NACE International Institute
Certification
Trends, Changes, and New Programs
Helena Seelinger, Executive Director
NACE Institute
November 18, 2014
Today
 Overview of New Certification Management
Changes
 New Certification programs on the way
 Trends in Certification Worldwide and at the
Institute
 Challenges
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Institute
Certification Management
From 1943
July 2013
NACE
International
NACE International
INSTITUTE
Training /Certification
Certification
Sections/ Grassroots
Political Action Cmte
Industry Standards
NIICAP
Journals/Books
Conferences
Institute
Certification Management
Member-Managed and Industry-Driven
Political Action
Committee (PAC)
INSTITUTE
Board of Directors
Certification
Commission
NIICAP
Certification
Management &
Operations
Certification
Boards
New Institute Programs
Focus: ISO 17024 and Resource Integration
ISO Standard 17024:
Conformity Assessment – General Requirements for Bodies Operating Certification of
Persons
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ISO 17024 requires that certification bodies operate independent of other (training)
operations, yet we must provide a list of resources to examination candidates.
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The Institute now has a CERTIFICATION BLUEPRINT for each new certification that
guides examination candidates toward selected preparatory resources – such as training,
publications, etc.
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The Institute will work with NACE departments that may choose to develop an array of
supporting resources, including:
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Training Courses
Workshops/Seminars
Regional Offerings
Publications
Etc.
New Institute Programs
Focus: MR0175
 New Certification, Q1 2015
 Technical understanding and knowledge of Standard
NACE-ANSI MR0175/ISO 15156

Materials selection in upstream sour service conditions and
environmental conditions
 2-hour multiple choice open book exam with 1-hour
essay with problem solving/case study (planned)
 Recertification period is 3 years with 1.5 years work
experience
New Institute Programs
Focus: Refining
 New Certification, Q1 2015
 Understanding of corrosion principles specific to the
refining industry and processes
 4-hour open book exam
 Recertification period is 3 year with 1.5 years work
experience
 4 different paths for pre-requisites:
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All require varying years of work experience, education levels.
All require the application and exam.
New Institute Programs
Focus: Coatings
Business Accreditation Services
 Coating Contractor Accreditation: March 2015
Individual Certification Programs
 Coating Applicator Certification – knowledge base is
patterned on NACE/SSPC Standard on personnel
qualifications for industrial painters.
Global Certification Trends
WAS
MICRO
Certification is
CERTIFICATIO focused on a trade,
N
and usually unrelated
to collegiate work
(ex: CIP, CP 1&2)
TREND
Focus on filling gap
between collegiate
preparation and
skills required for
first job
IMPLICATIO
NS FOR NII
Specialty cert
programs for
engineering
levels (ex:
Refining)
COMPUTER
BASED
TESTING
CBT utilized for
Utilize CBT at
training – but not for Regional Testing
exams due to
Centers
security issues
Will change the
current
volunteer
proctor model
VALUE
PROPOSITIO
N
Focused on what the Focus on what the
certification offers
certification does
the individual
for the
workforce/employer
Will pivot
certification
decision-making
toward
NACE Trends
Total Active
Pacific
Middle
USA
China
Certifications
Rim/Asia
East
Specialty Board of Generalist Corrosion Certifications
2,180
70%
5%
0%
Canada
Europe
India
Oct 2014
Latin
Australia/
America/
NZ
9%
10%
5%
2%
1%
1%
8%
6%
6%
7%
5%
4%
7%
9%
2%
2%
8%
0%
Specialty Board of Protective Coatings Certifications
32,774
39%
18%
12%
Specialty Board of Pipeline Corrosion Certifications
7,006
Total by
Region/Country
Geo
Share
65%
4%
3%
18,760
6,320
3,987
3,361
2,768
2,336
2,410
2,345
1,444
45%
15%
10%
8%
7%
6%
6%
6%
3%
USA
Pacific
Rim/Asia
China
Middle
East
Canada
Europe
India
Latin
Australia/
America/
NZ
Mexico
NACE Institute Trends
 78% of all NII certifications are in the coatings
industry
 61% of NII coating certifications are held by
persons outside the USA, vs. 30% of generalist
certifications and 35% of pipeline certifications
 Nearly 30% of NII coating certifications, including
CIP, are held by persons in China/Pacific Rim/Asia
(compare to USA at 39% of global total)
NACE Data - Texas
OCAT Technican, 2%
Corrosion
Technologist , 2%
Internal Corrosion
Technologist , 2%
Corrosion Technician ,
3%
CP Technician , 6%
CIP Level 1, 35%
CIP Level 3 , 12%
CIP Level 2 , 15%
CP Tester , 16%
Senior Corrosion
Technologist , 2%
Certification:
Growth Challenges
 7,859 Certifications processed in FY2014
 Increase already seen this FY (8%)
 6,336 in FY 2013
 3,558 in FY 2012
 54% increase since FY 2012
 Total number of active certifications has increased 43%
Certification:
Recent/Probable Actions
 Initiating NDA for all examination holders
 Developed public awareness plan relative to cheating:
 Active in social media: challenge postings advocating cheating
 Will publicize incidents of cheating
 Will eliminate examination offerings to rewrite test if necessary
 Considering revisions to pre-requisites
 Publishing role descriptions for each CIP level
 Added two full-time staff positions to handle volume
increase and improve cycle times (tracking metrics)
 Added two contract staff to verify 100% of all applications
submitted (where experience & education are certification
prerequisites)
Certification: Recent Actions
Automation
 All NACE Institute Certifications are required to be
renewed every 3 years.
 Renewal application process online at
naceinstitute.org (since 2011)
 It’s an easy 3 step process:
1. Certificate holder fills out application online, with work
history.
2. NACE staff reviews the application to ensure all
requirements have been met and verifies work
experience with employer(s).
3. NACE staff provides new wallet card to certificate
holder.
And the winner is…
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Thank You!