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Foreword
During the year 2004, workshops regarding the Leonardo Continued Project where held in certain
European Countries with the participation of experts from the welding industry in order to identify
the competence profile, knowledge and experience requirements for welding engineers and
inspectors. The main purpose of the project was to develop appropriate continuous education tools
such as training courses (classroom instruction, distance learning) and education on the job.
The initial education, qualification and certification of welding and inspection personnel itself has
been harmonised by the European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting (EWF). However,
an accessible, convenient and reliant modular method to deliver the appropriate knowledge has to
be developed in order to maintain and upgrade this knowledge and develop appropriate skills for
which welding engineers and inspectors are called for by the industry.
This leads to the set up of learning tools to integrate and update the knowledge already achieved
by the qualified personnel, in order to follow the technology trends in the welding field, avoiding
duplication of training items with the previous education achieved with the IIW/EWF courses.
In this framework The Italian institute of welding (Istituto Italiano della Saldatura - IIS), has
developed