Recertification Procedures and Criteria

Prior to the completion of each second period of validity (after renewal), the certified individual may be recertified by ZS for a new period of five years or less, provided that the individual meets the criteria for visual acuity and the applicable conditions described in the following.

Certificate holders seeking recertification shall provide a confirmation issued by the employer of continued satisfactory work activity without significant interruption in the method and sector for which recertification is sought. Otherwise the certificate holder shall pass a complete examination to be recertified.

It is the responsibility of the certificate holder to apply for and complete recertification within 9 months before, but not later than 12 months after the expiry of the period of validity. If the recertification is applied more than 12 months after the expiry of the certificate, then a complete examination has to be passed again.

Levels 1 and 2

The certificate holder shall successfully complete the practical examination element which demonstrates continued competence to carry out work activities within the scope specified on the certificate. This includes testing specimens appropriate to the scope of recertification.
The Level 2 certificate holder shall also pass the NDT instruction writing examination element.

Level 3

The certificate holder shall pass a written examination or meet the requirements of the structured credit system.
In both cases, the person shall either provide appropriate documented evidence of their continued practical competence in the method or pass a Level 2 practical examination element.

Renewal

Certification Renewal Requirements and Procedures

Prior to the completion of the period of validity following certification or recertification, certification will be renewed by ZS for a new period of validity upon the production of:

Documentary evidence of a satisfactory near vision acuity examination taken within the preceding 12 months;
Verifiable documentary evidence of continued satisfactory work activity without significant interruption in the method and sector for which certificate renewal is sought;
Successful completion of a practical examination element that it shall consist of a minimum of 50 % of the examination specimens required;

The maximum period of validity of the certificate at renewal is 5 years from the date of expiration of the original certificate.

Note: It is the responsibility of the certificate holder to apply for renewal within 9 months prior to the expiry of the period of validity. As an exception, documents presented within 12 months after the date of expiration may be considered.

If the renewal is applied more than 12 months after the expiry of the certificate, then a recertification examination has to be passed in the respective level.

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Training language: English, Macedonian or the language of your country. Candidates must be proficient in the language of training at the level of someone who has completed a secondary school education.

Physics and mathematics: Candidates must have a basic knowledge at skilled-worker level.

Preparation for the examination: This is a freshening up of the candidate’s existing practical skills, but is by no means a substitute for practical or theoretical training.

Examination: Usually is carried out on the one day after training course. In the case of combination-type training courses, the Level 1 and Level 2 exams are carried out on the same day.

Clothing and Personel protective equipment: Both the Level 1 and Level 2 training courses and the practical training courses involve skilled manual work. Participants have to bring appropriate working clothes and personal protective gear (safety footwear, protective goggles, overalls, etc.) with them. The training and examination centres do not provide these.

Safety regulations: At the beginning of each training course the participants are familiarized with the safety regulations. In the case of violation of these rules, the training and examination centres accept no liability and the participant concerned can be excluded from the rest of the training course.

Periods of professional experience and visual acuity test: Before registering for a training course and examination, it is necessary for you to have accumulated some professional experience of using the method concerned. The periods in question are stated for the respective methods – they do not correspond to the period of professional experience required for certification. Furthermore, you have to submit up-to-date visual acuity test.

You can download the Visual Acuity test by clicking on this link: Attestation of visual acuity EN

Method	Experience (In Days)
Method	Level 1	Level 2	Level 2 Direct Access	Level 3 with Level 2	Level 3 Direct Access ^b
Ultrasonic Testing (UT)	45	135	180	450	540
Radiografic Testing (RT)	45	135	180	450	540
Penetrant Testing (PT)	15	45	60	240	360
Magnetic Particle Testing (MT)	15	45	60	240	360
Visual Testing (VT)	15	45	60	240	360

* One day duration is at least seven hours, which can be achieved on a single day or by accumulating hours. The maximum allowable hours in any one day is 12 hours. Experience in days is calculated by dividng the total accumulated hours by 7.

^bWith higher education only

Principles of professional ethics - you must obey the following principles

General information

The holder of a certificate must behave, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, in a fashion that prevents injury to persons and damage to property and the environment. He must keep his technical know-how up-to-date and be loyal and impartial with regard to the interests of employers, customers and public bodies.

Relations with employer

The certificate holder shall settle her/his contractual relationship with the employer so that she/he can comply with the principles of professional ethics, providing his contract is freely negotiable. He must at least ensure that the scope of the certificate issues to him is correctly interpreted and observed.

Responsibility to the general public

In performing her/his activities, the certificate holder must safeguard the public good, by informing the competent authorities whenever necessary and by refusing certain responsibilities or performing tasks for which she/he is not qualified. She/he must draft publications objectively and professionally and is not allowed to sign any documents whose content he is not able to survey or which he does not approve.

Conflicts of interests

The holder of a certificate should avoid conflicts with her/his superiors and customers. However, in cases where conflicts are inevitable, he shall inform those concerned of the reason for the conflict frankly and without any delay. He is not allowed to accept; either payments of two different parties while accomplishing one and the same task, or payments of any kind that would have an influence on his professional judgment.

Infringements

If these principles of professional ethics have demonstrably been infringed, SECTOR Cert will have the right to revoke any certificates that have been issued.

Download the code of ethics as PDF - Principles of professional ethics EN