11.11.2025  AWS Releases D1.1/D1.1M:2025, Structural Welding Code – Steel | Welder
A quick look at the newest edition of AWS D1.1, outlining key updates shaping structural welding requirements.

11.10.2025 New Welder Training Facility Forges the Future | thebftonline.com
A new training center opens its doors with modern equipment and programs designed to prepare the next wave of welders.

08.21.2025  A Smarter Way to Build the Welding Workforce: Apprenticeships Set the Foundation  |  F & M Magazine
AWS has developed apprenticeship standards in partnership with Jobs for the Future, which builds the foundation for strategic workforce solutions that create pathways for welding careers.

07.28.2025  ESAB Announces 2025 American Welding Society Scholarship Winners | MarineLink 
ESAB Announces 2025 AWS Scholarship Winners

07.24.2025  AWS to Host 2025 Pipeline, Related Facilities and Tanks Conference in Fort Worth, Texas |  Contractor Magazine; Industry Event News

07.16.2025  Why Manufacturing is the Smart Career Move for Young Talent | Media Planet
An overview of why manufacturing offers solid pay, stability, and room to grow for early-career workers.

07.16.2025 Learning, Earning, and Great Careers in Welding | Media Planet

07.01.2025   Welding Competitions at SkillsUSA Championships Serve as a Family Reunion | The Welder

06.20.2025 AWS Secures DOL Approval for Welding Automation Apprenticeship Program   | Contractor Magazine

06.01.2025 AWS Secures DOL Approval for Welding Automation Apprenticeship Program | AI-Online.com

05.12.2025 Students Place at Annual Welding Competition | Observer Today

05.07.2025  ASNT & American Welding Society Collaborate on NDT Certification | Tank Storage Magazine
ASNT and AWS team up to align NDT certification efforts, strengthening industry standards and training pathways.

03.13.2025  Behind The Mask Welding Competition at Northwood Tech Sparks Skill And Innovation | Dryden Wire
Students put their welding skills to the test in a high-energy competition that highlights craftsmanship and creativity.

02.01.2025 Outlook, Trends and Pay for the Welding Workforce | The Welder

01.20.2025  NEW CEO at the American Welding Society | F & M Magazine — 
A profile announcing AWS’s new CEO, covering leadership background and priorities for the organization’s future.

01.20.2025  AWS Appoints New CEO  | The Welder
Announcement of Carey Chen stepping in as AWS’s new executive director and CEO, outlining experience and vision.

01.15.2025 Lighting a Fire | FF Journal 
Skills USA and WorldSkills competitions play a vital role in introducing students like bronze medalists Wyatt Hansen (2024) and Jordan Packer (2022) to careers in the trades, and especially to welding.  

01.15.2025 What Do Industry Job Postings Say About Welder Demand? | The Welder

12.10.2024  Cutting through Barriers | FABShop
A metal artist uses plasma cutting technology to shape the world around her.June 9, 2024  Making an Impact - Welding Summit | "People walk out of [the AWS Welding Summit] with more free consulting information than they can shake a stick at.”      Bill Newell, co-founder and Vice President, Euroweld Ltd

06.03.2024  3 Creative Ways to Reach Workers You Need | INC. Magazine | Struggling to Hire Skilled Workers? Instead of waiting for the right candidates to find you, take proactive steps to develop the skilled workforce your organization needs. 

05.15.2024 Apprenticeship Programs Are Key to the Future of Marine Welding | MarineLink It's no secret that skilled labor is in high demand, and many organizations are looking at ways to expand their welding workforce. The American Welding Society recently disussed how welding apprenticeships can close that labor gap.

11.13.2023  Goodyear High School Granted Money for Welding Classes | The AWS Foundation partnered with Miller Electric, and the Bechtel Group Foundation to offer welding equipment kits through their “Light a Spark Grant” to high schools that do not currently offer a welding program or class.

09.25.2023   Better Together |  FF Journal —  When Help Wanted Ads Aren't Enough to Fill Welding Jobs, South Dakota fabricator, Horizontal Machining and Manufacturing (HMMI), works with the Huron Drug Court to train parolees in welding to D1.1 standards.

10.10.2022  Top Student Welders Take Over SkillsUSA Competitions in Atlanta  | The Welder