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Concrete Coating Inspector Program (CCI)

Level: Advanced 6 Days / 40 Hours classroom training plus 1 Day Certification Exam
Class Times: Monday–Saturday, 8:00-5:00


Certification Level: Course, Course Exam, Intensive Training
and Certification Exam (6 days) - Credits: 4.5 CEU's
SSPC Member $1,445 / Non-Member $1,645



Technician Level: Tech Level Course and Course Exam (4 days) - Credits: 3.2 CEU's SSPC Member $895 / Non-Member $1,095



Course Exam Only (1 day): (Includes exam and student manual)
SSPC Member $100 / Non-Member $150


Certification Intensive Training & Exam Only (2 days)-Credits:1.5 CEU's
SSPC Member $550 / Non-Member $750


Course Description

The certification portion of this program will certify concrete coating inspectors in correctly observing, assessing, documenting, and reporting all relevant job data as determined by the specification and referenced documents. Students completing the technician-level training (first four days only) would be qualified to work under the guidance of a certified concrete coating inspector.

Course Content

– Components of Concrete and Their Functions
– Concrete Deterioration
– Coatings on Concrete
– Why Coat Concrete
– Instruments
– Surface Evaluation
– Coating Failures
– Practical Math
– Specifications
– Repairs to Joints and Cracks
– Surface Preparation
– Application Methods
– Illumination
– Inspection Documentation

Additional Content for Intensive Certification Training Day
– Coating Condition Assessment
– Shotcrete and Polymer Concrete
– Laboratory Testing
– Work Plan
– Additional Instruments Practice

Benefits of Attending

After attending this course, you will be able to:

  • Determine incompleteness and/or
    technical errors in a specification and
    bring these issues to the attention of the
    specification writer or your supervisor
    for resolution.
  • Use concrete coating inspection
    equipment according to the
    manufacturer’s guidelines.
  • Identify specified concrete surface
    preparation methods.
  • Systemize record keeping procedures
    pertaining to the job specification.
  • Describe the inspector’s team
    responsibilities and authority with
    respect to the contractor’s operations.
  • Devise and implement job-specific pre
    job conferences and work plans.
    Observe, assess, and document
    concrete repairs as determined by
    the specification.
  • Recognize the environmental conditions
    pertaining to surface preparation,
    concrete repairs, coating application,
    and coating cure as determined by
    the specification.

Course Format

Each participant will receive a comprehensive manual with copies of
relevant SSPC standards. The course includes both written homework and assigned readings from the manual.

The first four days of the program are devoted to classroom lecture about planning, substrate repair prior to surface preparation, surface preparation itself, coating surveys, specifications, and documentation requirements with ample time allotted to hands-on exercises and instrument practice. Lectures are supplemented by quizzes, group exercises, and case studies.

At the end of day four, the concrete coating technician exam is given. Students have 2 hours to complete the 100-question multiple choice test. Students passing the concrete course exam tech level at 70% or higher may attend the intensive certification training on day 5 and take the written and hands-on certification exams on day 6. The certification examination includes a 125-question written exam and a hands-on test in the practical use of instruments at 10 workstations. Time allotted for the written exam is 2 hours, 15 minutes and for the practical exam 2-1/2 hours. A passing grade of 70% or higher on the written and hands-on certification exam is required to become an SSPC Concrete Coating Inspector.

To become a SSPC Concrete Coating Inspector and receive your CEU's you must attend all 48 hours of the course and attain a score of 70% on the written and hands-on certification exam.

-If you fail the written course exam, or written certification exam or certification practical exam, SSPC will allow you one exam or exam component retake within one year from when you first sat for the initial exam(s). You must first formally apply to SSPC and obtain written permission to retake any exam.

-If you fail to pass the exam or component the second time (69% or lower), and still want to retake the exam a third time, you must wait at least six months and then retake the CCI core training course (4 days) and pass the course exam. You must formally reapply and must also complete the two day certification refresher training before being allowed to sit for the certification exam.

-Anyone who is unable to pass the written course exam, the written certification exam or the certification practical exam a third time will be considered ineligible to participate in the Concrete Coating Inspector Training and Certification program for a minimum of two years from the date of the last failed exam and will be required to take the C11 Course again to reenter the process.

**SSPC recommends that candidates take the classroom portion of this course before the course exam and certification exam.

Who Should Attend

Inspectors, applicators, contractor managers, specifying engineers, consultants, technical reps. and material and equipment suppliers
involved in the concrete coating industry.

Prerequisites for Certification Level

Certification Term and Renewal

Want to verify the Certification status of an individual? If you are an SSPC Member Click here and then login to your SSPC MarketPlace account and search the SSPC Member Directories to verify the Concrete Coating Inspector Certification status of an individual.

Non-Members of SSPC are invited to contact Charlene Venson at SSPC to assist in the verification of an individual's certification status. Listed in the SSPC Members Only Online Directory is complete contact information (if provided to SSPC) including name, company, address, phone, fax and email. Updates for inspectors contact information should be sent to
SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings at 40 24th St., Pittsburgh, PA 15222 or sent via email to Charlene Venson


The program also employs a Disciplinary Action Criteria (DAC) and administrative procedures establishing rules for:
* issuing warnings to inspectors;
* placing inspectors on probation;
* suspending, revoking, or denying certification of inspectors who are cited for critical faults in safety, workmanship, ethical practice, and criminal law, that have been reported and verified.

Students wishing to sit for the certification exam must attend the entire five-day program. Students failing the technician exam may take the program again to qualify for the certification exam after a 6-month waiting period.


CCI COURSE CONTACTS

SSPC is an IACET-approved training provider

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For more about SSPC training programs, please contact our staff.

Phone:
- Toll Free in the U.S.:
   1.877.281.7772
- Outside of the U.S.:
   412.281.2331

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Information & Registration

Dee Boyle
Phone:
Extension 2202
Fax: 412.281.9993
Email: boyle@sspc.org
Register Online (click here)

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On-site Courses, Workshops & Tutorials

Click Here to Request a proposal for training at your facility.
Jennifer Miller
Phone:412.281.2331 Extension 2221
Fax: 412.281.9993
Email: miller@sspc.org

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Phone: Extension 2204
Fax: 412.281.9995
Email: bodack@sspc.org
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