The importance of nondestructive testing training cannot be overstated. What nondestructive testing technicians do every day has a huge impact on the lives around them. Well trained and qualified technicians provide accurate results for prevention of failures in components or structures. I always say, “You never hear about the pipeline that didn’t leak, the bridge that didn’t collapse, or the plane that landed safely a thousand times, but that’s what NDT does, NDT makes the world a safer place.”
There are many things to consider when developing an NDT training curriculum. Governing codes, standards, and site specific requirements all play a role in curriculum development. Having spent years in the NDT field as a Level II technician, an API inspector, and now in my role as the CEO of the American Institute of Nondestructive Testing, I can attest to the importance of a quality NDT training curriculum.