Workforce Development in the Corrosion Industry

National Center for Education and Research

on Corrosion and Materials Performance

Inaugural Corrosion Forum

Bob Chalker

NACE Executive Director

Training programs are increasingly accompanied by certification options, even when the program is entry level.

MARKET TRENDS AFFECTING CORROSION EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

Due to:

Global trends toward integrated economies

Increasing need for 3rd party involvement in Quality Assurance processes

A more transient workforce

Increased collegiate/university focus on training curricula

MARKET TRENDS AFFECTING CORROSION EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

Due to:

Deteriorating industrial assets

Focus on protection/life-extension of government assets

Emphasis on maintenance optimization

Difficulty in incorporating corrosion curricula into other engineering curricula (pushes semester requirements)

As corrosion control training programs grow globally:

TREND-GLOBAL EMPHASIS NACE CREDENTIALS = CREDIBILITY

Personnel qualifications are reaching the highest level of standardization ever; a necessity in a global economy

As business is conducted worldwide the industry relies on NACE certifications as a metric for increased standardization of personnel performance

The value of a certification increases as new international standards related to that certification unfold

Established by eleven corrosion engineers from the pipeline industry as the National Association of Corrosion Engineers

NACE 1943

NACE International, The Corrosion Society

NACE 2012

More than

29,000 Members in 110 Countries

420 Corporate Members

350 Technical Committees

200 Standards and Technical Reports

694 NACE Training Classes last year

23 Certifications specified worldwide

15 Industry Events and Conferences worldwide including CORROSION, the largest corrosion industry event of the year

INDUSTRY SECTORS SERVED BY NACE MEMBERS TODAY

Infrastructure

Utilities

Transportation

Production & Manufacturing

Government

A GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY

HQ: Houston

4 Offices

3 Section Offices

21 Training Partners

San Diego

Kuala Lumpur

Shanghai

NACE SECTIONS

120 Sections Worldwide

26 Student Sections in 14 Countries

OVERVIEW OF NACE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

31,450 NACE certified corrosion professionals

33 different corrosion courses and training programs

23 certification programs specified worldwide

40 corrosion-related covered Operator Qualification Tasks

NACE COURSES

General Corrosion

Cathodic Protection

Coating Inspector Program

General Coatings

Pipeline Industry Program

Specialist Program

NACE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS

CP2 Maritime CIP Level 2 – with Marine Specialty

CP Tester CIP Level 3 – Peer Review

CP Technician CIP Level 3 – Peer Review with Bridge

CP Technologist CIP Level 3 – Peer Review with Marine

CP Specialist CIP Level 3 – Peer Review with Marine & Bridge

Corrosion Specialist CIP Level 3 – Nuclear

Chemical Treatment Specialist O-CAT Technician

CIP Level 1 Protective Coating Technologist

CIP Level 1 - Nuclear S-CAT Technician

CIP Level 1 – with Bridge Specialty Senior Corrosion Technologist

CIP Level 1 – with Marine & Bridge Specialties Protective Coating Specialist

CIP Level 1 – with Marine Specialty Corrosion Technician

CIP Level 2 Material Selection/Design Specialist

CIP Level 2 – Nuclear Corrosion Technologist

CIP Level 2 – with Bridge Specialty Internal Corrosion Technologist

CIP Level 2 – with Marine & Bridge Specialties

NACE is accredited by

NACE COURSES

NACE CERTIFICATION QUICK FACTS

The most recognized and widely accepted corrosion programs in the world

Built upon decades of knowledge and expertise from the industry’s leading Subject Matter Experts

Program curriculums are constantly revised to meet the highest standards

NACE GLOBAL SCOPE

More certified corrosion professionals in the world than any other asset preservation profession

World’s most comprehensive line of corrosion training and certification programs

Generating the most in-demand certified corrosion professionals

694 courses held worldwide last year

13,273 students received NACE training last year

31,450 certified individuals to-date

THANK YOU www.nace.org

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