Education & Professional Development Committee
Committees
The Education and Professional Development Committee is an amalgamation of the former Education Committee and the Trailblazer Apprenticeship Development Group and is a subcommittee of the MQ&E Committee. The aim of the committee is to develop and promote educational and professional development initiatives that have both an immediate and long-term impact on the Institute and on the well-being and advancement of engineers, technicians and operators, together with industrial partners.
- Develop and maintain NDT apprenticeship schemes
- Continue the development of a joint welding inspection and PCN
- Level 2 NDT certification scheme for the benefit of the Nuclear Welding Inspection Technician apprenticeship
- Develop education, training and qualification for in-service NDT
- Promote continuing professional development (CPD)
- Assist in the further development of the online ‘My BINDT’ CPD resource
- Assist CSD in promoting education and training and maintaining PCN’s high standards worldwide
- Publicise the resurgence of the former Education Committee
- Work with education bodies in the design of NDT and CM education programmes
- Identify research material that is suitable for education purposes
- Contribute to market research to ascertain the demand for specific education or professional development programmes
- Commission the writing of education and training material
- Liaise with industry bodies to identify current and future education and training needs
- Liaise with the Institute’s professional registration committee (Engineering Council Working Group) to help ensure that education and training provision satisfies professional registration standards
- Generate, classify and maintain an online library of academic, education and training material
- Manage the Institute’s CPD programmes
- To develop and oversee the CPD process in liaison with CMC to ensure the requirements for certification renewal are being satisfied.
