Acceptable professional development education activities include: corrosion-related courses, seminars, workshops, technical meeting attendance, technical committee service, technical community service, technical paper presentation/authorship, study of corrosion-related technical papers, and company-sponsored corrosion-related programs.
All professional development counted must be since last recertification. Total hours cannot be in any one category.
As an alternative to providing professional development information, you may retake the appropriate certification examination. Please contact Marie Newton at phone: 281/228-6211, or e-mail: marie.newton@nace.org for exam fee and exam scheduling information.
| Summary of Requirements for NACE International Recertification |
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Work Experience |
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Professional Development |
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| Corrosion Technician |
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1.5 years |
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8 hours per year |
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3 years |
| CP Tester |
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1.5 years |
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8 hours per year |
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3 years |
| CP Technician |
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1.5 years |
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8 hours per year |
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3 years |
| CP Technologist |
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1.5 years |
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8 hours per year |
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3 years |
| Corrosion Technologist |
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1.5 years |
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8 hours per year |
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3 years |
| Internal Corrosion Technologist |
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1.5 years |
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8 hours per year |
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3 years |
| Sr. Corrosion Technologist |
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1.5 years |
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12 hours per year |
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3 years |
| Specialty Area1 |
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1.5 years |
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20 hours per year |
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3 years |
| Corrosion Specialist2 |
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1.5 years |
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20 hours per year |
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3 years |
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| 1Specialty Area categories include Cathodic Protection Specialist, Chemical Treatment Specialist, Materials Selection/Design Specialist, and Protective Coatings Specialist. |
| 2This category includes the Corrosion Specialist, P and Corrosion Specialist, G |
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Total number of hours: Retaking exam instead:
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