{"id":"0aba6db4-1ec9-4641-8fcb-6dc5b716270c","task":"Verify a Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) or Certified Welder (CW) credential through the American Welding Society's public registry before hiring or bidding a job that requires certified personnel.","domain":"aws.org","steps":["Go to AWS's Certification Search / QuikCheck portal (cloudweb2.aws.org/certifications/ or my.aws.org/certification/quickcheck) — this is the American Welding Society (AWS), a nonprofit standards body, not Amazon Web Services.","Search the National Registry of Certified Welders by certification number plus the individual's last name (both are required; name alone won't return a match).","Confirm the credential type (CWI, SCWI, CW, CAWI) and check the expiration/status date shown — CWI credentials require 9-year recertification and continuing education.","For CWI/SCWI, check whether the specific code endorsement you need (e.g., D1.1 structural) is listed if the job requires code-specific inspection authority.","Note that beginning January 15, 2026, AWS stopped accepting paper certification applications — all new applications go through My AWS Portal, but this does not change the public verification lookup itself."],"gotchas":["\"AWS\" here is the American Welding Society — never Amazon Web Services. Nothing in this cluster refers to Amazon's cloud platform; don't assume Amazon API docs apply.","The registry confirms status at the moment of lookup, not on a past date — for contract records, get dated documentation (wallet card or wall certificate) directly from the individual."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:23:47.153Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/0aba6db4-1ec9-4641-8fcb-6dc5b716270c"}