AWS is pleased to announce a new program for certifying Welding Sales Representatives (CWSR).

If you are among the best and most successful sales professionals in the welding industry, it's because you provide value-added expertise to your customers. You are there for them when they want to try new solutions. You are there when they struggle to improve their welding quality and productivity. You are there to help provide a safe workplace.
You have years of expertise that back up every recommendation and every sale you make. And you never stop soaking up all the knowledge you can --- because you strive to be among the best.

For you, there is a new certification stating that you exemplify excellence in sales professionalism. The AWS Certified Welding Sales Representative program tells the industry that you have what it takes to add value to every sale.
If you meet the program's requirements, you can take a two-hour exam to establish your credentials. Convenient examination sites are scheduled throughout the country. In addition, AWS offers three-day pre-exam seminars with the examination on the afternoon of the third day. The seminar can be taken at certain AWS-scheduled sites, or at your workplace for groups of sales personnel.

Examination topics will establish your level of knowledge concerning five arc welding processes, brazing and soldering, cutting, safety in processes and gas cylinder handling, AWS filler metal classifications, shielding gas applications, welding terminology, ventilation, electrical requirements for power sources, and welding procedures and their qualification.

The optional seminar will not only prepare you for the exam, it can also enhance your professional knowledge, especially as you network with your peers in a stimulating, interactive classroom environment. You'll receive a study guide and $532 worth of valuable reference books that you can keep: Welding Handbook volumes 1 & 2, AWS A5.32 Specification for Welding Shielding Gases, and ANSI Z49.1 Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes.

Prerequisites for the AWS Certified Welding Sales Representative program include a high school diploma or equivalent and at least five years' experience in an occupational function in direct relation to the sales of welding equipment, cutting equipment, and supplies and other related services; OR at least two years of the same experience PLUS a training certificate of completion for welding processes. Completion of the AWS Certified Welding Sales Representative seminar fulfills this training certificate requirement...so by taking the seminar, a sales representative with between two and five years' relevant experience would be qualified to take the exam. 

For information about applying, call 1-800-443-9353 ext. 273. To learn more about the exam-preparation seminar, call 1-800-443-9353 ext. 455. For customized training and examination at your workplace, call 1-800-443-9353 ext. 229.

B5.14:2009  Specification for the Qualification of Welding Sales Representatives
QC14:2009  Specification for the Certification of Welding Sales Representatives