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Welcome to the last issue of 2022, which is a bumper issue with several articles covering the topical subject of transportation of hydrogen and CO2 as a means of achieving net zero emissions. This includes a report on the Aberdeen presentation from Rosen, the Fellow’s Corner article from Frank Chen, and the ask the expert answer from Gareth Hinds. Due to the depth of information in the Fellow’s Corner articles, there are only two technical articles in this issue. These cover fabric maintenance in the oil and gas sector, and one aimed at our Young Engineers on Knowledge Transfer.
I hope you enjoy this issue, and remember to let me know if there are any topics you would like to see covered in future issues. I can be contacted at, brianpce@aol.com.
Finally, I would like to offer readers my good wishes for the festive season, and to wish you all a Happy New Year.
Brian Goldie, Consulting Editor
Email: brianpce@aol.com
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The Professional Development and Training Committee (PDTC) was established by Council in 2006 with responsibility for technical, development and management matters, relating to all ICorr Training and Certification schemes, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) schemes, and courses. PDTC reports directly to the ICorr Council.
Additionally, the committee addresses the key aims of ICorr, including expansion of the membership, and promotion of the science, engineering, and technical aspects of corrosion control to the
wider public.
PDTC liaises with the Membership Development Committee, Young ICorr, CED, CSD, PAC, and any other relevant committees in initiating and developing new training schemes and courses.
There are presently two sub-committees, the Surface Treatment Governing Board and the Cathodic Protection Governing Board, who report directly to the PDTC Chair, as do the two scheme managers for Surface treatment and Cathodic protection related course work and examination material delivered by, or
on behalf of, ICorr. A further Engineering
Training Governing Board is being considered.
Roles and Responsibilities of PDTC
The PDTC manages the delivery of the ICorr Training Schemes, and Professional Development schemes of the Institute where appropriate, in conjunction with course providers.
PDTC also reviews the technical content of training courses submitted by the two sub-committees for approval, this is a robust mechanism to ensure the content is not only suitable for the market demand commercially, but technically suitable to enhance the portfolio of ICorr offerings and continue to improve course availability to the market place.
Who sits on PDTC?
PDTC consists of a Chair (currently David Horrocks), and this position is appointed by Council. At present there are 10 members offering technical support from a wide range of disciplines within their expert fields such as Cathodic Protection (CP), Coatings, Inspection, ISO Standards, and other corrosion
related topics such as Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (M.I.C).
To be eligible to be a member of, and indeed vote on PDTC, the individual members of PDTC must be Professional Members of ICorr with a good understanding of ICorr processes and be able to contribute to the Institute’s ethics in terms of corrosion control and mitigation.
The present members of the PDTC are the vice president, past presidents of ICorr, surface treatment and CP scheme managers, and sub-committee chairs, consultants, and technical experts.
ICorr encourages all its members to get involved with the Institute and would welcome anyone wishing to participate in any of the working groups/committees to contact, president@icorr.org
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Magic Training LTD: A Premier Construction Training Centre in Wembley have become an ICATS approved training centre. Magic Training Ltd. was born out of the need to prepare construction professionals for the modern world of construction engineering possibilities, and has to be part of the next generation of trainers to deliver competent, accredited, and innovative workforce.
Even though they are a young company, their assessors and trainers are chartered members of CIOB and IOSH, with over 12 years’ experience in construction management and health and safety.
All their courses are accredited by the relevant authorities, including CIOB, IOSH, EAL, CITB, ProQual, and now CORREX. Because of their approach, they are becoming an industry benchmark for construction training.
Their current programmes include national vocational qualifications from levels 2 to 7, and electrical and painting courses including, Industrial Coating Applicator (ICA). They also have a variety of short courses on site management safety, site supervision safety, and IOSH working safety.
Apprentice update
Two of the ICorr time served apprentices, who also achieved distinction marks, Pat Maj and Rory Voulgaris, are now working in the Falklands, over 8,000 miles away. They are working on a project there for employers, Jack Tighes, talk about taking your skills to a different part of the world!
