Colombia. In order to endorse the skills of the inspectors in coatings and improve the methods and tools used by them in the works, the Colombian Association of Corrosion, Ascor, in alliance with the Industrial University of Santander -UIS- began the course Interventoría en Aplicación de Recubrimientos, in the city of Barrancabermeja, recognized for being the headquarters of one of the largest refineries of the Colombian Petroleum Company, Ecopetrol.Over three weekends, inspectors will receive talks related to quality aspects, basic concepts of chemistry, paints, coatings, inspection and application tools, measurement systems, calculations and cost control, among others.
The course will end with a certification exam and among its teachers is Abel de la Cruz, a renowned Peruvian consultant; Quilyam Casallas, president of Ascor; Henry Lizcano, UIS professor; Dionisio Laverde, director of the School of Chemical Engineering of the UIS; among others.
In a dialogue with INPRA LATINA during the opening day, on March 12, Quilyam Casallas stressed the importance of the professionalization of the inspectors because "by legal regulations, for the development of the different projects the state companies, an auditor must be available and until now there was no training program for them."
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