Transcript Cert Presentation

SPED Certification Program
September 17, 2003
Houston, TX
Outline
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SPED Introduction
Industry Need
The SPED Certification Program
Program Timetable
Certification Process
Call For Participation
Society of Piping Engineers
and Designers (SPED)
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Established 1980
Non-Profit Educational Technical Society
Hosted at Univ. of Houston, Downtown
Worldwide Membership
Exclusively Serving the Piping
Professional
Target SPED Member
• Equally attractive to Petrochemical
Plant Engineer, Constructor, Operator
and Maintainer
• Involved with Plant Containment
Integrity Throughout Plant Life Cycle.
SPED Membership
Target Jobs
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Piping Design
Plant Layout
Plant Construction
Maintenance Management
Management of Change
Fitness for Service (API 579)
SPED Members:
Equally Attractive to Plant Engineer,
Constructor, Operator and Maintainer
SPED Members:
Broader Areas Of Employment
Across the Plant Life Cycle
Near Term
Members
Long Term
Members
Today’s
Members
SPED
Member
Employment
Process
Design
Front-End
Design
Detail
Design
Plant
Construction
Commissioning
Plant Life Cycle Phase
Operations
&
Maintenance
Decommis
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SPED Course Offerings
• Process Plant Layout
– Targets Experienced Designers
– O&M Considerations in Layout & Piping
• Intergraph PDS I, II, III
– Targets Designers with Paper & 2D CAD skills
– 3D Plant Modeling and Data Management
• ASME B31.3 Code (Apr, 2003)
– Targets Engineers with Mechanics & Matls Focus
– Proper Application of B31.3 Code to Plant Piping
Industry Trends & Needs
• Domestic: Brownfield, not Greenfield
• Foreign: Local Content Required
• Front-End Engineering with Fewer, Smarter
Staffers
• Detail Engineering to Low Cost Centers
– Quality Varies
– Financial Liability Retained
• Survival: Show Higher Quality, Competency,
Efficiency at Bid Time, then Execute
Why Certification?
The Case for Designers
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Documents Skills & Competency
Increased Employability at Higher Pay
Improved Professional Recognition
Clear Professional Development Path
Why Certification?
The Case for E&C Employers
• 3rd Party Verification of Employee Skills
& Competency
• Hiring Candidate Qualifier
• Competitive Advantage on Contracts
• Professional Development Guidelines
Why Certification?
The Case for Owner/Operators
• 3rd Party Verification of Resume Skills &
Competency
• Contractor Differentiation
• Staffing Qualifier
• Indicator of Professional Commitment
and Continuing Development
SPED Certification Program for
Professional Piping Designer
1. Four Levels of PPD:
– Level I: Basic PPD - Properly Trained
– Level II: Advanced PPD - Organize Work
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Level III: Senior PPD - Independent Producer
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Level IV:Lead PPD - Manage, Assure Work
Qualification through:
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Testing
Acceptable Experience
Professional Piping Designer
Level I
• Route, support, verify pipe within an existing
layout of process equipment IAW:
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Process Engineer’s P&ID
Agreed piping specification
Piping design standards
Fabrication and erection methods
Inspection and maintenance practices.
• Use both 2D & 3D representations/models
• Qualification through Testing or Acceptable
Experience
Professional Piping Designer
Level II
• Level I plus:
– 4 Years of Acceptable Experience
– Design Impact of start-up, shutdown, vs normal
operation
– Information needed before work begins (P&IDs,etc.)
– Determine when work is complete
– Properly manages versions and releases
– Properly extracts data as needed (BOMs, etc.)
• Qualification through Acceptable Experience
Professional Piping Designer
Level III
• Level II plus:
• 8 Years of Acceptable Cumulative Experience
– Space, layout and assure commonly used process
equipment, supporting structures, site infrastructure
and facilities, IAW:
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Process Engineer’s P&ID,
Equipment spacing standards,
Fabrication and erection methods
Inspection and maintenance practices.
– Document correctly on appropriate representation
• Qualification through Testing and Acceptable
Experience
Professional Piping Designer
Level IV
• Level III plus:
• 12 Years of Acceptable Cumulative Experience
– Assess in others the skills listed for Level I, II and III
• Demonstrated ability to :
• Bid man hours on limited information.
• Document Client Requirements
• Staffing, Hiring & Termination procedures.
• Establish Schedules & Manage Change
• Qualification through Training and/or Acceptable
Experience
SPED Certification Boards
• Governance - Final authority on all
matters concerning certification
• Credentials - Developing and assuring
certification criteria, tests and renewals
• Marketing - Explaining the business
case for certification through the SPED
Website, brochures, mailings and
corporate presentations.;
SPED PPD Level I Certification
Development Timetable
• Oct '03 Initial Set of Test Items,
Application Forms Drafted
• Dec '03 Pilot Testing Begins
• Feb '04 Certification Board Approves
Public Testing
• Mar '04 Public Testing Begins
• July '04 Online Testing Begins
What Can You Do To Help?
• Review Certification Criteria Drafts and
Comment
• Sell Certification Inside Your
Organization
• Become Certified
• Ask for Certification in RFPs & Job
Postings
• Become a Sponsor
Why Sponsor
SPED Certification?
• Sponsors Can Influence Requirements
• Prestige of SPED Certification Sponsor
Logo on Website and Correspondence.
• Annual Test Seatings.
– Closed pilot testing in Fall '03
– Open testing in Spring '04
• Membership on SPED Certification
Boards, Depending Sponsorship level
Sponsor Levels
Sponsor Ann Fee
Level
Platinum $ 10,000
Ann
Seatings
40
Board
Memberships
All
All, except
Governance
Any One, except
Governance
Any One, except
Governance
Gold
$ 5,000
20
Silver
$ 2,500
10
Bronze
$ 1,000
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Discussion
Door Prizes
SPED Corporate Members: