College Certificate - Non-Destructive Testing Technician

Non-Destructive Testing Technician graduates are employed to accurately test items for potential flaws/failures using the following NDT test methods: Liquid Penetrant Inspection, Magnetic Particle Inspection, Ultrasonic Testing and Radiography Testing.

Some of the duties include: • Employ accurate testing inspection methods on materials and equipment • Test using magnetic particle inspection, liquid penetrant inspection, ultrasonic testing and radiography testing

Subject Areas: • Magnetic particle Inspection (MPI) trains students to use small magnetic particles (i.e. iron filings) to detect flaws in components. For this method to be used the component must be made of ferromagnetic material such as iron, nickel, cobalt, or some of their alloys. • Liquid Penetrant Inspection (LPI) trains students to recognize surface flaws in components that appear as a result of capillary action. Flaws become apparent when a colored or fluorescent dye bleeds out of the component to reveal a crack in its surface. • Ultrasonic Testing (UT) trains students to use high frequency sound energy to conduct examinations and make measurements in materials to determine surface or internal cracks or flaws in the materials. • Radiography Testing (RT) trains students to send radioactive energy through a material enabling a negative (Photo) to be produced for that material illustrating internal flaws or cracks.