European Welding Federation

The European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting (EWF), founded in 1992 is a nonprofit European organization dedicated to education, training, qualification and certification in the field of welding and related technologies. Its members consist of 31 European countries, represented by their national welding societies.

EWF, along with the relevant national welding organizations of 31 European countries, has made great efforts in updating and harmonizing education, training, qualification and certification in the field of welding for personnel from crafts people to professional engineers.

A certification system to guarantee manufacturer compliance with EN ISO 3834 and environmental and health safety schemes has been developed and its implementation is harmonized within EWF members.

Organization

The EWF has a general assembly, a board of directors, a secretariat and a technical committee with several working groups.

The EWF is governed by the General Assembly, which is representative of the member organizations. The General Assembly, composed of the members of the association, has full powers for accomplishing the objectives of the association.[1] The General Assembly is responsible for electing its President and a Board of Directors.[2]

The Secretariat is elected for a period of 5 years by the General Assembly from among the proposals made by the full members, in accordance with the criteria established by the Assembly. [[3]]

The EWF Technical Committee is set up by the General Assembly for covering a technical area related to training, qualification and certification in the welding and joining fields, implying a continuous activity, without any time limit, and consists of the Chairman, the representatives of the members and Working Groups.[4]

Courses

The European Welding Federation (EWF) Courses' Guidelines cover all professional levels in welding technology and related areas, such as thermal spraying, adhesive bonding, plastics welding and underwater welding, leading to recognised qualifications in 30 European countries and also at international level.

List of EWF Courses[5][6]

European/International Welding Engineer

European/International Welding Technologist

European/International Welding Specialist

European/International Welding Practitioner

European/International Welding Inspection Personnel

European/International Welder

European Arc Welder for Railway Tracks

European Thermal Spraying Specialist

European Thermal Sprayer

European Thermal Spraying Practitioner

European Adhesive Bonder

European Adhesive Specialist

European Adhesive Engineer

European Welding Specialist for Resistance Welding

European Welding Practitioner for Resistance Welding

European MMA Diver Welder

European Aluminothermic Welder

European Laser Processing Personnel

Special Course for Robot Welding at the Specialist Level

Special Course for Welding Reinforcing Bars at the Specialist level

Special Course on Weld Imperfections for Non-Destructive Testing Personnel

Special Course on Personnel with responsibility for Macroscopic and Microscopic Metallograpphic Examination of Structural Materials and their Joints Prepared/Produced by Welding and Allied Techniques

Special Course on Personnel with Responsibility for Heat Treatment of Welded Joints

Special Course on Risk Management in Welding Fabrication

Projects

A good part of EWF’s activities have been related with its participation in European cooperation projects, in particular under the framework of the Lifelong Learning Programme and the (current) 7th Framework Programme. European projects have been major opportunities for the EWF and its members to develop new tools and methodologies to improve training and qualification of companies and personnel in the welding sector, as well as to further widen EWF’s scope of activities. On the EWF’s website, more detailed information concerning present, and past, projects can be found.

References

  1. ↑ http://ewf.be/organisation1.aspx: General Assembly
  2. ↑ http://ewf.be/organisation2.aspx: Board of Directors
  3. ↑ http://ewf.be/organisation4.aspx: Secretariat
  4. ↑ http://ewf.be/organisation5.aspx: Working Groups
  5. ↑ http://www.ewf.be/training-qualification/standard-courses/guidelines
  6. ↑ http://www.ewf.be/training-qualification/special-courses/guidelines
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