Dissemination Materials

The IQMET project placed strong emphasis on dissemination to maximise the impact and long-term use of its results. Project outputs, including pedagogical guidelines, teaching scenarios, competence units and pilot courses, were shared through workshops, teacher training events, conferences, pilot activities and partner networks. These dissemination activities promoted the adoption of welding simulators, blended learning and work-based learning approaches in VET, while supporting the transfer of the developed methodologies to other technical education contexts across Europe.

Poster

General Project Poster

A concise visual overview of the IQMET project, its objectives, partnership and principal activities.

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Flyer

Pedagogical Guidelines – Flyer

A brief introduction to the pedagogical approaches developed for modern welding and welding-inspector training.

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Brochure

Pedagogical Guidelines – Brochure

A detailed presentation of the pedagogical guidelines, including simulator-supported, blended and case-based learning.

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Brochure

Practical Guidelines for VET – Brochure

A practical framework for integrating welding simulators into competence-based VET through blended learning.

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Poster

Best Practice Guidelines – Poster

A visual summary of the core best-practice principles for vocational and technical training.

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Dissemination activities

Journal articles
  • Hegesztéstechnika / Vol. 34(4) – Vol. 37(3)
  • Sveiseaktuelt / 2025(1)
  • Varilna Tehnika / Vol. 71., 2024-1; Vol. 72., 2025-1

Presentations to stakeholders
  • MHtE open meetings (10. December 2024, 9. December 2025)
  • Digital Education of Welding and Related Processes Symposium (Hegesztés és rokon eljárások digitális oktatása szimpózium) 26. May 2025.
  • Multiplier event in Timisoara, 19. September 2025.
  • Conference on Material Joining Technologies (Konferencija o Tehnologijama Spajanja Materijala) 14-16. May 2026.

Meetings and contact with companies and learning centres
  • Centre for Experiential Learning, Kongsberg
  • Dynatech SMV, Tomter
  • Norwegian Welding Association, Norwegian Steel Association, Kiwa
  • University Innlandet
  • Sikt - Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research
  • Fleksibel utdanning Norge
  • Studiested Kongsberg
  • Senter for Erfaringsbasert Læring

Collaboration with welding simulator producers
  • Seabery

Social media presence