AWS QC10:2017 pdf download.Specification for Qua lification and Certification of SENSE Level l-Entry Welders
1. Scope
1.1 This specification establishes the minimum requirements for trainees to receive AWS SENSE training certificate for full or partial completion of the Level I- Entry Welder program. SENSE training organizations are free to exceed these minimum requirements.
1.2 This specification defines practical know ledge examinations, as well as the workmanship and performance qualifica-tion tests that require a minimum level of reading, computational and manipulative skills to successfully complete.
1.3 AlI individuals that meet the specified training certificate criteria will be listed in the AWS SENSE Certificate Data-base provided that:
(1) the training facility is a SENSE Accredited Training Program (ATP) per the requirements of AWS QC21, Speci-fication for AWS Accreditation of SENSE Welder Training Programs
(2) the required proof(s) of completion are submitted to AWS along with applicable fees.
1.4 Organizations that are not a SENSE Accredited Training Program may use this specification, but indiv iduals they instruct will not be eligible for SENSE training certificates, nor will they be listed in the AWS SENSE Certificate Database.
1.5 Although some questions on know ledge examinations may pertain to safety, this specification is not intended to address safety and health. Safety and health requirements are provided in ANSI Z49.1, Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Alied Processes, as well as federal. state, and local government regulations. The responsibility for safety rests primarily with the trainee and the training organization during training.
3. Definitions
The terms used in this specification are defined in AWS A3.0, Standard Welding Terms and Definitions. As used in this specification, the word shall denotes a requirement; the word should denotes a guideline; and the word may denotes a choice. The following terms are not found in AWS A3.0, or are modified for the purposes of this specification: acceptance criteria. Specified limits placed on characteristics of an item, process or service as defined in governing welding standards or other contract documents.
Accredited Training Program (ATP). A facility that applies to the AWS and receives accreditation. An Accredited Training Program may be a school, college, technical institute, or other training organization that meets the require-ments of AWS QC21. Specification for AWS Accreditation of SENSE Welder Training Programs.
AWS SENSE Certificate Database. A database of trained welders who have achieved full or partial completion status by successfully passing compulsory and optional modules in accordance with the requirements of SENSE Level l一Entry Welder, and SENSE Level II一Advanced Welder. Employers may access this database to confirm the welding education credentials of prospective employees.AWS QC10 pdf download.