Corrosion Technician Certification

Corrosion Technician Certification
How to get this certification
  1. Meet education and experience requirements
  2. Submit application for certification
  3. Take required exam and Ethics course (if needed)

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Corrosion Technician Certification 

This certification is geared towards personnel with at least 2 years of experience and who possess basic knowledge of corrosion and corrosion control and are capable of performing routine, well defined work under the close direction of Specialist or Senior Technologist personnel.

The Corrosion Technician should have experience with general corrosion topics and be able to perform a variety of corrosion related tasks. The exam for this certification covers knowledge from the areas in Cathodic Protection, Protective Coatings, Materials/Metallurgy, Chemical Treatment/Inhibitors, and General Corrosion.

Who should pursue and apply?

The following certification is targeted at individuals who are responsible for identifying, locating and controlling corrosion in refinery environments. This includes:

  • Design engineers
  • Process engineers
  • Procurement agents
  • Maintenance planners
  • Service company representatives who support refineries
  • Corrosion and equipment engineers
  • Metallurgists
  • Inspectors and inspection supervisors

Application procedure

An application should be submitted prior to taking the exam to allow time for AMPP to verify work experience requirements.

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How to achieve certification

  1. Work experience and education requirements

    2 years of verifiable corrosion-related work experience

  2. Certification, course, and application requirements

    Approved Corrosion Technician Application

    Successful completion of the Ethics for the Corrosion Professional course or an equivalent training

  3. Core exam requirements

    Certification Exam – Corrosion Technician Exam

Certification candidates have four (4) years to complete all requirements, including a successful completion of the exam, and an approved application with the required work experience and education requirements.

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  1. Work experience and education requirements

    2 years of verifiable corrosion-related work experience

  2. Course requirements and suggestions

    Successful completion of the Ethics for the Corrosion Professional course or an equivalent training

  3. Certification and application requirements

    Approved Corrosion Technician Application

    Corrosion Foundations Micro-Credential

Certification candidates have four (4) years to complete all requirements, including a successful completion of the exam, and an approved application with the required work experience and education requirements.

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Renewal requirements

An approved recertification application is required every 3 years. The work experience requirement for renewals for all certifications is one and half (1.5) years for the most recent three (3) year period. Additionally, some certifications have other requirements related to responsibility in charge.

As you prepare for renewal, please visit My Certification Portal to log and manage your work experience and Professional Development Hours (PDH's) needed. Your work experience and PDH's will be submitted as part of your renewal application but you can input PDH's at any time. See the certification renewal guide for PDH's requirements, our sample training PDH guide, and our PDH how-to videos.

Certification holders are required to pay a non-refundable processing fee for renewal.

NOTE: AMPP reserves the right to return any incomplete applications or those that do not meet the requirements. All application fees are non-refundable. To avoid processing delays or forfeiture of fees, please ensure that the application is complete, meets all the requirements and payment has been received.