New quality standards of goods and services caused by the dramatic changes in the global economy are inducing a growing demand for proficiency in Metrology. However, most technicians employed in Metrology divisions of manufacturing companies rarely possess a sound background in Metrology. Once hired, they are usually trained in the workplace. The courses are costly and timeconsuming. As a result, industry-oriented courses in Metrology are more sought after by the productive sector, in order to reduce costs and increase productivity. The aim of the present Master´s dissertation is to carry out an exhaustive survey by interviewing experts in Metrology training, professionals from the industrial sector and students in their final year of technical education in order to develop syllabi to meet the demand from the productive sector. The results indicated that the sectors of calibration and of mass, temperature and force measurements are the most in demand by the many firms investigated. Only 8 out of 171 professionals interviewed were adequately trained in Metrology. Many of those who had attend training in Metrology of long duration were unable to perform their daily metrology activities appropriately. The students expressed a growing interest in Metrology in their final year study and enthusiastically welcome a wide and diversified syllabus in Metrology. Based on our analysis, a curriculum for a two-year training programme in Metrology was proposed. The objective of the syllabus suggested here is to adapt current training of professionals in Metrology to the demands of industry and to facilitate communication between professionals of different areas of Metrology.