Metrology School 2011

International Metrology School: Providing Opportunities for Future Leaders of Metrology

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Purpose
One of the objectives of the AFRIMETS/UNIDO project ‘Development of regional metrology structures in support of national metrology efforts in Africa’ is to support the sustainable establishment of AFRIMETS as the Regional Metrology Organization (RMO) in Africa through developing technical capabilities and competencies to overcome technical barriers to trade. To this purpose a metrology school (MS) is proposed that will introduce the metrology structures and provide technical training to young metrologists from AFRIMETS member countries.

Scope
To introduce the standards, quality, accreditation and metrology infrastructure to young African metrologists, and to provide basic technical training in selected metrology areas (Mass and related quantities, Electricity, Thermometry, Dimensional Metrology and Legal Metrology).

Participants
As the MS is aimed build capability and competency through technical training, the target participants are anticipated to be young metrologists from the NMIs, legal metrology and testing laboratories of AFRIMETS member countries. It is envisaged that the participants will have a basic science/engineering qualification and are at an early stage in their careers with at least a year or two of experience in the laboratory.

The Institutional strengthening of the Intra-Africa Metrology System AFRIMETS Project is funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).