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News Release from: UK Weighing Federation
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 18 April 2005
Formal qualification in legal metrology
The UK Weighing Federation and the University of Wales Institute Cardiff are offering UKWF members the opportunity to achieve a formal qualification in legal metrology.
The UK Weighing Federation in conjunction with UWIC (University of Wales Institute Cardiff) have realised a first in the weighing industry by providing UKWF members the opportunity to achieve a formal qualification in legal metrology The scheme developed with UWIC will enable UKWF members to train their personnel in legal metrology covering all the fundamental areas
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 28 Sep 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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This will ensure that customers using the UKWF members who have this qualification can be assured that their service provider will have a high-level of legal metrology knowledge, that it is up to date and that the qualified person is capable of undertaking all the duties required.
The UKWF strives to ensure through its code of practice for calibration, to guarantee that all its members provide their customers with the highest standards of integrity and professional practice and that the correct personnel and equipment are used.
UWIC ranked as top new university in the UK is providing the course content and assessing the students.
The course has been designed for online learning via a dedicated website and providing evidence of competence through an assessed logbook of activity.
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