Proudly Proclaim your Piping Design Skills
We believe that as the process contracting market re-expands, being able to demonstrate a given level of skill will be important to the individual piper as well as his/her employer. We are not alone in the view as there were 264 pipers certified in 2008; 368 in 2009 and 600 in 2010.
Certification Levels
SPED has established 4 levels of skill. Two based on testing and two through work experience.
- Level I: Basic - Properly Trained Test based
- Level II: Advanced - Organise Work Experience based
- Level III: Senior PPD - Independent Producer Test based
- Level IV: Lead PPD - Manage, Assure Work Quality Experience based
The proven SPED testing scripts are offered to individuals and in-company groups. The test ensures that each designer has the knowledge required to layout piping efficiently at Level I or to connect to main plant items correctly at Level III.
The Certification test can be taken without receiving any SPED training. But a “crammer” course to help you be more aware of the type and level of questions is available, see Online Review in the SPED Courses pages of this site.
Further details on SPED PPD Certification can be found on www.spedweb.com. Certification testing is included at the end of on-line and face to face courses and the course price includes the course fee, but not the invigilators’ expenses.
Testing & Invigilation Fees
The Certification Test can also be purchased standalone and the fee is £70, with a reduction for the staff of corporate members. There is an invigilation fee which depends on the number tested and the location. This fee is zero if the test id held in the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London. For other location we will quote an economical fee which recovers the Travel & Substance expenses shared amongst those tested. This assumes the venue is suitable and at no charge.
European based piping designers certified to Level IV
We list the engineers who gained certification on both the 20CC and SPED websites.
Anton Dooley, Senior Piping Designer of pipingdesigners.com
View his profile on LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/pipingdesigners
Robert Brooker of Brooker Engineering