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.

¹ All pricing is per specimen submitted.

² All Procedure Qualifications will be charged a $200.00 fee for documentation and reporting (AWS/ASME WPS, PQR, WPQ).

³ Where Code requires non-destructive testing (NDT) prior to destructive testing, an additional $150 will be charged for each radiographic test and $150 for each liquid penetrant test.

⁴ WPQR/ WPQ – Welder Performance Qualification Record is included with the price (except for AWS QC-7 which is issued by the AWS).

⁵ When additional machining is required for PJP Groove Welds & Reduced Thickness Bends, a $200 processing fee will be charged.

⁶ Procedure and Performance Qualifications requiring destructive testing of super alloys, exotics materials and high carbon alloys will incur an additional charge based on processing time and required tooling.

⁷ In cases of failure, fees will only be charged up to the completed stage of testing (examples given below):

Performance Testing: VT Failure – $75, Guided Bend or NDT Failure: Full Price Listed

Procedure Testing w/ RT: VT Failure – $75, RT Failure: $225, Guided Bend w/ RT: $425, Tension w/ RT: $625

¹ All pricing is per specimen submitted.

² All Procedure Qualifications will be charged a $200.00 fee for documentation and reporting (AWS/ASME WPS, PQR, WPQ).

³ Where Code requires non-destructive testing (NDT) prior to destructive testing, an additional $150 will be charged for each radiographic test and $150 for each liquid penetrant test.

⁴ WPQR/ WPQ – Welder Performance Qualification Record is included with the price (except for AWS QC-7 which is issued by the AWS).

⁵ When additional machining is required for PJP Groove Welds & Reduced Thickness Bends, a $200 processing fee will be charged.

⁶ Procedure and Performance Qualifications requiring destructive testing of super alloys, exotics materials and high carbon alloys will incur an additional charge based on processing time and required tooling.

⁷ In cases of failure, fees will only be charged up to the completed stage of testing (examples given below):

Performance Testing: VT Failure – $75, Guided Bend or NDT Failure: Full Price Listed

Procedure Testing w/ RT: VT Failure – $75, RT Failure: $225, Guided Bend w/ RT: $425, Tension w/ RT: $625

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:

In-Plant Training/Witnessing Welder Certification Cost Factor

HOBART INSTITUTE OF WELDING TECHNOLOGY, TROY, OHIO 45373, U.S.A.

PHONE: 937-335-9500 extension 9502 FAX 937-332-9550

1. Terms and Conditions. These general terms and conditions shall apply to all Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
in-plant training services, unless waived in writing by the Institute.
2. Fees are as follows: (Note: Prices are subject to change without notice.)

ANY TIME LESS THAN ONE DAY WILL BE CHARGED AS A FULL DAY.

NOTE: It is understood that Institute personnel shall be considered as working during the regular 8 hour period, regardless of lost time or interruptions due to conditions beyond their control – such as power failure, lock-in/lockout, lack of material, or other such interruptions.

The standard five (5) day work week for Hobart Institute of Welding Technology includes the travel time to and from Troy, Ohio. The Representative would follow the most efficient travel schedule to arrive at the assignment as early as possible. He would leave the assignment at the latest time to arrive home Friday p.m.

The above applies to the continental United States only. For information regarding fees outside the continental United States, please contact Hobart Institute of Welding Technology.

Video training programs can be used to supplement our instructor’s efforts at your facilities. DVD training programs can be used to supplement Hobart Institute of Welding Technology instructor’s efforts at your facilities. These may also be purchased to enable you to continue training your people.
PowerPoint® presentations are not available for sale and are the intellectual property of Hobart Institute of Welding Technology. No copying, photography or recording of presentations is allowed.

3. Terms of payment. Payments are due within 30 days of invoice date. A service charge of 1 1/2 % per month will be assessed after that date.
4. Cancellation. A 10% cancellation fee will be charged if cancellation is made within five (5) days of the scheduled training.
5. Recording. NO AUDIO OR AUDIO-VISUAL RECORDING OF CLASSES WILL BE PERMITTED.

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

Specialized Welding Training Cost Factor

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