Welder Certification and Qualification

Hobart Institute of Welding Technology has been certifying/qualifying welders and welding procedures to structural, pressure piping, production, and aerospace specifications since 1989.

Our staff has the expertise and experience to certify welders on all types of ferrous and nonferrous materials including Titanium, Cobalt, Inconel, and Aluminum. Our organization is fully staffed with AWS® Certified Welding Inspectors and SNT Level III Technicians that meet most, if not all, welding specification requirements. Our office maintains a complete and efficient computer database and filing system for easy and accurate access.

For further information, contact the certification lab at 937-332-9505.

The AWS® Certified Welder program is a performance-based program with no prerequisite courses or certifications required. Final certification will provide “transferable” credentials that you may take with you wherever you go. Unlike typical welder qualifications, which are obtained through an employer and only active while you are employed with that company, your AWS® Welder Certification travels with you, regardless of your employment status with a particular company. Your certification will be added to the American Welding Society’s National Registry of Certified Welders. Employers can access this database to confirm your Certification.

The Certified Welder (CW) program tests welders to procedures used in the structural steel, petroleum pipelines, sheet metal, and chemical refinery welding industries. There is also a provision to test to a company-supplied or non-code welding specification. Certified Welder (CW) testing may only be performed at AWS® Accredited Testing Facilities. The Hobart Institute of Welding Technology has been accredited by the American Welding Society under QC4 to perform Certification and Qualification of Welders in accordance with AWS® QC-7 since 1990.

To begin the process for Welder Certification, you should:

1. Review the AWS® QC-7 Standard and applicable Supplement(s) that include fit-up, assembly, and positioning.

AWS QC7-93, Standard for AWS Certified Welders

AWS QC7-93 Supplement C – Welder Performance Qualification Sheet Metal Test Requirements

AWS QC7-93 Supplement F – Chemical Plant and Petroleum Refinery Piping

AWS QC7-93 Supplement G – AWS Performance Qualification Test

2. Contact an Institute Testing Specialist at (937)-332-9505 to discuss your desired QC7 Welder Certification and determine which test best fits your needs.
3.  Review Institute QC-7 Guidelines & Safety Requirements. Click here for QC-7 Guidelines
4. Create an account on the AWS® Certified Welder Portal.
5. Contact a registrar at (937) 332-9500 ext. 9607 to schedule your QC7 weld test and make payment. At the time of contact please let the registrar know the email address used when setting up the account on the AWS® Certified Welder Portal.
6. Arrive at the main office at 7:30am on your scheduled test day to sign-in, meet your testing supervisor, and complete your safety orientation.
7. Once your test passes visual inspection it will be submitted to the certification lab for testing. Your results will be communicated to you within 5 business days.
8. Upon successful completion of the Welder Certification, the Institute will send the results to the AWS® Certification Dept. for processing. AWS® will then mail you your certification wallet card.
9. You must submit certification maintenance forms every six months for your certification to remain valid.

The purpose of this standard for the AWS® Certified Welder Program is:

1. To determine the ability of welders to deposit sound welds in accordance with the standardized requirements.

2. To impose sufficient controls on the documentation and maintenance of certification to allow transfer between employers without requalification, where allowed by standard or contract document. For prices and to learn more about becoming an AWS® QC7 Certified Welder, contact Hobart Institute at 937-332-9505.

Understanding AWS® QC7 Welder Certifications

1. A Certified Welder credential or wallet card is not sufficient for you to begin welding on any project. Arriving on site and performing welding without the proper documentation is a violation of the AWS Standard. You MUST either:
   1. Have your own WPS to follow (if working as a subcontractor) for the process of which you are certified for (and pertain to the project) OR
   2. Your employer must provide you with a WPS to follow (again, applicable to the process you are certified for and appliable to the project).
2. It is important to ensure that the WPS used and WPQ/ WPQR (your Certification) conforms to the project and that none of the essential variables for the welder certification fall outside.
3. You employer may still require you to successfully pass a welder qualification test. It is the employer’s discretion to accept/recognize your Welder Certification.

For additional information or to learn more about becoming an AWS® QC-7 Certified Welder, contact the Certification Department at 937-332-9500 ext 9505.

For information, please call: 937-332-9500 extension 9502.

For information, please call: 937-332-9500 extension 9502.

For information, please call: 937-332-9500 extension 9502.

All Major Arc Welding Processes Covered

Hobart Institute of Welding Technology maintains a staff of instructors, technicians and training experts who are available to teach welding skill and qualification/certification courses at any location in the United States or abroad.

Field training is available to all industrial firms, contractors, utility companies, as well as all educational and governmental agencies and organizations.

Please advise us as to your requirements. Our staff will be glad to help evaluate your training needs, determine possible solutions and implement the necessary training.

As much lead time as possible is requested to plan and schedule on-site field training.

A partial list of customers where field training has been conducted:

For information, please call: 937-332-9500 extension 9502.

As an additional service for manufacturing, service industries, educational and governmental agencies, Hobart Institute of Welding Technology has the facilities to develop specialized training to meet specific needs and requirements.  Specialized training involves the designing of special skill courses to meet specific objectives.

Examples of specialized welding courses developed for various industries include tool steel welding, sanitation piping for the food industry, pipe and tubing for chemical plants and window/mirror pipe welding for power plants.  One or more instructors will be assigned to the special class.  This training is offered at Hobart Institute of Welding Technology in Troy, Ohio.

For information, please call: 937-332-9500 extension 9502