1. www.ewf.be EWF General Assembly – 6 November 2012 – Lisbon, Portugal EWF Participation in EU Projects

2. www.ewf.be EWF General Assembly – 6 November 2012 – Lisbon, Portugal 3 concluding projects in 2012: –B-PROF –ACCESSWELD –INNOVJOIN 2 ongoing projects in 2012: –CSR-Matrix –WELDIMP EU Projects - 2012

3. www.ewf.be EWF General Assembly – 6 November 2012 – Lisbon, Portugal Main results: –Common Guideline for informal training recognition for welders; –Inquiries to assess welder needs & expectations; –Pilot Sessions in ES, SI and PT to test methodology; –Promotional videos on project results http://www.bprof.net B-PROF – Informal training recognition in welding

4. www.ewf.be EWF General Assembly – 6 November 2012 – Lisbon, Portugal B-PROF – Informal training recognition in welding

5. www.ewf.be EWF General Assembly – 6 November 2012 – Lisbon, Portugal B-PROF was carried out in line with EU efforts in harmonising qualifications B-PROF – Informal training recognition in welding

6. www.ewf.be EWF General Assembly – 6 November 2012 – Lisbon, Portugal Main results: –National Seminars for Secondary School students; –Seminars for Schools interested in ATB status; –“WELDPLAY” computer game http://www.accessweld.net ACCESSWELD – Improved accessibility for welding training courses

7. www.ewf.be EWF General Assembly – 6 November 2012 – Lisbon, Portugal ACCESSWELD – Improved accessibility for welding training courses

8. www.ewf.be EWF General Assembly – 6 November 2012 – Lisbon, Portugal INNOVJOIN – Innovation in distance learning training courses Project results: –Distance learning tool translated into 4 new languages: ES, BG, SK and TK; –Pilot courses and examination in all 4 countries http://www.innovjoin.com

9. www.ewf.be EWF General Assembly – 6 November 2012 – Lisbon, Portugal CSR-Matrix – Corporate Social Responsibility CSR-Matrix project is a Leonardo da Vinci – Transfer of Innovation Project and its main topic of activity is Corporate Social Responsibility Consortium: ISQ (PT) / EWF (PT) / CPU (SI) / Univ. Cyprus (CY) / GLOBAL Network (AT) and Univ. of Sibiu (RO) Objectives: To implement CSR Training courses in all partner organisations; To foster CSR practices and methodologies throughout the partner’s organisations stakeholders; To train 15 “CSR trainers” per country in all organisations responsible to monitor implementation of CSR strategies and self-assessment, while promoting CSR at national level

10. www.ewf.be EWF General Assembly – 6 November 2012 – Lisbon, Portugal WELDIMP is an Leonardo da Vinci project, under the Lifelong Learning Programme, aimed at developing a multimedia dictionary of welding imperfections terms and definitions. Consortium: ISPL (PL) / ISQ (PT) / MhTE (HU) / ASR (RO) and IIS (IT) Objectives:  A Multimedia Welding Dictionary with around 200 terms in English, German, French, Polish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Italian and Romanian;  Achievement of linguistic skills in the area of welding and joining technologies specially related to welding imperfections;  To be a tool for improving the performance of students and professionals in thewelding area.. WELDIMP – Welding Imperfections Dictionary

11. www.ewf.be EWF General Assembly – 6 November 2012 – Lisbon, Portugal WELDCUP – Leonardo da Vinci Partnership Objective: Support in the implementation and sustainability of a European wide competition for young welders Project Consortium: EWF (PT), GSI-SLV (DE), CPS (BE), SVSXASS (CH), MATRAI (HU), TWI (UK) New Projects – 2012/2013 E-WELD – Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation Objective: Further extending distance learning methodologies into new countries – HR and HU Partners: EWF (PT), GSI-SLV (DE), CWS (HR), MhTE (HU) SiLANG – Key Activity 2: Languages Objective: To employ serious games in developing language and cultural skills for professionals, students and vocational workers Partners: UTH (HE), HiST (NO), CRT (HE), USGM (IT), TLU (EE), EWF (PT)

12. www.ewf.be EWF General Assembly – 6 November 2012 – Lisbon, Portugal Ongoing: –Test-PEP - Development of an Automated Phased Array Ultrasonic Inspection System and Flaw Acceptance Criteria for Welded Joints in Polyethylene Pipes Closed: –SHIP-INSPECTOR – Detection of Safety Critical Defects in Ships Results: Non intrusive method of inspecting storage tanks on oil tankers through Long Range Ultrasonic Testing (LRUT); FP7 Projects in 2012

13. www.ewf.be EWF General Assembly – 6 November 2012 – Lisbon, Portugal One new RTD project will start in 2012 FP7 Projects in 2012 Proposals for 2013 EMFWELD project goal is to develop an interactive web based software application to calculate and assess electromagnetic fields (EMF) exposure in metal fabrication, particularly in welding and non-destructive testing (NDT) in accordance with EMF directive to be published in October 2013. Proposals being prepared for 2013: 3DmapLASMIT CLADiUMWeldaPrime FlexiFabStack It SmartBiPEVERWOOD