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European ProjectsEWF commitment to EU funded projects as part of itscore activities continued throughout 2012. While newprojects started this past year, it is worth mentioning thesignificant and exciting results that were achieved in 2012in particular by the conclusion of four EU funded projects:B-PROF was the first GrundtvigMultilateral Project coordinated byEWF and it was a very rewardingproject. Although the partnershipwas relatively small (but strong!), the 2-year project wasa very positive experience that allowed EWF and therest of the partners to outline a methodology (througha Training Guideline) for the recognition of informaland non-formal competences in adult welders. Themethodology is currently being adopted by the EWFtraining, qualification and certification system.ACCESSWELD was a Leonardo da VinciTransfer of Innovation (LdV-TOI) Project thatlooked to adapt a methodology to attractyounger trainees to the potential benefitsof a career in welding. The main product that camefrom the project was WELDPLAY, a computer gamewhere players can manage a small welding company,hire their own welders and perform different weldingjobs. The game can be acccessed free of charge at:http://weldgame.ewf.be/Three new EU funded projects started in 2012:siLang, a Key Activity 2 project intendsto develop a pedagogical game toimprove common understandingSiLang between professionals, in an increasinglyLANGUAGES IN THE WORLD OF WORKinternational professional environment.The project is coordinated by the University of Thessalyand will last until November 2014.E-WELD is a Transfer of Innovationproject aiming at improving distancelearning training courses for weldingengineers, through the use of aninnovative distance learning tool. The tool will betranslated into Hungarian and Croatian, and validatedthrough training sessions in both countries.EMFWELD is a Research for SME Associations projectand it will cover the European fabrication industryrequirement, ensuring that workers exposure to ElectroMagnetic Fields is minimized and below the levelsset out by the forthcoming European Commission’sPhysical Agents EMF Directive.INNOVJOIN, another LdV-TOI project has furthercontributed to the spreadof a distance learning tool for Welding Engineers, byimplementing the distance learning tool in four newlanguages: Bulgarian, Spanish, Slovak and Turkish.In addition, two research projects reached its finalstage in 2012:ProjectGoalPhased array techniques and sensorsShipInspector for corrosion and defect detectionin ship hullsTestPEPAutomated non-destructiveevaluation (NDE) approach for testingwelded joints in plastics pipesEWF remained strongly committed to the preparationof new project proposal ideas and between the 7thFramework and Lifelong Learning Programmes, EWFhas been involved in the submission of over 30 newproject proposals.14EWF Annual Report /12
Excellence in Welding Technology, Qualification and CertificationEWF 20th AnniversaryFinally, 2012 saw the celebration of the EWF’s 20thAnniversary and to commemorate the event a DiscussionForum was held with the purpose of allowing EWF’sAuthorised Training Bodies to present their thoughtsand ideas to improve EWF activity.The event allowed a strengthening of the connectionbetween the EWF and those organizations actuallyresponsible for carrying out EWF training. In particular, itwas a relevant opportunity to show those in attendanceto what extent can EU funded projects contribute toimproving training tools and methodologies.In this regard, the event testified the strength of theEWF network and the willingness of its differentmembers to work together towards developing newproject ideas for another 20 years.EWF 20th Anniversary – A celebration ofwelding’s past, present and future testifyingthe strong bonds that have bound togetherdifferent countries for the past twenty yearsand will continue to do so for 20 more.EWF Annual Report /1215
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