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First practical training conference on welding: synergy of vocational education & training (VET) and business

Ukraine
Upskilling and Reskilling
22.04.2024
Engaging private partners and encouraging them to train educators at vocational institutions, where construction professions are taught, is one of the directions of the EdUP project. To achieve this, the project conducts practical training conferences. Their program includes theoretical and practical sessions, workshops from manufacturers, and the development of soft skills during training. 

On April 9-10, the EdUP project held its First Practical Training Conference on Welding for the educators (masters) of Vocational Institutions. The event took place at Vinnytsia Higher Vocational College. 6 companies participated, providing equipment, consumables, and protective clothing. 

25 teachers of VET schools had the opportunity to work with equipment from both Ukrainian and foreign manufacturers, improving their existing skills and acquiring new ones.

The conference offered four welding methods: gas welding, shielded metal arc welding, fusion welding protected by active gases, and non-consumable electrode welding in argon. Experts from Ukrainian enterprises such as the Donmet Plant and the Paton Plant, as well as the Finnish company Kemppi, served as mentors.

"Welding methods do not change, but there is new equipment that needs to be studied and modern technologies that need to be mastered. During the training, I saw new welding techniques that are applied in production and had the opportunity to practice them.  "
Bohdan Panchenko, Master at Vinnytsia Higher Vocational College
"During the training, masters absorb knowledge like a sponge, knowledge that they lack. Many inquire about welding technology. Our enterprise is in Ukraine, and we can provide everything necessary for the continuation of gas welding and cutting."
Mykola Bobukh, Chief of the Design Bureau at the Donmet Plant

Masters from vocational education institutions noted a lack of skills in argon welding, and during the conference, they had the opportunity to enhance their qualifications specifically in this method.

"In our institution, we mostly use manual welding and semi-automatic machines, and we have argon welding, but there are no funds to buy gas cylinders. It's good that at the training I can acquire skills specifically in argon welding. "
Viktor Adzhygitov, Master at the Odesa Center for Vocational Technical Education

Argon arc welding devices, along with other equipment, were brought to the conference by LLC “SUMMIT”, a representative of the Finnish company Kemppi, and the Paton plant.

"The motivation of masters to enhance their qualifications and acquire new skills is there, but it primarily comes down to a lack of funds in the institutions and, consequently, equipment for training. "
Oleksandr Kurmanchuk, Representative of LLC "SUMMIT"

For the practical sessions, the company Kriogenservice provided argon gas and a welding gas mixture. During the conference, the enterprise “Sumy-Electrode” demonstrated its welding materials, which were later provided for training masters during the conference. Welder’s protective equipment, namely special clothing, was presented by manufacturers from the company “Insight.” The NGO “Society of Welders of Ukraine,” which provided expert support for the conference, plans to continue coordinating similar educational events.

Participants of the conference also took part in a training session: “Internal Potential – the Foundation of Effective Communication” aimed at identifying and developing the necessary soft skills among educators to build effective partnerships with the business sector.

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