1. The In’s and
Out’s of
SSPC
Training
and
Certification

2. Who is SSPC?
• SSPC is the Society for Protective Coatings
(Formerly known as the Steel Structures Painting
Council)
• Not-for-profit educational, technical society
focused on the protective coatings of steel and
concrete industrial structures
• Works with coatings professionals to set and
maintain standards of “good practice”
• Information resource

3. SSPC Training
and Certification Programs
• Surface Preparation & Coating
Application
• Inspection
• Coatings Technology, Management &
Safety

4. Individual Certification

5. Training and Certification
• SSPC Courses
> Abrasive Blasting Program (C7)
> Aerospace Coating Application Specialist
Certification Program (ACAS)
> Airless Spray Basics (C12)
> Applicator Train-the-Trainer Program (ATT)
> Applicator Training Basics (ATB) eCourse
> Basics of Concrete Surface Preparation eCourse

6. Training and Certification (cont’d)
> Basics of Estimating Industrial Coatings Projects
> Basics of Nonferrous eCourse
> Basics of Steel Surface Preparation eCourse
> Bridge Coatings Inspector Program (BCI)
> Bridge Maintenance: Conducting Coating
Assessments
> Coating Application Specialist Certification Program
(CAS)
> Coating Specification Essentials
6

7. Training and Certification (cont’d)
> Concrete Coating Basics
> Concrete Coating Inspector Program (CCI)
> CCI Supplement: Determining the Level of Moisture
in Concrete
> Evaluating Common Coating Contract clauses
> Floor Coating Basics
> Fundamentals of Protective Coatings (C1)
- Fundamentals of Protective Coatings (C1) eCourse

8. Training and Certification (cont’d)
> Inspection Planning and Documentation
> Lead Paint Removal (C3)
> Lead Paint Removal Refresher (C5)
> Lead Paint Worker Safety
> Marine Coatings
- Marine Coatings eCourse
> Marine Plural Component Program
(MPCAC, C14)

9. Training and Certification (cont’d)
> Natural and Accelerated Weathering of Coatings
> Navigating Standard Item 009-32
> NAVSEA Basic Paint Inspector (NBPI)
> Planning and Specifying Industrial Projects (C2)
- Planning and Specifying Industrial Coatings Projects (C2)
eCourse
> Plural Component Application for Polyureas and
High Solid Coatings
> Project Management for the Industrial Painting
Contractor

10. Training and Certification (cont’d)
> Protective Coatings Inspector Program (PCI)
-Protective Coatings Inspector Program (PCI) Online
> Protective Coatings Specialist (PCS) Program
> Quality Control Supervisor (QCS)
-Quality Control Supervisor (QCS) eCourse
> Thermal Spray Training
> Using SSPC PA2 Effectively
> Webinars
> Water Jetting Program (C13)

11. SSPC/JCPL Webinar Series
• Free Webinars
• Schedule, details, registration via links on
paintsquare.com
• CEUs are available that may be used toward
SSPC recertification's
> Take online quiz following the webinar
> $25 fee
• All participants receive certificate of completion

12. CAREER PATH
Salesman/Project Mgr/Forman
Fundamentals of Protective Coatings (C1) or C1-E
Planning and Specifying Industrial Projects (C2) or C2-E
Protective Coatings Specialist (PCS) Program

13. C-1 or C-1E
Level: Basic Duration: 40 Hours
Credits: 3.8 CEUs Certification Terms:
N/A
This course provides a practical and
comprehensive overview for those who are
new to the protective coatings industry.

14. C-2 or C-2E
Level: Advanced Duration: 40 Hours
Credits: 3.8 CEUs Certification Terms: N/A
This course is designed to an overview of the
principles of planning, awarding, and
monitoring the quality of new construction or
maintenance painting projects.

15. PCS
Level: Advanced Duration: 4 Hour Written
Exam Credits: N/A
Certification Terms: 4 years
The Protective Coatings Specialist
certification program (PCS) identifies and
awards recognition to individuals who have
in-depth knowledge in the principles and
practices of industrial coatings technology.

16. Career Path
Applicator
Applicator Training Basics (ATB) eCourse
Abrasive Blasting Program (C7)
Airless Spray Basics (C12)
See Next Slide

17. Marine
Plural
Comp(C
14)
Plural
Comp
Basics
Once
you
have
C7 &
C12
Thermal
Spray
Training
Water
Jetting
Program
(C13)

18. C7
C12
CAS

19. Applicator Training Basics
eCourse
Level: Basic Duration: 20-Week Semester
Credits: 3.8 Certification Term: N/A
Course Content:
-Corrosion + Surf Prep
-Abrasive Materials
-Coating Materials
-Application Methods of Protective
Coatings
-Process Control + Safety

20. Abrasive Blasting Program (C7)
Level: Intermediate Duration: 2 Days Credits:
0.6 CEU’s Certification Term: 5 Years
C7 is designed for contractor personnel who wish
to obtain certification or others who wish to learn
about dry abrasive blast cleaning of steel.

