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News Release from: American Welding Society | Subject: Career guide
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 February 2008
New FREE welding career guide highlights
demand
With nearly half of the North American welder workforce due to retire soon, the US faces a potential shortage of more than 200,000 skilled welders by 2010: AWS has created a new career guide
Several US construction and manufacturing companies continue to report significant problems due to the shortage, including slowed or halted production, according to the American Welding Society (AWS) To help combat this problem, AWS, the world's largest organization dedicated to advancing the science, technology and application of welding, has published a new welding career guide, 'Your Career in Welding', and it is available free to students, teachers, guidance counselors and parents
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 21 Jul 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Our quality of life is dependent on the strength of our manufacturing, construction and maintenance and repair industries and each of these industries require welding professionals to thrive," said Ray Shook, AWS executive director.
"But too many welders are retiring and too few students are entering the field.
Quick measures must be taken to help this situation, including promoting the excellent and diverse welding career opportunities that are available".
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The AWS welding career guide is being offered via the AWS website, for download.
It is intended for use as a complete welding industry resource and essential recruitment tool.
The guide features general information about welding and AWS, industry success stories, AWS scholarships, student chapter locations, and other comprehensive information about a range of welding careers and entryways into the industry.
"The new AWS welding career guide is an incredibly useful tool for introducing students to the welding industry's many positive attributes and diversifications while highlighting various career paths and entryways," said David Cotner, welding department head at the Pennsylvania College of Technology: "I look forward to sharing this with my students as well as others who are interested in a career in welding or its many related fields".
The various career choices and pathways featured in the guide present information on typical work environments and career demands.
For example, under the welding sales career profile, common daily activities are mentioned as well as possible job requirements and types of products sold.
Additional welding careers highlighted are: welding engineer; underwater welder; welding salesperson; welding technician; welding educator; and welding machine operator.
The career guide is part of a wider AWS program, the Welder Workforce Development Program, which is aimed at drawing positive attention to the welding industry.
In 2006 the AWS Foundation, a subsidiary of AWS, launched this programme to address the critical need for recruitment and specialised training of entry level welders while supporting industry workforce needs.
The Welder Workforce Development Programme is an essential component of the AWS Foundation USD10 million capital campaign, Welding for the Strength of America, which is aimed at facilitating programmes, scholarships and other initiatives in support of the welding industry.
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