions about joining SENSE?

Q: What is SENSE?

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

BECOMING A SENSE PARTICIPATION ORGANIZATION

The application process for SENSE:

First, download the SENSE registration form and SENSE library order form. From the AWS website, http://www.aws.org/ Select EDUCATION and SENSE

Complete page 1 of the SENSE registration form (school information) and page 2 (Letter of Commitment).

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:
QC10:2004, Specification for Qualification and Registration of Level I – Entry Welder
EG2.0:2006, Guide for the Training of Welding Personnel: Level I – Entry Welder
CD Contents: Click for List

Level II – Advanced Welder

Books:
QC11-96, Specification for Qualification and Certification of Level II – Advanced Welder
EG3.0-96, Guide for the Training and Qualification of Welding Personnel: Level II – Advanced Welder
CD Contents: Click for List

Level III – Expert Welder

Books:
QC12-96, Specification for Qualification and Certification of Level III – Expert Welder
EG4.0-96, 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 QC10:2004. Two options for completion of the entry level welder are available; select the links below for a flow chart of completion for both options:

Partial Completion of Level I – Entry Welder

Full Completion of Level I – Entry Welder

Completion of Level II – Advanced Welder

Completion of Level III – Expert Welder

Return the SENSE completion form to AWS with payment to:

AWS Education Department
SENSE
550 NW Lejeune Rd.
Miami, FL 33126

Contact Education Dept.

AWS Education Services
550 NW LeJeune Road
Miami, FL 33126
Ph: (305) 443-9353 ext. 455
Fax: (305) 648-2396

Dennis Marks Managing Director, Education Services email: dmarks@aws.org Questions relating to education services contact Dennis	Martica Ventura Senior Manager, Education Services email: mventura@aws.org Questions relating to seminar operations and education committee contact Martica
Christopher Pollock Director of Research and Development email: cpollock@aws.org Questions relating to product development contact Chris	Paola Chacón Manager, Education Services email: pchacon@aws.org Questions relating to custom seminars and events contact Paola
John Ospina Director of Conventions and Seminars email: jospina@aws.org Questions relating to seminars and conferences contact John	Gladys Santana Manager, Education Services email: gladys@aws.org Questions relating to conferences and hotels contact Gladys
Albert Hermida Welding Laboratory Manager email: hermida@aws.org Questions relating to certified welder practical exams and the laboratory contact Albert	Sharon Campbell Education Coordinator email: sharon@aws.org Questions relating to SENSE contact Sharon