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Corrosion Technician Certification

Association for Materials Protection and Performance

Certification

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The Corrosion Technician Certification is tailored for individuals with at least two years of corrosion-related work who operate under the direction of more senior technologists.

Format

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Overview The Corrosion Technician Certification is tailored for individuals with at least two years of corrosion-related work who operate under the direction of more senior technologists. This credential tests your practical knowledge across key topic areas, including cathodic protection, protective coatings, materials/metallurgy, chemical treatment (inhibitors), and general corrosion. Who it's for Design Engineers Process Engineers Procurement Agents Maintenance Planners Service Company Representatives Who Support Refineries Corrosion and Equipment Engineers Metallurgists Inspectors and Inspection Supervisors

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Apply corrosion fundamentals including electrochemical cell principles, Faraday's Law, Ohm's Law, galvanic series, and Pourbaix reactions to assess corrosion behavior
  • Identify and analyze forms of corrosion across environmental, external, and internal mechanisms to support corrosion management decisions
  • Evaluate material properties and metallurgical characteristics to support material selection for corrosion-resistant applications
  • Apply cathodic protection systems, coatings, and corrosion inhibitors to control and mitigate corrosion in industrial environments
  • Conduct corrosion inspections and testing activities documenting findings in compliance with recordkeeping requirements
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other17-3029.00
  • Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-3026.00
  • Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers17-2151.00
  • Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers51-9061.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certification)

  • Scale drawings and architectural designs — prepare with reduced oversight using CAD tools to meet defined project specifications in a mid-size engineering office.
  • Construction plans with aesthetic representations — develop incorporating standard visual details and material callouts for routine residential or light commercial structures.
  • Structural specifications and material selections — document accurately in formatted reports supporting the project team's design decision process.
  • Client spatial and functional requirements — gather and translate into preliminary design briefs during independently conducted intake consultations.
  • Estimated project costs — calculate using unit-cost databases and quantity take-offs to contribute to budget documentation for routine assignments.
  • Desktop publishing software — use to format and produce client-ready design packages and technical reports meeting office presentation standards.
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving — apply to identify design conflicts or specification gaps and propose corrective options to supervising engineers.
  • Database query tools — execute to retrieve project data, material standards, and regulatory references in support of day-to-day design work.
  • Technical writing — compose clear specification narratives and design notes that conform to office style guides and professional documentation standards.
  • Mathematical principles including geometry and basic physics concepts — apply routinely to verify dimensional accuracy and structural feasibility of prepared drawings.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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