SVS (is being funded by the Swiss National Agency Movetia) is a Swiss non-profit organisation competence center for Welding, Joining and Cutting with its head office in Basel, founded in 1911.
They offer training and education lessons for welders, welding coordinators and welding inspection personnel.

DVS is a non-profit technical-scientific association, committed to all matters related to the joining technology. DVS has numerous state and district associations, and it is present throughout Germany, having its main office is Düsseldorf.