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American Welding Society (AWS). 2008. 162p. ISBN 978-0-87171-670-5. EG2.0 establishes a skill standard by defining the recommended minimum welder training requirements for a Level I—Entry Welder in accordance with AWS QC10: Specification for Qualification and Certification of Level I—Entry Welder. This guide is intended to specify a credible path for training organizations to implement new welding programs or to enhance existing programs to administer Level I—Entry Welder training. Use of this Guide is voluntary. Training organizations desiring to register a trainee as an AWS SENSE certified Level I—Entry Welder, or to record completion of modules or units, shall consider these guidelines as the minimum specified under AWS QC10.
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AWS EG2.0:2008 Guide for the Training of Welding Personnel: Level I—Entry Welder AWS EG2.0:2008 Guide for the Training of Welding Personnel: Level I— Entry Welder Supersedes EG2.0-95 Revision Nov. 2008 Prepared by the American Welding Society (AWS) Committee on SENSE AWS Committee on Education Approved by the AWS Board of Directors Abstract This guide contains information to assist education and training organizations in the development and administration of a modular, competency-based training that leads to the qualification and certification of a trainee in accordance with the requirements of AWS QC10, Specification for Qualification and Certification of Level I—Entry Welder. 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126 AWS EG2.0: 2008 International Standard Book Number: 978-0-87171-670-5 American Welding Society 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126 © 2008 by American Welding Society All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Photocopy Rights. No portion of this standard may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, including mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Authorization to photocopy items for internal, personal, or educational classroom use only or the internal, personal, or educational classroom use only of specific clients is granted by the American Welding Society provided that the appropriate fee is paid to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, tel: (978) 750-8400; Internet: . ii AWS EG2.0:2008 Statement on Use of AWS American National Standards All standards (codes, specifications, recommended practices, methods, classifications, and guides) of the American Welding Society (AWS) are voluntary consensus standards that have been developed in accordance with the rules of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). When AWS standards are either incorporated in, or made part of, documents that are included in federal or state laws and regulations, or the regulations of other governmental bodies, their provisions carry the full legal authority of the statute. In such cases, any changes in those AWS standards must be approved by the governmental body having statutory jurisdiction before they can become a part of those laws and regulations. In all cases, these standards carry the full legal authority of the contract or other document that invokes the AWS standards. Where this contractual relationship exists, changes in or deviations from requirements of an AWS standard must be by agreement between the contracting parties. This AWS standard was developed through a consensus standards development process that brings together volunteers representing varied viewpoints and interests to achieve consensus. While AWS administers the process and establishes rules to promote fairness in the development of consensus, it does not independently test, evaluate, or verify the accuracy of any information or the soundness of any j