Meet The AWS Qualification & Certification Committee
Meet The AWS Qualification & Certification Committee
Driving Continued Welding Quality
The AWS Qualification & Certification Committee is responsible for overseeing all AWS Certification Programs. This includes:
- Creating and approving new certification programs
- Providing guidance on all programs by issuing governing standards
- Enforcing ethics rules violations
Your Qualification & Certification Committee Executive Members: Effective January 2024
Subcommittees and programs overseen by the Qualification & Certification Committee
Subcommittees and programs overseen by the Qualification & Certification Committee
- Subcommittee on Welding Inspectors (QCWI)
- Welding Inspector Specialists (QCIS)
- Subcommittee on Welding Engineers (QCEG)
- Subcommittee on Welding Educators (QCED)
- Subcommittee on Welding Technicians (QCTE)
- Subcommittee on Welding Fabricators (QCFA)
- Subcommittee on Welding Supervisors (QCSU)
- Subcommittee on Welding Test Facilities and Welders (QCTW)
- Subcommittee on Radiographic Interpreters (QCRI)
- Subcommittee on Welding Sales Representatives (QCSR)
- Exam Bank Subcommittee (QCEB)
- Subcommittee on Reciprocity Agreements (QCRE)
- Subcommittee on the Code of Ethics (QCET)
- Subcommittee on Facilities Auditing (QCAU)
- Subcommittee on Robotic Arc Welding Personnel (QCRO)
- Subcommittee on Structural Inspectors (QCSI)
- Subcommittee on CWI of the Year (QCYR)
- Subcommittee on Resistance Welding Personnel (QCRW)
- Subcommittee on Plastics Welding Inspectors (QCPI)
- Subcommittee on Owner's Inspector (QCOI)
New programs the Qualification & Certification Committee is researching and implementing:
- Structural Inspector Certification Program
- B31 Owner's Inspector Certification Program
- Plastics Welding Inspector Certification Program