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Welder Certification and Qualification

ATF-logoHobart 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.

AWS® QC7 – National Welder Certification

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

  1. Contact an Institute Testing Specialist at (937)-332-9505 to discuss your desired QC7 Welder Certification and determine which test best fits your needs.
  2.  Review Institute QC-7 Guidelines & Safety Requirements. Click here for QC-7 Guidelines
  3. Create an account on the AWS® Certified Welder Portal.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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 successful 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.

 

Consultative Services

Welding Program Assessment or Witnessing for Welding Procedure/ Performance Testing Both Services conducted at your location by an AWS® CWI (Price does not include subsistence, travel time, or hotel. Expenses will be billed at cost.) $1,250.00 per day (See below under In-Plant Training Cost Factor
Welding Program Assessment, Welding Program Development, Qualification Plan Development, Code Interpretation, Conformance Review
(Evaluation and development work conducted on location will be charged at the on-site daily rate)
$150.00/hr.
Prequalified Welding Procedure Specification Development $150.00/hr.
Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) Development, Updates & Revisions $150.00/hr.

Performance Qualifications

AWS® D1.1, D1.3, D1.6, & ASME® Section IX Welder Qualification Testing for Groove & Fillet – Plate $175.00 -225.00 ea.
AWS® D1.1 D1.6, and ASME® Section IX Welder Qualification Testing for Groove & Fillet – Pipe $225.00 ea.
AWS® D17.1 Welder Qualification Testing, Evaluation by Radiographic Testing (RT) $225.00 ea.
AWS® D17.1 Welder Qualification Testing, Evaluation by Destructive Testing $350.00 ea.
AWS® B2.2 and ASME® Section IX Brazing Qualification $175.00 ea.
AWS® D1.5 OhioDOT Bridge Welder Certification Testing (AWS QC-7) (includes booth rental, test coupons, witnessing and documentation) $525.00 ea.
Ohio Dept. of Education – Industry Recognized Credential – AWS Qualification (9 pts) $95.00 ea.
Ohio Dept. of Education – Industry Recognized Credential – AWS QC-7 Certification (12 pts) Price on Request
AWS D1.2, D1.5, Military and Other Specifications not listed Price on Request
AWS® QC-7 National Welder Certification
(includes booth rental, test coupons, witnessing and documentation)
$525.00 ea.

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

Procedure Qualifications

ASME® Section IX Welding Procedure Qualification for Groove Welds² with Complete Joint Penetration, Ferrous Alloys. Price on Request for Nonferrous Alloys. $475.00
AWS® D1.1, D1.6 Welding Procedure Qualification for CJP Groove Welds $475.00
AWS® D1.1, D1.6, & ASME® Section IX Welding Procedure Qualification for Fillet Welds $350.00
AWS® D1.1 & D1.6 Welding Procedure Qualification for Partial Joint Penetration Groove Welds $425.00
AWS D1.2 Procedure Qualification Testing for CJP Groove Welds $600.00
AWS D17.1 Procedure Qualification Testing for CJP Groove Welds Price on Request
AWS D1.3, D1.5, D14.1, D18.1, B2.1, EN/ISO, & Military Standards (& others not listed) Price on Request
Impact Testing, Hardness & Ferrite Testing Price on Request
ASME® Section IX Brazing Procedure Qualifications $350.00
Booth Rental Fee for completion of Procedure Coupons (7 Hours Max, does not include materials) $150.00 per day
WPS, PQR and WPQR/ WPQ Documentation (for procedures tested by HIWT) $200.00 ea.2
Lab/ Inspection Report Only (for procedures tested by HIWT) $75.00 ea.

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

Specialized Training

In-Plant Training

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:

  • Alcan Aluminum
  • Commonwealth Edison Co.
  • Eli Lilly Co.
  • General Dynamics Corp.
  • General Motors Corp.
  • Textron-Lycoming
  • USX Corporation
  • American Electric Power Co. Inc.
  • DuPont Co.
  • Ford Motor Co.
  • General Electric Co.
  • New York Power Authority
  • U.S. Navy

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.)

Hobart Institute of Welding Technology In-plant Training / Assessment of Welders and/or Witnessing Welder Certification Cost Factor

Field Training

Assessment of Welders and/or Witnessing Welder Certification  

Straight Time: Regular 8-hour weekday, including work time and travel time Class Enrollment: 1 student.

$1,200.00/day

$1,250.00/day

Each additional student over enrollment of 1

$200.00/day

Overtime (Time and 1/2) Working

A. Weekdays more than 8 hours (Up to 12 hours)

B. Saturdays up to 8 hours

Upon request

Upon request

Double Time Working

A. Weekdays more than 12 hours or

B. Saturdays more than 8 hours, or

C. Sundays and holidays

Upon request

Upon request

Travel Time during an 8 hour work day
(including to and from airport).
Travel Time exceeding 8 hour workday
or Saturdays and Sundays (including to
and from airport).

Travel Time 8hr day $75.00/hr

Travel Time exceeding 8hr day or Sat./
Sun. – $100.00/hr

$60.00/hour

Transportation / Airfare Other costs involved during entire trip: rental car, personal car mileage at current IRS rate, gasoline, parking toll charges

Actual costs

Actual costs

Subsistence: Lodging, meals, tips, miscellaneous. Institute policy is that receipts are not required for charges under $25.00. Invoicing will be made  according to Hobart Institute Policy.

Actual costs

Actual costs

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 Training

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.

Number of students

Per day (7 hours)

Per week (5 days, 35 hours)
1-4 $1,500.00 $7,500.00
5 $1,750.00  $8,500.00
6 $2,000.00 $10,000.00
7 $2,250.00 $11,250.00
8 $2,500.00 $12,500.00
9 $2,750.00 $13,750.00
10 $3,000.00 $15,000.00
11 $3,250.00  $16,250.00
12 $3,500.00  $17,500.00
13-15 Add $250.00 per student  

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