21. Airless Spray Basics (C12)
Level: Intermediate Duration: 2 Days/16
Hours
Credits: 0.6 CEU’s Certification Term: 5
Years
This program assesses the skills of sprayers
who have a minimum of 800 hours applying
protective coatings with airless spray in an
industrial or marine environment.

22. SSPC Coating Application
Specialist (CAS) Certification
The SSPC Coating Application Specialist
Certification Program is designed to certify
those individual craft workers who have
experience and training in all aspects of handson surface preparation and coating application
of complex industrial and marine structures.

23. SSPC’s CAS
Program

24. SSPC CAREER PATH
Applicator/Inspector
Using SSPC PA 2 Effectively
C1
C7/C12
Protective Coatings Inspector Program (PCI)

25. Using SSPC PA 2 Effectively
Level: Basic Duration: Half Day / 4 Hours
Credits: 0.4 CEUs Certification Terms: N/A
Students will learn to verify the accuracy of a
DFT magnetic gage; measure the DFT of a
coating with Type 1 or Type 2 gage.

26. C-1/C-7/C-12

27. Protective Coatings Inspector
Program (PCI)
The objective of this course is to thoroughly
train individuals in the proper methods of
inspecting surface preparation and installation
of industrial and marine protective coatings and
lining systems on an array of industrial
structures and facilities.

28. PCI
• NAVSEA Basic Paint
• Inspector Program
(NBPI)
PCI
• Bridge
• Coatings Inspector
Program (BCI)
PCI
• Concrete Coating
Inspector Program
(CCI)

29. NAVSEA Basic Paint Inspector
(NBPI)
Level: Advanced Duration: 5 Days
Credits: 3.8 CEUs Certification Term: 4
Years
The NBPI course is designed to train coatings
inspectors to inspect critical coated areas as
defined by US Navy policy documents.

30. Bridge Coating Inspector
Program (BCI)
Duration: 6 days
Credits: 4.5 CEUs Certification Term: 4
Years
The BCI course covers the fundamentals of
how to inspect surface preparation and
application of protective coatings on bridge
steel.

31. Concrete Coating Inspector (CCI)
Level: Advanced Duration: 6 days Credits:
4.5 CEUs Certification Term: 4 years
The objective of this course is to thoroughly
train individuals in the proper methods of
inspecting surface preparation and installation
of industrial protective coatings on concrete
industrial structures and facilities.

32. BCI
PCI
NBPI
Master
Coatings
Inspector
Certificate
(MCI)
CCI

33. Master Coatings Inspector
Program (MCI)
The goal of the Master Coatings
Inspector program is solely to recognize
and honor those individuals whose
experience and training has afforded
them the prestige of multiple inspector
certifications.

34. Career Path for a Project Mgr
or Supervisor
Project
Mgmt for
the
Evaluating
Industrial
Common
Painting
Coating
Contracto
Contract
r
Basics
Clauses
of Estimating
Quality
Control
Supervis
or (QCS)

35. Basics of Estimating Industrial
Coatings Projects
Level: Basic Duration: Half Day / 5 Hours
Credits: 0.5 CEUs Certification Terms: N/A
This program covers the fundamentals of
estimating industrial painting job costs including
surface area calculations, labor and production
rates, and equipment and material
requirements.

36. Evaluating Common Coating
Contract Clauses
Level: Basic Duration: 1 Day / 8 Hours Credits:
0.8 CEUs Certification Terms: N/A
This course provides a basic overview of those
clauses most common to coatings contracts. It
follows the outline of a standard construction
contract while also teaching students to identify the
key provisions that may be missing from contracts
they receive.

37. Project Management for the
Industrial Painting Contractor
Level: Basic Duration: 2 days / 16
hours Credits: 1.5 CEUs Certification Terms:
N/A
This course covers concepts used on industrial
painting projects.
-Generating new business
-Reviewing contracts
-Navigating employee relations
-Building safety into the job

38. Quality Control Supervisor
(QCS) or QCS E
Level: Intermediate Duration: 2 Days/16 Hours
Credits: 1.5 CEU Certification Terms: N/A
It provides an overview of the quality
management aspects of surface preparation,
paint, coatings, and inspection operations that a
QCS needs to know to ensure delivery of a
quality product to customers

39. Career Path for Concrete
Coatings Industry
Basics of Concrete Surface Preparation eCourse
Concrete Coating Basics or Floor Coating Basics
Concrete Coating Inspector Program (CCI)

40. Basics of Concrete Surface
Preparation eCourse
Level: Basic Duration: 5-Hours
Credits: 0.5 CEUs Certification Term: N/A
This course defines surface preparation for
concrete and provides an overview of the
methods and the standards referenced when
preparing concrete for installation of the
coating/surfacing.

