Course Description
Non-destructive testing decisions are made by people who do not hold the probe. An engineer specifies the method, an inspector reads the report, and an integrity manager decides what the indication means for continued operation — and each of them can be wrong in ways the technician never sees.
This course builds NDT competence for those who specify, oversee and interpret rather than operate. Participants learn the physical basis and capability of each principal method — visual, penetrant, magnetic particle, eddy current, radiographic and ultrasonic — advanced ultrasonic techniques including phased array and TOFD, method selection against defect type and geometry, probability of detection and its limits, acceptance criteria and standards, interpretation of reports and indications, and the qualification framework under ISO 9712.
Note: this course develops specification, oversight and interpretation competence. Certification of NDT personnel to operate methods is granted by certification bodies under ISO 9712 and requires documented practical experience and examination.
What you will achieve
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the physical basis and capability of each principal NDT method
- Compare visual, penetrant, magnetic particle and eddy current testing
- Compare radiographic and ultrasonic testing
- Understand advanced ultrasonics: phased array and TOFD
- Select methods against defect type, material and geometry
- Apply probability of detection and understand its limits
- Apply acceptance criteria and relevant standards
- Interpret NDT reports and indications for integrity decisions
How the course is delivered
The course combines NDT physics with method selection and interpretation exercises using realistic defect scenarios, reports and indications. Participants specify inspection scopes and interpret results for integrity decisions.
The programme is designed for those who specify and interpret rather than operate, and addresses the questions that determine inspection value: which method, what can it actually find, and what does the indication mean.
Designed for
This training course is ideal for:
- Engineers specifying inspection scopes
- Inspection and integrity engineers
- Quality and QA/QC professionals
- Maintenance and reliability engineers
- Anyone interpreting NDT results or overseeing NDT contractors
Daily programme
- Defects, discontinuities and their origins
- NDT in the integrity lifecycle
- Visual testing
- Penetrant and magnetic particle testing
- Eddy current testing
- Applications and limitations
- Radiographic testing: film and digital
- Radiation safety and practical constraints
- Ultrasonic principles
- Conventional UT techniques
- Thickness measurement and corrosion mapping
- Interpretation of UT data
- Phased array ultrasonic testing
- Time of flight diffraction
- Guided wave testing
- Automated and corrosion-under-insulation approaches
- Method selection against defect and geometry
- Probability of detection and its limits
- Acceptance criteria and standards
- ISO 9712 qualification framework, interpretation workshop
Certification & accreditation
BII Certificate of Completion
BII Certificate of Completion Upon successful completion, participants receive a BII Development Institute Certificate of Completion with a unique reference code that is independently verifiable. Our certificates are recognised internationally and reflect successful completion of your chosen programme.
