| T The ongoing success of the UK Weighing Federation's course on the Weighing Aspects of Legal Metrology has prompted them to open it up to non-members for the coming session starting in October 2006.
The course is run in conjunction with the University of Wales, Cardiff (UWIC) and culminates in a nationally recognised Certificate of Competency. Training takes place in a virtual learning environment via a dedicated web site and students provide evidence of competency through an assessed logbook of activity.
The course covers a comprehensive range of subjects over the prescribed learning period, including practical and legal aspects of weighing and associated equipment. Students also attend regional day seminars where they cover key issues in a classroom environment, allowing them to meet other students and the course supervisors.
UKWF President Tony Mellor is very positive about the training and as he explains: "Our decision to widen the entry criteria has been initiated by requests from non-members to join the course. This is ideally suited to people from a wide range of disciplines including trading standards officers, quality managers and engineers. In fact anyone involved with weighing equipment."
Anyone interested needs to act quickly and should visit the Legal Metrology Training pages of the UKWF website for further information. | 
