Certifications/Examinations
General
Registered Appalachian Underground Corrosion Short Course attendees can apply to take the NACE
certification exam for Corrosion Technician, or any other NACE certification exam including
Corrosion Technologist, Senior Corrosion Technologist, Specialty Areas, and Corrosion Specialist.
A completed application form for certification, and exam registration
must be submitted prior to taking any examination. Attendees wishing
to
take a NACE certification exam must apply through NACE headquarters before
April 1, 2008. For application information and to register,
please contact:
Marie Newton
Certification Coordinator
NACE International
Toll Free 1-800 797 NACE (6223)
Direct Tel: 281/228-6211
Direct Fax: 281/228-6311
E-mail: Marie.Newton@nace.org
All exams are open book and individuals are responsible for bringing
their
own reference materials.
Click here
to go to NACE web site.
NACE Corrosion Technician Exam
Persons who have taken the basic, intermediate and advanced courses at AUCSC
should consider this opportunity to obtain professional recognition certification
from NACE International. Applicants for this level of NACE
certification must have two years of corrosion work experience. The Corrosion
technician exam is a 2-hour open book proctored exam, and will be offered on
Thursday afternoon, May 22nd, 2008. The exam has 50 multiple
choice questions and is divided into four parts. In addition to covering cathodic
protection, the exam also includes basic questions on electricity, metallurgy,
and corrosion mechanisms. Basic electricity and corrosion
mathematics are covered currently in special sessions at AUCSC. However, atmospheric
corrosion and basic metallurgy
are not covered by AUCSC.
Two points are given for each of the 50 questions. Passing grade is 70
points. Only pass or fail notifications are given. Fee for taking this
NACE certification exam is $100.00, which must be paid to NACE by May
1, 2006. The application form for certification which includes documented
work experience, must also be submitted to NACE. This can be done after
taking the Corrosion technician exam. The application fee is $100.00
for
NACE members, and $250.00 for nonmembers.
NACE Technician Review Course
A special four hour course for the NACE Corrosion Technician Exam, will be held
on Monday May 19th from 2:00pm to 6:00pm. Fee for taking this review course is
$100.00, which includes a review book.
This review course is offered by AUCSC and those wishing to attend should register
on their AUCSC registration
form.