Retraining Opportunities

  • Are you wishing to gain a first foothold in inspection and non-destructive testing?
  • Are you already involved in inspection/non-destructive testing and wish to widen or upgrade your existing qualifications to be more competitive in the national/international market place?
Diploma courses offered by Argyll-Ruane Ltd are an ideal introduction into the world of inspection and non-destructive testing and commence throughout the year at our purpose designed centres in Rotherham, South Yorkshire and Halesowen, West Midlands.

The strength of our service is that each customer is viewed as an individual and as such we review their specific requirements.

Looking back on our long term course activities over the last twenty years, we have seen well in excess of 80% job success from the training packages we have been involved in which, bearing in mind the difficulties associated with retraining projects, is an exceptional achievement record.

We are very fortunate that the inspection/non-destructive testing market is international, making jobs work from local and national through to international.

The certification schemes available in the UK are internationally recognised (for example PCN is accepted in 56 countries) and all of this is to the advantage of anyone working in this job sector.

Work can exist from self-employment, factory, in-service (i.e. on site) and occurs from sub-sea through to aerospace - a very diverse range of employment opportunities.

We have many years of experience in the development and teaching of diploma courses for both company and privately sponsored individuals. Past experience shows us that students successfully completing our courses should find no real difficulty in achieving qualifications in non-destructive testing and inspection, and once qualified, job prospects on local, national and international levels are excellent.

The retraining packages offered are accredited by The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing and provide the ideal start for a career in NDT/Inspection. Course content includes:-

  • Comprehensive coverage of all the theory and practical knowledge required for relevant examinations relating to PCN, ASNT, ICorr and BGAS, which can include:
  • Product Technology
  • Magnetic Particle Testing
  • Penetrant Testing
  • Ultrasonic Testing
  • Radiographic Interpretation
  • Advanced Inspection Methods i.e. Auto UT Interpretation and Thermography
  • Production of curriculum vitaes and career counselling
  • Painting Inspection
  • Coating Inspection
  • Visual Inspection
  • Welding Inspection
Our services include:-

Coating Inspection training
Non-Destructive Testing training
Welding Inspection
Specialist training packages
In centre or on-site packages
Full range of examination options via Northern Test Centre
Specialist advice and guidance service

Candidates have the opportunity to attend most courses offered by Argyll-Ruane during the diploma period. There are six long term diploma courses available as standard training/examination programmes which vary between 12 and 52 weeks. Why not enquire about this comprehensive range of training options?

If you need to know more about these services, please contact Martin Dawson +44 (0)1709 560459.