PCI Prerequisites for Certification
Please click
here to download the following forms:
Application
Work History Form
Training History Form
DAC (You do not have to turn in
this form. It is to be read and
filed with your records.)
Three
Processes to Achieve Prerequisites (Eligibility for Certification)
| |
Course
Exam |
Work Experience (See
Note 2) |
Training Experience (See Table 1) |
Process A-
Take the PCI Course |
Pass with 70% or greater |
3,000 hrs |
40 hours of approved training |
Process B –
Bypass PCI Course with Formal Training |
Pass with 70% or greater (See Note 1) |
3,000 hrs |
80 hours of approved training |
Process C –
Bypass PCI Course without Formal Training |
Pass with 70% or greater |
7,500 hrs |
n/a |
Note 1 |
Candidates applying for eligibility under Process “B” who
have already achieved NACE III Certification or Frosio Certification can
request an exemption from taking the PCI Course Exam prior to sitting for the
PCI Certification Exam. |
Note 2 - Approved
Related Work Experience |
Related work is defined as
protective coatings project management; protective coatings quality system
management; field failure analysis experience; corrosion survey experience;
contractor supervisory level experience; or work as a protective coatings
specification writer or equipment supplier technical service representative. |
Table 1 |
|
|
Process A |
Process B |
|
Approved 40 Hours of
Additional Training |
Approved 80 Hours of
Additional Training |
|
SSPC C-1 or C-2 Courses |
BCI + additional 40 hrs of
training |
|
BCI Course |
NBPI + BCI |
|
NBPI Course |
NBPI + 40 hrs additional
training |
|
SSPC CCI (C-11 Course) |
SSPC CCI (C-11) + 40 additional
hrs |
|
SSPC Marine Coatings |
SSPC C1 + NBPI |
For further information on
other approved courses, please contact Jennifer Miller at 1-877-281-7772,
ext. 2221. |
Other SSPC or SSPC Administered Courses |
Other SSPC or SSPC Administered Courses |
-Any
successfully completed training course dealing primarily with industrial or
marine protective coatings technology or steel corrosion offered by an
IACET-certified training organization or an accredited college or university
or trade school.
-In addition, the student must
have passed a written exam and the course must have been taught by a
qualified instructor as determined by the SSPC Individual Certification
Program Administrator. A qualified instructor is defined as a person who has
similar qualifications to those qualified to instruct SSPC training courses. |
(Process A)
Achieving Certification After
Completing the PCI Course and Passing the PCI Basic Exam
Candidate submits an Application
to the SSPC Individual Certification Program Administrator (PA) along with the
Work Experience Form, and Training History Form, and acknowledges in the
application that he/she has read and understands the contents of the
Disciplinary Action Program (DAC) set forth as well as other program rules.
In order to qualify for the
Certification Exam under Process “A,” the candidate must successfully complete
the PCI course, pass the Course Exam with a score of 70% or higher on each
component, and document a minimum of 3000 hours of coating inspection or
related work experience on the SSPC Work Experience Form. See Note 2 above for examples of accepted work experience.
In addition to passing the PCI
course, the candidate must also possess 40 hours of SSPC or approved formal
coatings training as documented on the training history form. See Table 1 above for examples of approved additional training.
To become an SSPC certified
coatings inspector, you must pass each component of the Certification Exam with
a score of 80% or higher.
(Process B)
Achieving Certification With
Alternate Inspection Training
Candidate submits an Application
to the SSPC Individual Certification Program Administrator (PA) along with the
Work Experience Form, and Training History Form, and acknowledges in the
application that he/she has read and understands the contents of the
Disciplinary Action Program (DAC) set forth as well as other program rules.
The candidate seeking PCI
Certification through Process “B” may take the certification exam without
taking the PCI training course so long as the applicant possesses 80 hours of
formal industry training approved by SSPC, of which 40 hours must be formal
inspection training equivalent to the body of knowledge of the SSPC PCI
inspection course, as documented on the training history form. Job-specific
safety, health and environmental compliance training is excluded from the
approved training list. See Table 1 above for examples of acceptable
alternate training.
Candidates for Certification
through Process “B” must pass the PCI Course Exam prior to sitting for the PCI
Certification Exam unless they are eligible for an exemption**.
**Candidates applying for eligibility under Process “B”
who have already achieved NACE III Certification or Frosio Certification can
request an exemption from taking the PCI Course Exam prior to sitting for the
PCI Certification Exam.
In addition to possessing 80 hrs
of formal training, the candidate must document a minimum of 3000 hours coating
inspection or related work experience on the SSPC Work Experience Form. See
Note 3 above for approved related work
experience.
To become an SSPC certified
coatings inspector through, you must pass each component of the Certification
Exam with a score of 80% or higher.
Process C
Achieving Certification Without
Formal Inspection Training
Those with significant work
experience can choose to bypass the formal inspection training requirements
outlined in Processes “A” and “B” prior to sitting for the Certification Exam.
Candidates under Process “C”
submit an Application to the SSPC Individual Certification Program
Administrator (PA) along with the Work Experience Form, and Training History
Form, and acknowledges in the application that he/she has read and understands
the contents of the Disciplinary Action Program (DAC) set forth as well as
other program rules.
The Process C candidate is
eligible to take the Certification Exam by documenting at least 7500 hours of
coating inspection or related work experience. See Note 2 above for approved related work experience. Even though a
total of 7,500 hours of documented work experience is required to sit for the
PCI certification exam, a candidate seeking PCI Certification under Process “C”
must document at least 5000 hours of experience before sitting for the PCI
Course Exam.
Process “C” candidates must also
pass the PCI Course exam with a score of 70% or higher.
To become an SSPC PCI certified
coatings inspector, you must pass each component of the Certification Exam with
a score of 80% or higher, in additional to meeting all pre-requisites
Please click
here to download the following forms:
Application
Work History Form
Training History Form
DAC (You do not have to turn in
this form. It is to be read and
filed with your records.) |
