Cooperation between China and Germany for twenty years as well as development of international welding training and qualification in China

Chinese Welding Training and Qualification Committee (CANB) was awarded the authorisation of IIW in 2000,and has issued nearly 2000 IIW diplomas by the end of 2004. Since Harbin Welding Training Institute( WTI Harbin) was founded based on Sino-German cooperation in 1984, it has trained all kinds of welding personnel 20000 and it made important contribution to the up-w-date system introduction of international welding training to China. The common questions in Germany foreign aid programs are: when German experts were on site, the project teas on the operation; when he/they left,only memory was left. The outstanding achievements of Harbin Welding Training Institute tell us: when German experts were away, the cooperation program is not only run normally, but also gets persistent development, it is the successful model among the cooperation projects between China and Germany.