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May 2025
AWS Unveils Unified Certification and Accreditation Standard for Welders and Test Facilities
AWS has released AWS QC47:2016-AMD2, Specification for AWS Certification of Welders and Accreditation of Test Facilities. This updated specification replaces and consolidates AWS QC4, Standard for Accreditation of Test Facilities for AWS Certified Welder Program, and AWS QC7, Standard for AWS Certified Welders, along with its supplements, into a unified certification specification. AWS QC47 desc..
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