European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting (EWF)

The European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting (EWF) is an organisation dedicated to education, training, qualification and certification in the field of welding and related technologies. EWF Institutional Video: https://youtu.be/wbmfe7qOc5E EWF Members -> http://www.ewf.be/members.aspx EWF QUALIFICATIONS - http://www.ewf.be/qualification.aspx EWF CERTIFICATIONS - http://www.ewf.be/certification.aspx About: In 1992, welding course providers of several EU member countries wanted to harmonise their education, training, qualification and certification procedures. Thus, they set-up the European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting (EWF). The objective was those same qualifications could be awarded in any country by using a single syllabus for each level of the training course and a harmonised system for examinations. EWF developed a comprehensive and harmonised system for training, qualification and certification of welding personnel and managed its application ever since. It took a leading role in the innovation of learning methodologies. It is also responsible for the certification system of companies that use welding, focussing on quality, environment, health and safety. Currently,(2018) EWF has members from 28 European countries and two observer members from outside Europe, represented by their national welding societies: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, as well as Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation.