The CNOS-FAP Federation and IIS (Gruppo Istituto Italiano della Saldatura) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on October 26, 2016 in Verona.

The CNOS-FAP National Federation and the IIS Group, with this agreement, commit themselves, in full respect of their respective roles, to research and experiment various ways of collaboration to facilitate the interaction, the relationship and the transition between the training moment and the working moment of the students and to promote on the territory paths for the qualification of the working staff in the fields of welding and non-destructive testing.

To this purpose, the IIS Group makes itself available to collaborate with the CNOS-FAP National Federation in order to qualify its instrumental resources (welding workshops, laboratories ...) and elevate the technical-professional, technological and operational knowledge and skills of the teachers, trainers and students of the Salesian VET and Salesian ITI parity, belonging to the mechanical sector. In addition, the parties shall cooperate to upgrade and spread quality training offerings throughout the country.