EWF General Assembly Spring Meetings Advance Discussion on System Harmonisation

The recent EWF General Assembly Spring Meetings brought members together to address strategic aspects related to the harmonisation of EWF systems, with particular attention to the development of the organisation’s Qualification and Certification frameworks.

On 21 April, the International Joining Qualification and Certification Council (IJQCC), the EWF body responsible for the development of the EWF Qualification and Certification Systems, held an online session focused on the definition of harmonised access conditions to be implemented across the different EWF Qualification Systems. The meeting was attended by more than 40 participants and marked the first step in the discussion leading up to the workshop held on 28 April in Istanbul, as part of the second session of the Spring Meetings.

The meetings in Istanbul were highly productive and centred on key strategic issues related to the harmonisation of the system. Members contributed with important ideas that will now be addressed by the relevant Technical Working Groups, while action lines were identified and objectives will continue to be shaped in view of the next meetings in the autumn.

During the session of the General Assembly, several ongoing projects involving EWF were also presented, including R3-MYDAS, FLASH, DILAPRO, AID4SME, CYRUS and COVE-EXSEE. This moment helped bring additional visibility to initiatives connected to innovation, skills, and industrial development across the EWF network.

EWF thanks Gedik for hosting the meetings in Turkey and acknowledges the active contribution of all members to this ongoing work, which remains central to the future development of the EWF Systems.