You can take this course with or without previous experience in painting inspection and is suitable for you if you wish to attain BGAS-CSWIP Approval as a Painting Inspector. It is also suitable for anyone engaged in the inspection new and existing coatings. This approval is very useful to welding inspectors as it can extend your working time capability on projects.

This course covers corrosion theory, surface preparation, surface contaminants and tests, paint constituents and technology, solutions and dispersions, drying and curing properties and performance, and specified painting conditions. You will also learn about cathodic protection, holiday/pinhole detection, paint-application methods, paint/paint film testing, paint identification, and metal coatings. The course will also teach you about paint faults, colour, inspection methods, specification requirements, and health and safety and working practices.

Certification Body/Scheme:

• BGAS - CSWIP

Entry Requirements:

Experience may be acquired prior to or following success in the examination. In the event that the experience is sought following successful examination, the results of the examination shall remain valid for two years.

The minimum duration for industrial experience prior to or following success in the qualification examination is 6 months, showing knowledge of dry abrasive blast cleaning or industrial paint application techniques.

You will need to already hold the BGAS-CSWIP Grade 2 in paint/painting inspection to enter this course, which offers an advanced qualification, dealing specifically with offshore practices. This course covers zones of offshore structures, offshore working, safety offshore, and medical, emergency procedures/escape routes. You will also learn about permit to work systems, vessel entry and enclosed space working, scaffolding, and fire protection. In addition, the course offers information on BS 5378 safety signs and colours, BS 1710 identification of pipelines, finish colour schedule BS 4800.

You will also learn welder and procedure approval, codes and standards, and an outline of safe working practices.

Certification Body/Scheme:

• BGAS - CSWIP

Entry Requirements:

You must hold a valid BGAS Painting Inspector Grade 2 certificate prior to obtaining Grade 1. The minimum duration for industrial experience prior to or following success in the qualification examination is 12 months, providing evidence of a good knowledge of offshore working, safety, and painting inspection.

You can take this course with or without previous experience in site coatings inspection and is suitable for you if you wish to attain BGAS-CSWIP Approval as a Site Coatings Inspector. It is also suitable for anyone engaged in the inspection and coating of new and existing pipelines. This approval is very useful to welding inspectors as it can extend your working time capability on pipelines projects.

This course will cover corrosion, specified coating conditions, surface preparation methods and standards, surface contaminants and tests for detection. You will also learn about coating technology, film thickness, coal tar enamels, special situations, hot applied tapes, cold applied laminate tapes, grease based tapes, and self-adhesive overwrap tapes.

You will also be taught about polyethylene cladding, fillers, mastics and putties, heat shrinkable plastics, powder coatings, urethane MCLs, holiday detection, concrete coatings, and internal coatings. The course also offers information on cathodic protection, stages of pipeline construction, handling, transport and storage, pipeline surveys, health and safety, coating faults, and working practices and quality.

Certification Body/Scheme:

• BGAS - CSWIP

Entry Requirements:

The minimum duration for industrial experience prior to or following success in the qualification examination is 1 month, showing knowledge of pipeline fabrication techniques, safe working practices, and a general understanding of coating application would be advantageous.

You can attend this course whether you have experience in the painting/coating industry or not. Most candidates will go on to sit the BGAS-CSWIP Blast Cleaning/Preparation Operative Grade 5A examination.

Safety rules and regulations, blasting standard interpretation, rust grade identification, blasting equipment, equipment maintenance, blasting abrasives, inspection tools, ventilation protection, blasting, hand tools, and/or power tools cleaning, materials, handling, housekeeping.

Certification Body/Scheme:

• BGAS - CSWIP

Entry Requirements:

The minimum duration for experience in the painting/coating industry prior to or following success in the qualification examination is 1 month.

Candidates who already hold BGAS/CSWIP Blast Cleaning/Preparation Operative Grade 5A. This course deals with the correct application of the protective paints and leads to BGAS-CSWIP Painting Operative Grade 5B approval.

This course will teach you how to adhere to safety rules and regulations, interpretation of protective coating specifications, and material handling. You will also learn about use of inspection tools, coating materials-product knowledge, ventilation/protection system requirement, and mixing of coating materials. This course also covers thinning of materials, wet film thickness calculation, application of coatings, operation of spraying equipment, upkeep of spraying equipment, roller and brush applications, and housekeeping.

Certification Body/Scheme:

• BGAS - CSWIP

Entry Requirements:

The minimum duration for experience in the painting/coating industry prior to or following success in the qualification examination is 1 month.

This course is suitable for you if you already hold BGAS-CSWIP Painting Operative Grade 5B. This course deals with the supervision of painting application and leads to BGAS-CSWIP Painting Supervisor Grade 4.

This course covers safety factors and efficient practices in the workplace, erection and dismantling of basic working platforms. You will also learn about preparation of work areas - site and workshop, preparation of surfaces – by hand and mechanical means, producing surface finishes - brush, roller and airless spray.

Certification Body/Scheme:

• BGAS - CSWIP

Entry Requirements:

You must already hold a valid BGAS-CSWIP Painting Operative 5B. The minimum duration for experience in the painting/ coating industry prior to or following success in the qualification examination is 6 months.

This course is ideal for inspectors who require preparation for the Painting Inspector Grade 1 and Grade 2. This course covers detailed in-depth knowledge in Painting Inspection which gains confidence for you to attend any international Painting Inspection Courses.

The training is based on a series of sample questions and appropriate practical exercises.

Abrasive Blasting Training is often overlooked by companies. Many contractors rely on their blaster’s visual assessment of a surface to determine surface cleanliness. This can be challenging with many abrasive blasting products due to the dust released during collision between abrasive and surface. Abrasive Blasting Training creates a familiarity with equipment like “deadman safety systems” and also instructs on the benefits of ear and eye protection. Proper use of equipment is one of the biggest risk reducers in the industry. Training is modified based on the knowledge and experience of the person or group. If a person or group has more advanced subject-matter expertise, both the pace and the syllabus can be tailored for a better fit.

BCI offers a programme of industry-leading training courses to cover all aspects of surface finishing including blast cleaning, painting and inspection techniques. The core elements of our training courses focus on these key aspects of surface finishing:

• Health & Safety
• Best practice and techniques
• How to maximize the potential of your process
• Equipment use, fault-finding and maintenance
• Efficiency and costs

The courses are offered to help maintain a safe and efficient workplace through knowledge transfer and are intended for all staff involved in the operation and management of the surface finishing process, from operators, managers, supervisors, health & safety personnel, through to inspectors.

Our other Painting courses are designed uniquely for your career goals no matter what industry you are looking to enter or what painting process you’re looking to learn. From automotive, construction, aerospace, fabrication we will tailor the program for you.

Many organizations need to train inspection personnel promptly. Our BCI’s custom course can be held at your facility to allow you to train multiple employees when it’s convenient for you. We work with you to deliver high-quality, the courses when you want, where you want.

The objective in offering our individual courses and customized training is to ensure that you have access to the required skills to access lucrative positions in the industry. The training hours within our courses are also designed to be flexible. And so you’re never kept away from important duties while fine-tuning your skills.