The American Society for Nondestructive Testing documents, SNT-TC-1A and CP-105 provide suggested curricula, training hours, and amount of experience under the Thermal/Infrared test method. Because ASNT recommends that listed criteria should be modified to meet an employer’s needs, it is up to an employer to determine his/her client’s needs and to set certification requirements accordingly.

Taken at face value, certification generally indicates one’s level of formal training. This training, combined with experience and knowledge of the system or structure being inspected determine a thermographer’s qualifications.

In a larger sense, certification is a measure of a thermographer’s professional qualifications. It is therefore incumbent on the professional thermographer to achieve the highest level of certification possible. The rewards for doing so are both personal and professional and can provide significant financial and competitive advantages.

Part of Infraspection Institute’s distance learning program, SuccessIRies 109 is a new course that focuses on the use and unique benefits of thermal imaging as a quality assurance tool and as a preventive maintenance technique for installed photovoltaic systems.

Designed for beginners and experienced thermographers alike, the course is 33 minutes long and may be accessed 24/7 from a standard web browser or a smart device.