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The groundwork is in place. The increased emphasis on education,
which has already been pointed out, has to reflect on the employers.
In my own contact with hundreds of students, I have noticed a change
in attitude; more ßtudents have a real desire to learn, and to learn
more than just the basics. We certainly have responsible educators,
the Foundation being one of the leaders in this field.
Through the Canadian General Standards Board, and its Examining
Authority (E.M.R.), we have a responsible regulatory body. The certification
standards have been changed to a three level system (rather
than Junior and Senior) and classroom training is now mandatory, in
addition to the required work experience. There are approximately
3,000 certified NDT technicians in Canada and, until the recent economic
recession, there had been a steady increase in examination candidates.
The C.S.N.D.T. Foundation, fulfilling its objectives, conducts
about 60% of the required practical and written examinations; Figure
2 shows the numbers of candidates who have made use of the Test Centre
facilities at the Foundation from 1977 to 1983:
FIGURE 2
300
CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS CC.G-S.ß.)
CONOUCTBO BY THE C.S.N.P.T. FoUMDATIOIV
\977 ~ \9S3
1977 1978 1979 1980
- V«nrrer* EXAMINATION*
EXAMINATIONS
1981 1982 1983