The RAILSAFE-TR project addresses a very clear need for highly skilled welding personnel for the Turkish railway system.RAILSAFE-TR is a Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation project, based on the very successful outcomes of RAILSAFE2. The project started in November 2013 and will finish in October 2015. After its two year duration, the consortium expects to have a fully updated training guideline and support materials, as well as the first group of Turkish trainers and trainees that were submitted to the RAILSAFE system.This time the system of certification will also be configured so that is complies with the national VET systems in Europe thereby facility transferability throughout Europe and, in some cases, access to public funding.