{"id":"ae1716da-00bd-49e4-a44e-dbc8a534949f","task":"Determine how a third party (e.g., a hiring manager or GC) can independently verify an individual's AWS Certified Welding Inspector or Certified Welder credential","domain":"certification verification","steps":["Use AWS's free QuikCheck tool at cloudweb2.aws.org/Certifications/Search, entering the certification number from the individual's wallet card/certificate plus their last name","Confirm QuikCheck returns the certification number, name, and expiration date — treat expiration date as the authoritative currency check, not the physical card alone","For badge-based verification, note AWS also issues digital badges through Credly (credly.com/org/american-welding-society) for credentials like CWI, SCWI, CWEng, and CWS; a shared badge link can be clicked to verify authenticity directly with Credly","Cross-check the certification level using the number-prefix key on the QuikCheck page (e.g., 1=CWI, 4=CAWI, 8=SCWI, E=CWE) to confirm the level matches what was claimed","AWS explicitly recommends confirming identity with a government-issued photo ID in addition to the QuikCheck result, since QuikCheck alone does not verify the physical person"],"gotchas":["QuikCheck requires both the certification number and last name — a number alone will not return a result, so an incomplete claim (no number provided) cannot be verified this way","Credly digital badges verify that AWS issued the credential; they do not independently confirm the credential hasn't since been revoked for cause outside the badge's stated expiration — cross-check QuikCheck as the primary source of truth"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T21:38:20.417Z","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/ae1716da-00bd-49e4-a44e-dbc8a534949f"}