The NACE Cathodic Protection (CP) Training and Certification Program is a comprehensive program designed for individuals working in the field of cathodic protection-from the beginner to the specialist. The CP program is designed to provide a solid education in cathodic protection technology regardless of the individual's experience. In 2004, the program was expanded to include four certification courses-
CP Interference Coming in 2005!
COMING IN 2005
The first course from NACE dedicated solely to the subject of CP interference. A comprehensive, week-long course providing in-depth coverage of the detection, effects, monitoring and mitigation of DC, AC, and telluric current interference.
This course is designed for persons who have extensive CP field experience and a strong technical background in cathodic protection.
Course Highlights
. Basic Theory
. Influencing Factors
. Deleterious Effects
. Predication and Analysis
. Mitigation
. Monitoring (survey and monitoring techniques)
Cathodic Protection-
Now as Easy as 1, 2, 3, and FOUR!
The NACE Certification and Education Committees are pleased to announce the addition
of a new Cathodic Protection Category.
After three years of offering the 3-level NACE Cathodic Protection program, it became apparent that a new course was needed between the CP Technician and CP Specialist levels. NACE received feedback that the needs of the advanced, experienced field personnel were not being fully met in the existing course offerings. In response to that, we have taken the step of adding the new course and certification known as CP Technologist. This new course builds on the technology presented in the CP Technician course covering both theoretical concepts and practical application of CP with a strong focus on design, data interpretation, and advanced troubleshooting and mitigation of problems that arise in both galvanic and impressed current CP systems. The first offering of this course was in April 2004.
Concurrent with this new course, design aspects in the CP Technician course will be de-emphasized in the near future with more emphasis on measurement practices and identifying problems that are appropriate at that level.
The previous NACE certification ladder was a three-tier scheme with the titles of CP Level 1 (CP Tester), CP Level 2 (CP Technician), and CP Level 3 (CP Specialist). With the addition of the new program between CP Technician and CP Specialist, a change in nomenclature was needed. At CORROSION/2004, the following titles for the CP Program were adopted:
CP 1-CP Tester
CP 2-CP Technician
CP 3-CP Technologist
CP 4-CP Specialist
There is no change in recognition for the existing CP certificants other than from this point on the CP Specialist level will be known as CP 4 rather than CP 3.
The NACE members who worked diligently to produce the new CP Technologist course deserve much credit for their efforts. This includes members Kevin Parker, CC Technologies, Mt. Pleasant , Michigan ; Brian Holtsbaum, CC Technologies Canada LTD, Calgary , Alberta ; David A. Schramm, EN Engineering, Woodridge , Illinois ; Steve Zurbuchen, ONEOK Inc., Topeka , Kansas ; Steven Nelson, Columbia Gas Transmission, Charleston , West Virginia ; and Donald R. Mayfield, Dominion Transmission, Delmont , Pennsylvania . These members worked with contracted course developers Tom Lewis, Rob Wakelin, and Bob Gummow.
As chairman of the NACE Education CP Subcommittee, I thank all involved and encourage persons who may have been considering the very challenging CP Specialist progrm to review information on the new CP Technologist course to see if it would be a logical stepping stone for you. Information on this course is shown at www.nace.org/education/certification.
Paul Nichols , Staff Corrosion Engineer, Shell Global Solutions ( U.S. ) Inc.
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