The main objective of the eu-WELD project is to develop a qualification according to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) based on the continuous requirements on the labor market. The project aims at identifying the needs of the fields that use welded structures concerning the expert welder’s skills and knowledge that are necessary to meet the requirements related to the execution of welded joints in compliance with the provisions of the relevant standards in force.he European market of welded structures is a growing market with a turnover amounting to over Euro 2 billion a year, and has approximately 2 million employees. The products that are obtained by welding may be used in various fields of activity starting with personal use products until industrial use products, with the products used in the energy or petro-chemical field until the products used in the medical, military and aerospace field. The intense development of this part of the industry in various areas of Europe led to the need for the relocation of the personnel that specializes in this field. In order to be able to carry out welded joints in various European countries, the expert welder should comply with the requirements of various certification bodies approved by the client. Thus, an expert welder with a certain qualification that is tested in his country of origin needs most of the times to prove his abilities in the country he is relocated in according to the requirements of the labor market.The project aims at developing a work platform that should offer the possibility to develop the knowledge, competences and skills of the target group in the welding process and technology field of the personnel in the specialized industry.More specifically, the project aims to achieve its goald through 4 objectives: OBJ1. developing a European qualification of the European Expert in Welding Technologies (eu-WELD) with certification at ECVET level OBJ2. creating a competence profile required by a European Expert in Welding Technologies OBJ3. developing a training course for the European Expert in Welding Technologies; within the course there will be a special procedure to assess previous knowledge of existing workers in the welding field or knowledge obtained through any kind of prior working experience (formal, informal or non-formal learning) (using ECVET points); the training course will also be offered using innovative e-learning technologies 0BJ4. developing guidelines for the certification of organizations willing to provide the eu-WELD training course; this includes the application of ECVET to qualifications.The partnership includes different stakeholders involved in education and training and brings together 1 company with main activity in welding industry (P2-RO), 1 welding institute (P4-SI), 3 universities (P1, P5, P6 - RO,HU,GB) and 1 private-sector consulting firm engaging in education and training (P3-MT). The high share of universities in the consortium is necessary and justified because of the scientific complexity of the subject areas and the methodological ability of university teachers to impart knowledge in these areas efficiently.Due to a thorough valorization plan, about 6,000 people representing target groups will be informed about the project and more than 100 will be trained in pilot courses.As e-learning concepts are a fast growing market segment, a rapid diffusion of the eu-WELD products developed in this project can be expected for the time after end of the project.