Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW) Examination

Credential Source Contact Information

Source Company Name:
American Welding Society
Contact:
John Gayler, Sr. VP
Website:
aws.org

Credential Contractor

Credential Contractor:
Same as source
Contact:
Same as source
Phone:
Same as source
Email:
Same as source

Test Administration

Test Site:
  • Testing facility
Paper & Pencil
No
Can the instructor take this test?:
Yes
Number of Test Items:
1
Time Allowed (minutes):

Unlimited

Passing Score (percent):

Pass/Fail

Cost Per Test:

60

Additional information:

This credential is performance-based. Students must weld pieces of metal together under certain specifications and have that weld inspected by a certified inspector. This is the industry standard for welding. There is no paper test to earn the credential, only written explanation of specifications for the weld to be performed. This in compliance with all major US standards related to welder qualification (AWS D1.1, ASME Section IX boiler and pressure vessel code, and API 1104 pipeline code).

Timing

Multiple test sessions:
Yes
Time of day
Yes
Order of tasks
Yes
Planned breaks during test
Yes
Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
Yes
Extended time offered
Test supervisor's discretion.

Setting

Test location
No
Adaptive or special furniture
Yes
Special lighting
Yes

Presentation

Written directions accompanying oral directions
Yes
Specific verbal prompts
Yes
Visual aids
No
Amplification equipment
Yes
Headphones, earmuffs, or earplugs
Yes
Large-print test
Yes
Braille test
No
Read-aloud test
No
Audio test
No
Interpreting/transliterating testing directions
Yes
Interpreting/Transliterating the test
Yes

Response

Enlarged copy of the answer document
No
Communication board or choice cards
No
Examiner records responses
No
Brailler
No
Word processor or word processor with speech-to-text
No
Augmentative communication device
No
Word prediction software
No
Spelling aids
No
English dictionary
Yes
Dictation using a recording device
No
Dictation to a scribe
No
Read back student response
No
Calculator and arithmetic tools
Yes
Calculator with additional functions
Yes
Math aids
Yes
Dry erase board
Yes
Additional writing implements
Yes

Audio test
No
Bilingual dictionary
Yes
Dictation to a scribe
No
English dictionary
Yes
Examiner records responses
No
Flexible Schedule
Yes
Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
Yes
Extended time offered
Test supervisor discretion.
Multiple test sessions
Yes
Read-aloud test
Yes
Test directions delivery
Yes
Visual aids
Yes

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