Welder Certification Testing

---

Earlbeck Gases & Technologies provides welder certification testing to any code in our American Welding Society Accredited Test Facility. We have administered over 30,000 welding tests and have AWS Certified Welding Inspectors and Senior Certified Welding Inspectors on staff.  We are Maryland's leading provider of welding certifications to AWS and ASME codes.

---

Welding certification is one of the most commonly misunderstood things in our industry. There is not a single welding certification test that will certify you to weld everything, or certify you for all applications of a specific welding process (MIG, TIG, or Stick). Certification testing is done to a specific code, which is selected based on your application and job requirements. 
Welding codes are written for a particular industry or product type such as Structural Steel, Sheet Metal, Aluminum or Stainless Steel; Boilers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Systems; Aerospace Welding; and many more. Each of these codes requires a welder to prove they are qualified by passing a Welder Performance Qualification Test. This is a practical exam that tests your ability to make quality welds, and there is no written test for any commonly used code.  

---

How to Become a Certified Welder

1) Identify which code you need to be certified to.

learn more about welding code selection

2) If you are taking a test to an AWS code, determine if you would like to take an Accredited Test Facility test upgrade or take a non-ATF test. When you take a ATF test, you will be registered in the national AWS certified welder registry, as well as receive a wallet card from AWS which can be taken to any employer without having to recertify. 

learn more about the atf testing program

3) Schedule an appointment. Certification testing is done on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 8:00 am at our Baltimore, MD and York, PA locations. Schedule an appointment by calling us at (410) 687-8400.  On the day of the test, please bring a picture ID, and your safety equipment. ​​