Practitioner day programme
Tuesday 9 to Thursday 11 September 2025
Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), UK
| Free tuition sessions for practitioners |
| The 21st International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Asset Management (CM 2025) will be co-located with the 62nd Annual British Conference on NDT (NDT 2025). Running alongside the conferences will be a day devoted to tuition sessions for practitioners on a variety of subjects including methods, training, accreditation and the future of CM and NDT. |
| • Earn PCN renewal points • Learn new applications • CPD points awarded The sessions will be hosted by the Practitioner Committee, chaired by S Cunningham |
| Attendance at the Practitioner Day is FREE of charge to visitors. To pre-register, click here. Pre-registration must be completed to access the CM 2025 and NDT 2025 free-to-attend events. |
| Tuesday 9 September 2025 | |||
| Each session will be held in rooms Ochill 2 and 3 | |||
| Time | Presentation | Speaker | |
| 10.00-10.05 | Introduction | Sam Cunningham Lavender International, UK | |
| 10.05-10.35 | PCN24 certification | Patrick Boulton BINDT, UK | |
| 10.35-11.05 | Answers to PCN practitioners’ comments | Howard Garlick BINDT, UK | |
| 11.05-11.35 | Refreshed guidance for FAQ’s and first time acceptance of PCN certification application forms | Jennifer Cook BINDT, UK | |
| 11.35-12.05 | A look into the future of PCN certification development opportunities | Joe Heigold BINDT, UK | |
| 12.05-13.05 | Panel session – PCN certification in response to meet the requirements of BS EN ISO 9712:2022 | Sam Cunningham, Patrick Boulton, Howard Garlick, Jennifer Cook and Joe Heigold | |
| 13.10-14.10 | Lunch and exhibition | ||
| 14.10-14.30 | Human factors in NDT | Mike Sim Inspection Body UK Ltd, UK | |
| 14.30-14.50 | Practitioner Award comprising an informal discussion with Q&A | David Nelson Applus UK Ltd, UK | |
| 14.50-15.10 | Building the future of NDT: apprenticeships, impact and evolving standards | Madeleine Best Lavender International, UK | |
| 15.10-15.30 | Apprentice case study | Scarlett O'Reilly Rolls-Royce plc, UK | |
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
