American Welding Society

The American Welding Society (AWS) was founded in 1919, as a nonprofit organization with a global mission: 

“Advancing the science, technology, and application of welding and allied joining and cutting processes, including brazing, soldering and thermal spraying.”

Australian Welding Solutions is Australia’s only approved Agent for the American Welding Society, so if you would like to explore utilising American Welding Society resources or education in your business or institution, please contact us.

Relevance 

Industry pundits would be aware that there are differing welding and engineering standards between America and Australia, and so might question the relevance of the American Welding Society for Australian industry. 

• International Standards
  Some international projects use American standards, for example, it’s very likely portions of the upcoming AUKUS project will utilise international and likely American standards. It would be astute for Australian businesses seeking participation in this and other international projects to have staff qualified to operate in the Amercian standards.
• Similar skills
  The skillsets behind managing and delivering welding in Australia are very similar as those required to comply with American welding standards.

Resources

American Welding Society has a comprehensive range of welding education resources, many of which are not available in Australia. As the Amercian Welding Society’s local representative, Australian Welding Solutions can supply these resources for your organisation.

Australian Welding Solutions can also blend the American Welding Society training resources with local knowledge and skills to deliver highly relevant training for the Australian welding industry.

American Welding Society Resources

The American Welding Society provides a comprehensive range of resources suitable for all levels of welding operation including:

• Research
• Management
• Execution
• Compliance 

These resources are detailed below:

AWS Digital Library

The industry source for authoritative welding content

• Offers Educational Institutions digital access to welding technology content
• Makes research easy with access to an assortment of AWS content in one convenient platform.
•  Instantly access your AWS Digital Library in the ‘cloud’.

The AWS Digital Library is a cloud-based system that offers welding technology and related content at your fingertips. With our easy-to-use platform, you can access standards, journals, periodicals, references, and videos anytime, anywhere, including mobile devices.  

Developed to support technical and engineering education in welding, metallurgy, civil mechanical, construction, and more. The library provides easy digital access to promote discovery, learning, and knowledge.

Features/Benefits

Contains the most current editions of over 160 AWS welding documents:

• Standards
• Procedures
• Qualifications
• Recommended Practices

Access AWS periodicals and Archives

• Welding Journal
• Inspection Trends
• Spraytime
• More

• 5-part AWS Welding Handbook series
• Over 125 eBooks
• Brazing Handbook
• Welding Metalurgy
• More

13 modular videos

• Fundamentals and Theory of Welding
• Process
• Safety
• Metallurgy

FUNDAMENTALS OF WELDING CURRICULUM

100+ Guided Welding Activities (4 arc welding processes + 3 Thermal Cutting Processes)

Provides integrated activities for the instructor and the student and offers the flexibility and customization for in-person or virtual learning.

Developed by AWS with the support of welding industry experts and education professionals.

Printed Materials

Digital Materials

74 eLearning Modules

• Curriculum Orientation (1 Module)
• Introduction to Welding (1 Module)
• Welding Safety (9 Modules)
• Welding Symbols & Joint Design (32 Modules)
• Welding Processes (16 Modules)
• Thermal Cutting Processes (12 Modules)
• Discontinuities and Visual Inspection (3 Modules)

18 Instructional Videos

• SMAW (3 Videos)
• GMAW (3 Videos)
• FCAW (3 Videos)
• GTAW (3 Videos)
• OFC (3 Videos)
• PAC (3 Videos)
• CAC-A (3 Videos)

Affordable, immediately available, state of the art welding curriculum.

Applicable to Corporate and Academic markets for the development of welding skills.

Multimedia content and condensed textbook.

Helps students make career choices and provides paths to welder certifications.

ONLINE EDUCATIONAL LIBRARY

Affordable Solutions for Corporate and Academic Institutions.

The AWS Online Educational Library is a comprehensive, subscription-based collection of AWS online courses delivered through an innovative, easy-to-use platform.

This versatile e-learning library complements existing real-time training programs, distance learning, blended learning, and flipped classroom models. Subscribers gain 24/7 access to the collection of welding courses.

• Developed by industry experts and learning professionals.
• Easy to use, cloud-based platform hosting courses on welding fundamentals and related topics.
• Self-paced, interactive modules that can be accessed anytime, anywhere.

Features/Benefits

The AWS Online Educational Library currently includes the following 13 courses (Over 110 hours of content):

Welding Fundamentals I

(Basic Concepts + Common Welding and Cutting Processes)

Welding Fundamentals II

(Resistance Welding & High Energy Processes)

Welding Fundamentals III

(Brazing & Soldering)

• Destructive Testing

• Nondestructive Testing

• Fabrication Math I

• Fabrication Math II

• Welding Safety

• Welding Symbols

• Metallurgy I

• Metallurgy II

• Metallurgy III

• Economics

• WPS/PQR Explained

Short, focussed self-paced modules.

Easy to access from any internet enabled device.

Incorporate into your corporate training programs

Participants earn local/global recognised AWS certificates of completion.