41. Concrete Coatings Basics Or
Floor Coatings Basics
Level: Basic Duration: 2 Days/16 Hours
Credits: 1.5 CEU Certification Terms: N/A
• Covers horizontal and
Concrete
Coatings Basics vertical substrates
Floor Coatings • Covers horizontal
substrates
Basics

42. CCI

43. Career Path in Lead
Lead Paint
Worker
Safety
Lead Paint
Removal
(C3)
Lead Paint
Removal
Refresher
(C5)

44. Lead Paint Worker Safety
Level: Basic Duration: 1 Day / 8 Hours
Credits: 0.8 CEUs Certification Terms: N/A
This one-day course provides training for workers
on lead paint abatement and removal from steel
structures. It starts with a review of basic
information about lead and the human health
hazards associated with it.

45. Lead Paint Removal (C3)
Level: Intermediate Duration: 4 Days / 32
Hours Credits: 3.0 CEUs Certification Terms: N/A
C3 includes background information on the hazards of
lead and other toxic metals as well as the current legal
and regulatory environment. The course contains specific
discussions on protecting workers; compliance with
environmental regulations; proper management of waste
streams and operations that result in potential exposures
to lead; and associated control technology.

46. Lead Paint Removal
Refresher (C5)
Level: Intermediate Duration: 1 Day / 8 Hours
Credits: 0.8 CEUs Certification Terms: N/A
This one-day course provides refresher training
for supervisors/competent persons who are
responsible for industrial deleading operations.

47. Career Path Marine Industry
Marine
Coatings
Navigating
Standard Item
009-32
NAVSEA Basic
Paint Inspector
(NBPI)

48. Marine Coatings
Level: Basic Duration: 5 Days / 40
Hours
Credits: 3.8
CEUs
Certification Terms: N/A
A five-day fundamental training program that
covers the practical aspects of the selection,
specification and use of coatings in a safe,
effective, and economical manner to protect
structures in harsh marine environments.

49. Navigating Standard Item 009-32
Level: Basic Duration: 1 Day / 8 Hours
Credits: 0.7 CEUs Certification Terms: N/A
This one-day course describes the naval ship
cleaning and painting requirements found in
Standard Item 009-32. It covers the cleanliness,
surface preparation, coating application
requirements, and system application instructions for
various Navy vessels.

50. NBPI

51. Recertification
All SSPC-certified professionals
must periodically renew their
certifications.
•Renewal exams online.
•Notified by mail in plenty of
time to complete their
renewals.

52. SSPC Corporate Members
get free training !
As an SSPC Organizational Member, you have
the option to use your Flex Points toward free
SSPC training courses. The SSPC Flexible
Benefits package allows you to customize your
membership to get the most value for your
company.

53. Flex Points
SSPC company members can use their “Flex”
points to get additional discounts ($200 off per
course for in-person classes) or get the below
online training for FREE!
C1 or C2 or Marine eCourse
15 Points
Applicator Training eCourse
6 Points
QCS eCourse
6 Points
Surf Prep of Non Ferrous Metals
3 Points
Surf Prep of Concrete or Surf Prep of Steel
3 Points

54. Publications
• Good Painting Practice
Vol. 1
• Systems and
Specifications Vol. 2
• Visual Standards
• Standards
Compilations
• Much more…

55. SSPC Standards

56. SSPC Consensus Standards
SSPC has 101 active consensus standards,
including standards for:
•Surface Preparation (17)
•Abrasives (4)
•Paint System (5)
•Paints (18)
•Paint Application (10)
•QP Including QS 1 (9)
•ACS Certification Standard (1)
•Others (37)

57. SSPC Online
www.sspc.org

58. SSPC Conferences
• Feb. 9 – 13, 2014
Orlando, FL
• Feb. 3 – 6, 2015
Las Vegas, NV
• Jan. 18 – 21, 2016
San Antonio, TX

59. SSPC Local Chapters
• 8 Domestic (US) Chapters
• 10 International Chapters

60. Chapter Initiatives
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Rewrite Chapter Guidelines
Chapter Chairs Listserve
Local Chapter Websites
SSPC Training Offerings
Monthly Chapter Newsletter
Survey to see what chapters want/need

61. SSPC Staff

62. Any Questions?
Thank You!