LEONARDO DA VINCI PROJECTS IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING

BUTAL, Bursa Test and Analysis Laboratory, in Bursa/Turkey, has sufficient capacity to provide support services in its field of activities as a partner for the projects to be prepared within the framework of Leonardo da Vinci (vocational training) programmes, further information about which can be provided from: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/
programmes/leonardo/leonardo_en.html

     Being the only and the first Laboratory having International Accreditation in the field , all kinds of testing and analysis in cotton, wool and synthetic textile materials from fibre to yarn, and from fabrics to finished products and carpets, are carried out in the Physical and Chemical Laboratories  of BUTAL , which are fully equipped with modern test and analysis equipment to meet the demands of the exporting companies. according to Turkish and international standards, mainly in textiles.

    
     Supervising services are provided as an International Supervising Agency for the companies within the authority delegated by the Prime Minister's office of Foreign Trade Undersecretariat .
     Besides the testing and analyses of azo dye-stuffs , pesticides, pentachlorphenol, polychlorbiphenols and chlorinated organic carriers, heavy metals are also determined  on all kinds of textile products and accessories from raw materials to the finished products using modern chromatographic systems , within the scope of oeko-tex analyses.

In addition to quality control services given, assessment of production faults  and  providing  consultancy services  in this field are the other main fields of interests of BUTAL.  Furthermore, tests and analysis have been initiated on leather, ceramics, food, metallurgy and automotive sector.

The Environmental Laboratory of BUTAL provides analyses of drinking water, wastewater , process water, emission of chimney smokes, coal and fuel-oil analyses according to Turkish and international standards. Besides, contractual services are provided for the mills, on  short term and long term basis .
     Seminars, courses, conferences, symposiums and in-service training programmes are organised with the aim of meeting the qualified man-power requirements of the industry by improving and refreshing the knowledge and skills of the staff, and international group training programmes are implemented in cooperation with  organisations such as UNDP-UNIDO and OIC – COMSTECH, utilizing also the support and contribution of the lecturers from the universities.
     The Computer Aided Design unit provides consultancy services  for the industry utilising CAD specifications  in the fields of printing, weaving, application and graphic designs by closely following the local and international sources about the latest technological developments and fashion trends .
     The Library of BUTAL  serves  the industry and universities with more than 3500 volumes of books and periodicals mainly in textiles, provided from local and international sources.
     The above facilities of BUTAL,  which serves as  a Fair and Congress Centre at the same time, are also at the disposal of the private sector and other public organisations.