Kazakhstan became a member of the International Institute of Welding

/IRBIS, July 28, 2011/ - At a 64-th General Assembly of the International Institute of Welding July 17, 2011 in Chinay (India) Kazakhstan was approved as the 55th member of the International Institute of Welding (IIW) in the face of the Kazakhstan Association of Welding "KazWeld", the press service of "KazWeld" reported. Association "KazWeld" is an independent body bringing together large companies, universities and training centers such as the Total Company, Arcelor Mittal, Imstalcon, KazNTU, KSTU, and a number of subsidiaries and affiliates of JSC "SK". As indicated, the creation of association "KazWeld" was initiated by the President, actively supported by Total E & P Kazakhstan and is due to an acute shortage of skilled welders in the oil and gas, metallurgical and other industries, as well as to improve the efficiency of the welding industry in Kazakhstan and to promote local content development to be competitive at international level. "Membership in the IIA provides open access to the latest global welding technology and know-how and the possibility of training of Kazakhstani specialists according to international standards with the issuance of international diplomas and certificates recognized by the 54 member countries of MIS", - was stated in the message. The goals of "KazWeld" Association are: - Implementation of international standards of training, education and certification for welding in Kazakhstan; - Accreditation of training centers for training on international standards, MIS; - issuing diplomas and certificates of IIA; - integration of existing training organization for welding and all interested companies. International Welding Institute was established in 1948 in London, bringing together so far, 54 countries and has set itself the goal of identifying, creating, development and transfer of global best practices on sustainable development in an ecologically clean environment, by developing training programs and professional training, qualification and certification on a global scale. Members of the International Institute are the countries representing the major industrialized economic powers such as USA, Canada, EU, Japan, China, Russia, etc. [2011-07-28]