This test item bank on welding contains test questions based upon competencies found in the Missouri Welding Competency Profile. Some test items are keyed for multiple competencies. These criterion-referenced test items are designed to work with the Vocational Instructional Management System. Questions have been statistically sampled and validated on students at Vocational Industrial Clubs of America district contests. The tests cover the following 13 competency areas in welding: basic skills; print reading; oxy-fuel cutting/welding; layout and fit-up; shielded metal arc--general; shielded metal arc--3/8-inch plate; shielded metal arc--pipe (2 inch to 6-inch diameter); shielded metal arc--16 gauge steel; gas metal arc welding--plate, pipe (stainless steel, aluminum and carbon steel); gas tungsten-arc welding (carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum); plasma cutting; metallurgy and heat treating; and carbon-arc cutting. A list of the 16 references used to create the test items is included. (KC)