| When you are looking for welding jobs it is a good | | | | commercial divers, DAI prepares and places |
| idea to look at trade organizations because many | | | | commercial divers globally. Divers train for five |
| have job postings. The more skilled you are as a | | | | months and then are ready to be placed in a |
| welder, the more work you will fine. | | | | variety of employment opportunities. When they |
| Here is a list of organizations, what they do and | | | | finish their training they have not only acquired |
| how they can help you when you are pursuing a | | | | classroom skills, they have acquired several |
| career in welding: | | | | certificates and hundreds of hours in hands on |
| American National Standards Institute (ANSI) | | | | experience. |
| This organization creates the standards for the | | | | The Canadian Welding Bureau |
| United States in terms of what welders are to do | | | | If you are in Canada this is an important |
| and how they are supposed to be paid. They | | | | organization to know about because they provide |
| provide the body of information that will make | | | | certifications for welders in Canada that meet |
| sure that welders are safe and do their work | | | | standards for welders in Canada. |
| responsibly. They oversee most groups that have | | | | Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, |
| to do with welding and provide the educational | | | | International (FMA) |
| accreditation for welding programs; they also | | | | This organization provides companies with the |
| create global program standards. | | | | resources and tools they need to continue |
| American Welding Society | | | | improvements in their operations. They provide |
| The American Welding Society provides a body | | | | programs, publications and an event once a year |
| of knowledge about the welding profession. Their | | | | that is considered the largest welding, fabricating |
| mission is to advance all aspects of welding | | | | and metal forming event in North America. Their |
| starting with the technology, science and | | | | goal is to educate people in the fields of metal |
| application of the various processes. They create | | | | forming and fabricating through volunteerism, |
| the best practices and help develop the different | | | | award programs and networking. |
| ways of doing the job. If you are looking for | | | | Society of Manufacturing Engineers |
| historical information about the profession, this is | | | | For welders in manufacturing, the SME provides |
| where to go. | | | | education on every facet of manufacturing and |
| Edison Welding Institute (EWI) | | | | welding. Their primary mission is to create learning |
| The Edison Welding Institute (EWI) is the | | | | experiences through publications, professional |
| development and research arm for those who | | | | development and a conference once a year to |
| are interested in welding. They lead technology | | | | keep their members abreast of new technologies |
| and engineering and help develop materials for | | | | and current trends in the field. |
| joining and welding. They consult with their | | | | Welding Research Council |
| members on how to do their jobs more | | | | Pressure vessel technology and joining are the |
| effectively. They also train welder in a variety of | | | | concerns for the welding research council. They |
| people in automotive, aerospace, energy and | | | | too are an educational arm of welding and they |
| chemical and more. | | | | provide information for a variety of welders |
| Divers Academy International (DAI) | | | | including Equipment Fabricators, Designers, |
| One of the foremost schools for training of | | | | Standards Developers, Consultants and more. |