The ISO 9001 guidance on competence was given a nod at the Annual WJS (Welding & Joining Society) Conference which took place at The Welding Institute in Cambridge at the end of May. According to the article, delegates from the UK, Europe, India and Australia discussed 'The Importance of Welding Advances, Skills and Quality Management' over the two day seminar. Guest speakers examined the challenges faced by the industry: the growing need for - and shortage of - skilled welders alongside the rapidly growing developments in technology, as well as the need for businesses to maintain quality and improve productivity.
‘There is no use in developing technologies and materials if we cannot develop skills in parallel.’ Steve Jones, Rolls-Royce plc.
Rapid is currently in the process of gaining the ISO 9001 accreditation with LRQA - see blog, 19th June.
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