AWS B5.5

This specification establishes the attributes required for determining the qualification of welding educators.

In the qualification process, a welding educator shall be capable of demonstrating skills and knowledge of welding processes and fabrication principles. The welding educator must provide evidence of their teaching skills.

It shall be the responsibility of the employer to determine that a person is capable of performing the duties involved in their welding educator assignment.

This specification is intended to supplement the requirements of an employer, or of local, state, or national regulations; it shall not be construed as a preemption of the employer’s responsibility for the work or for the performance of the work. Hence, it is the responsibility of the employer to determine the welding educator’s qualifications, other than those stated in 1.2 above, and confirm the capability of the welding educator to perform the duties required by the organization for the job function assigned to the welding educator. Furthermore, this standard is not intended to supersede, replace, or contradict the local, state, or national regulations governing the licensing of teachers or instructors and the exemptions, if any, permitted by such regulations with regard to teaching or instructing welding without a license.

Terminology Guideline. As used in this specification, the word shall denotes a requirement; the word should denotes a guideline or recommendation; and the word may denotes a choice.