The GSI SLV offer a comprehensive programme of education and training in all fields of welding and cutting as well as material testing and surface treatment. The scope comprises welding education from welders to welding engineers. It includes education as materials tester or as welding inspector. Moreover, the fields of bonding and mechanical joining as well as surface treatment (corrosion protection, thermal spraying) are taught to a full extent. In addition to this, there is further training on a regular basis, both with different and recurring topics every year.

The knowledge obtained during education and training as well as the first years in a job and the skills acquired today do not last for a career of 30 or 40 years and more. Lifelong learning is absolutely necessary for the adaptation to the rapid changes of working life. Therefore it has played an increasing role during the last year in education politics and has arrived education policy.

As the only branch of GSI SLV in Asia, GSI SLV Kunshan takes charge of some tasks from her headquarters. In order to satisfy the need of Chinese market, GSI SLV Kunshan mainly offers the following services:
- Welder training and certifying according to ISO 9606 and corresponding welder certificates will be issued to the welders via DVS after getting satisfactory results in the welder test.
- WPQR acc.to ISO 15614-ff
- DVS Welding Master training according to DVS 1157, who get diploma after getting satisfactory result after the training. A DVS Welding Master is expected to be qualified to train welders in various welding processes, in order to improve welders’ skills and the quality of the products welded by the welders.
- Company Certification service on ISO 3834, EN 15085-2, EN 1090. Certificates will be issued by DVS to the companies which have got satisfactory result during the onsite audit.