A PIONEER METROLOGY TECHNICAL COURSE IN THE LATIN AMERICA
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to present a pioneer technical course in metrology in the Latin America. In the 90's, Brazil started to open its market to the world. Qualified human resources in metrology were needed and they were not available enough. A metrology technical course was established in 1998 by agreement among the National Institute of Metrology, Normalization and Industrial Quality (Inmetro), the General Office of Education of the Rio de Janeiro State (SEE-RJ) and the secondary school "Colégio Estadual Círculo Operário" (CECO), maintained by the government of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Inmetro/SEE-RJ/CECO technical course, during 11 years of existence, became a reference course in the region where it is located, and it can be considered an instrument of renewal and increase of the number of professionals that work in the metrology career.
Event details
- Event
- XIX IMEKO World Congress
- Place
- Lisbon, PORTUGAL
- Time
- 6 September 2009 - 11 September 2009
- Website
- http://www.imeko2009.it.pt/