CSWIP-BGAS

BGAS-CSWIP Painting Inspector – Grade 2

Suitable for:

Candidates with or without experience in the Painting Inspection Industry.

 

Course Content:

Corrosion theory; surface preparation; surface contaminants and tests; paint constituents and technology; solutions and dispersions; drying and curing properties and performance; specified painting conditions; cathodic protection; holiday/pinhole detection; paint-application methods; paint/paint film testing; paint identification; metal coatings; paint faults; colour; inspection methods; specification requirements; health and safety and working practices.

 

Certification/Awarding Body:

Course Objectives:
To recognise and identify the benefits/disadvantages of paint systems

  • To understand the importance of surface preparation
  • To understand methods of application and testing
  • To understand paint system inspections
  • To interpret requirements of standards
  • To meet the syllabus requirements for the BGAS-CSWIP Painting Inspector Examination.

Additional Information:
Candidates MUST bring:

  • 2 passport sized photographs
  • a valid eyesight certificate from a doctor or an optician showing satisfactory eyesight for near vision, permitting reading a minimum of Times Roman N5, or equivalent type and size letters, at not less than 300mm on a standard test chart for near vision, in at least one eye, corrected or uncorrected. Candidates will be required to have had a colour perception assessment by the Ishihara 24 plate test or equivalent.
  • a completed application form and full examination fee

If the applicant is a holder of BGAS-CSWIP Site Coatings Inspector Approval, it should be noted that day 1 of the syllabus will cover items which the applicant may be already conversant in and therefore attendance on this day (although strongly recommended) is entirely at their discretion. Course duration may then be only 4 days. However, should the applicant decide against attendance on this day, there will be no reduction in course fee.

Four-day training course with examination on day 5, or for less experienced candidates there is the opportunity to take the examination the following week.

Important information regarding the new BGAS-CSWIP scheme

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Experience may be acquired prior to or following success in the examination. In the event that the experience is sought following successful examination, the results of the examination shall remain valid for two years.

The minimum duration for industrial experience prior to or following success in the qualification examination is 6 months, showing knowledge of dry abrasive blast cleaning or industrial paint application techniques.