20. The welding system of claim 1 , wherein the performance evaluation includes one or more of an assessment of compliance with training goals, compliance with qualified procedure essential variables, variability compliance, compliance with weld quality specifications, compliance with standardized certification specifications, comparison to relative population, performance over time, and work ethic.
20. The welding system of claim 1 , wherein the performance evaluation includes one or more of an assessment of compliance with training goals, compliance with qualified procedure essential variables, variability compliance, compliance with weld quality specifications, compliance with standardized certification specifications, comparison to relative population, performance over time, and work ethic. 21. The welding system of claim 20 , wherein the assessment of compliance with training goals includes assessing upper and lower control limits for one or more of predetermined variables, welding directions and sequence, and weave parameters.