Career development in NDT and inspection seminar, exhibition and Burns Supper 2026
30 January 2026 The Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel, Glasgow, UK
This one-day seminar was held from 10h00-16h30 at the Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel, Beardmore Street, Clydebank, Glasgow G81 4SA, on Friday 30 January 2026.The seminar included expert speakers and panel sessions that explored opportunities for individuals to enhance their capabilities and develop their careers at all stages of their professional journey. Topics covered included e-learning, apprenticeships, the role of equipment suppliers and the process and benefits of Engineering Council registration.
The seminar was an exceptional CPD opportunity for all and for NDT personnel to gain PCN points.
The Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel is located on the banks of the River Clyde in Glasgow, only a ten-minute walk from Dalmuir Station and a 20-minute drive from the city centre and airport.
| Programme (all technical presentations will be held in the Auditorium, the exhibition will be held in the Central Plaza and the Burns Supper will be held in the Beardmore) | ||
| Time | Activity | Chairs/Speakers |
| 10h00-10h30 | Registration, exhibition, networking and tea/coffee | |
| Morning session chair: Professor Tony Gachagan | ||
| 10h30-10h45 | Overview: career development in NDT and inspection | Fraser Hardie, Scottish Branch Committee, UK |
| Education, training and certification – The role for e-learning and e-examinations | ||
| 10h45-11h05 | BINDT strategy now and the future, including e-learning and exams | Patrick Boulton, BINDT, UK |
| 11h05-11h25 | E-learning: experience with courses and exams | Paul Wilkinson, Wilkinson Coutts Engineering Training Ltd, UK |
| 11h25-11h45 | Panel session: exploring opportunities for more e-learning | Paul Wilkinson, Wilkinson Coutts Engineering Training Ltd, UK, Patrick Boulton, BINDT, UK, and Ray Wilson, Array Training Ltd, UK |
| 11h45-12.01 | Exhibitor spotlight session: 11.45-11.47 Guided Ultrasonics Ltd 11.47-11.49 Agility NDE Ltd 11.49-11.51 ETher NDE/Baugh & Weedon Ltd 11.51-11.53 Eddyfi Technologies 11.53-11.55 Sonatest Ltd 11.55-11.57 TPAC NDT UK Ltd 11.57-11.59 Peak NDT Ltd 11.59-12.01 QSA Ltd | |
| 12h01-14h00 | Buffet lunch, exhibition and tea/coffee | |
| Afternoon session chair: Professor Katherine Kirk | ||
| Role of NDT equipment suppliers in training | ||
| 14h00-14h15 | What role should the manufacturer play in the training of NDT personnel? | Paul Hillman, Eddyfi Technologies, UK, and Jackie Berry, Guided Ultrasonics Ltd, UK |
| 14h15-14h25 | Specialist training provider in higher education | Professor Tony Gachagan and Professor Charles MacLeod, University of Strathclyde, UK |
| 14h25-14h35 | Panel session: role of equipment suppliers and how their training can be recognised | Bill Brown, TRAC Energy Ltd, UK, and additional panel members to be selected from seminar presenters |
| Registration with the Engineering Council | ||
| 14h35-15h00 | Overview of the process of professional recognition and its benefits for career development | Ryan Murphy, Vice-Chair, BINDT Engineering Council Working Group (ECWG), UK |
| 15h00-15h30 | Exhibition and tea/coffee | |
| NDT apprenticeship forum | ||
| 15h30-15h50 | Update on BINDT apprenticeships | Joe Heigold, BINDT, UK |
| 15h50-16h10 | Update on ECITB apprenticeships | Kenneth Fleming, ECITB, UK |
| 16h10-16h30 | Panel session: NDT apprenticeships in Scotland | Iain Baillie, Rolls-Royce plc, UK, Keir Louden, Altrad Babcock Ltd, UK, Susanne Boyle, University of Strathclyde, UK, and Kenneth Fleming, ECITB, UK |
| 16h30 | Seminar close | |
| 18h00-19h00 | Networking/Bar opens in the Beardmore foyer | |
| 19h00-23h30 | Burns Supper starts in the Beardmore | |
| Exhibitors | ||
| Stand number | Company | Website |
| 12 | Agility NDE Ltd |  www.agility-nde.com |
| 11 | Argyll Ruane Ltd |  argyllruane.com |
| 13 | Baugh & Weedon Ltd |  www.bw-nde.com |
| 8 | Eddyfi Technologies |  www.eddyfi.com |
| 13 | ETher NDE |  www.ethernde.com |
| 4 | Guided Ultrasonics Ltd |  www.guided-ultrasonics.com |
| 2 | Inspection Connection Ltd |  www.inspectionconnection.co.uk |
| 10 | Peak NDT Ltd |  www.peakndt.com |
| 7 | QSA (Quality Systems and Accreditations) Ltd |  www.qsaconsultltd.co.uk |
| 9 | Sonatest Ltd |  www.sonatest.com |
| 3 | TPAC NDT UK Ltd |  Logo.jpg) www.thephasedarraycompany.com |
In the evening from 18h00 for 19h00, following a networking period, the venue hosted the annual Burns Supper, a celebration of the life and works of Robert Burns, with music, songs and dancing.
For further information contact:
Events and Awards Department, The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing,
Midsummer House, Riverside Way, Bedford Road, Northampton NN1 5NX, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1604 438300; Email: conf@bindt.org
