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The training of technical specialists in these activities is in the precise control and the implementation of improvements in the production.

Training of technicians in industrial quality at Fremap

by Juan Antonio Rueda Montero
Responsible for the laboratory of FREMAP Dimensional Metrology01/10/1999

In an industrial system of production and interchangeability of products, it is essential to ensure that the multiple dimensions of a piece are within the tolerance limits, and that the carried out measures are totally traceable with those carried out in any other factory in the country or the world. The traceability of measurement is essential, it shall be ensured with a proper calibration of the equipment that we can make in the factory or instruct an accredited metrology laboratory.

The vocational rehabilitation

Convention 159 of the International Labour Organization (ILO), in its article 12, said that all members must be considered as purpose of vocational rehabilitation to the disabled person, obtain, retain and advance in their jobs, thereby promoting their integration in society. This is the purpose of mutual FREMAP of accidents at work and occupational diseases No. 61 of Social Security, from service of vocational rehabilitation.

The entire process consists of several stages, during which the entire set of professionals, both doctors, rehabilitation, therapists, psychologists, social workers, experts in vocational training, etc., working in full coordination - always counting on the indispensable collaboration of the person suffering the situation of disability -trying to explore the possibilities for the injured, both on the basis of individual capacity by the opportunities that might have on the area where he lives, in gaining access to the post that is formed.

The vocational rehabilitation is the last stage of the process of comprehensive rehabilitation in FREMAP, and its objective is to complete the rehabilitation period of these people in situation of disability by accident or occupational disease, suffering from physical sequels that disabling them for the exercise of his previous businessthereby making its labour and social reintegration.

Vocational rehabilitation of FREMAP offers 12 areas of training, with 22 different specialties. Quality Industrial area, responds to industry training staff in posts related to metrology (control of quality, verification, calibration,...), testing of materials and metallography. For this it has an industrial laboratory accredited by the national entity (ENAC) accreditation in Dimensional Metrology with the numbers 11/LC032 and 11/LC032-I for calibrations to the companies.

This experience is the key point of training in FREMAP, contact of each of the specialties with reality is produced from the same training centre.

Development

When in 1979 put into operation the area of quality Industrial the curriculum of each of the areas framework incorporates the professional experience as a primary and competitive factor that has our students to return to working life.

All facilities technology is cutting edge, making available to the students the most modern equipment, which is of great help in the face of their labour integration.

The following tasks are serving in the area of Industrial quality.

Formation of accidents of work
Calibration of equipment to the industry
Courses and seminars on topics of general interest to the industry
Collaboration in the Metrology field with companies and institutions
Study and the updating of processes based on the experience and technological advances
Participation in Intercomparaciones

Accreditations

With the experience accumulated since its launch in motion, was requested by the Ministry of industry and energy rating and classification of the metrology laboratory as part of the system of Industrial calibration (SCI), where he was credited in 1985 as one of the first laboratories of the network (No. 011)which performs a real work for the industry, apart from the teacher, by issuing official certificates.

In 1994 when born with competences in the field of laboratory the national entity of accreditation (ENAC) accreditation, the Metrology Laboratory of FREMAP accessing this new status to broaden the scope of their accreditation to its current capacity.

Participations

The laboratory is sensitive and permeable to the industrial development therefore participates in the forums where the metrological guidelines are marked:

-Technical Subcommittee No. 3 of ENAC - Committee on metrology of the Spanish Association for quality (AEC) - AENOR

This concern of continuous improvement is intended to awaken in all the areas of influence that affect clients in forms of work involving objectives to the laboratory of metrology of FREMAP, through the engagement with the lines of work for the development of the standard ISO 9002 in FREMAP, the tutoring of alumni in their new jobs and advice quality.

Training of technicians in Industrial quality

The ultimate goal of the area of Industrial quality of FREMAP is the training of technicians in Industrial quality. This was designed a course that currently consists of five modules ranging from the most basic aspects of metrology, total quality or organization of laboratories to the design of plans of calibration, management of medidoras of three coordinates or the creation of specific processes of calibration. Complementing the course with common to other specialty subjects such as arithmetic, geometry and drawing industrial.

The quality Industrial training course lasts ten months with opening hours from 8: 30 to 16: 30 signed labour standard, and with a maximum of 6 students per year. They are more than 1300 hours of contracts.

The technological and practical training of students is complemented by the professional training of them through specific tests that allow students access to internships, to carry out calibration of the equipment that send us industry and that is the best guarantee so that their labour adaptation is more effective and competitive.

Expectations

On June 2, 1999 we received the last recognition to the work that we develop winning the award for excellence in metrology of the firm Brown & Sharpe. These awards we drive to follow in our line of work to confirm us in our criteria, but no doubt our real impetus it gives when we received the news that our students return to work felt useful to themselves and society.