The Welding Institute is continuously striving to promote welding/materials joining education. It runs an active Education Committee which works with:

• Awarding bodies
• Universities such as Cranfield University
• Further Education Colleges
• the Engineering Technology Board (ETB) www.etechb.co.uk
• the Sector Skills Council www.semta.org.uk
• many other industrial forums www.industryforum.co.uk

We have a committee specifically dedicated to the needs of the welding and joining FE sector - AWFTE (Association of Welding and Fabrication Training and Education) whose aims are:

• To push forward the development of the National Welder Training Standard
• Transform the Fabrication Group into a national body relating to QCA and relevant Sector Skills Councils
• Strengthen continuously the ties with all relevant organisations to improve the influence of future policies
• Extend the impact of the SkillWELD competition and the welding/fabrication feature of the Skills Show to raise further the profile of our craft and technology
• Establish a national database for welding and fabrication facilities in colleges and training organisations

TWI also provides training and examination services - www.twitraining.com