1 ICATS update
Currently 92 registered companies. Several companies have not paid membership fees, but we are expecting them to do so. Another company has just changed their name and will be renewing.
ProProfs: Lots of activity. We are managing the numbers very well and have not had to extend our deal with them. We have become very efficient at purging the system. It is my intention to teach Trish how to operate ProProfs soon. This will give Trish most permissions for use, but I will retain monitoring
and editing.
Training, trainers, supervisors, and ICA’s: There have been a number of recent additions to these courses. We are partway through adding more trainers to Jack Tighe, plus they have had some other trainer updates. John Whittaker has just left them, so they are revamping their systems. Rob Hurley and I have just completed several new supervisors, with other trainers and supervisors part-trained.
ATC’s: Busy ATC’s include Paintel (Plymouth), SPS (Cardiff),
MJS (Newcastle) and OPS (Liverpool).
2 Courses
I made some new additions, particularly with Supervisor. I have added to the mental health section. Other courses are in development.
3 Nuclear
ICATS is going from strength to strength with Nuclear. We know that ICATS is the alternative to Train the Painter in all the facilities we are aware of. We have just had an enquiry for supervisor training from Torness Nuclear Station in Scotland.
4 Website
No recent changes other than news regarding CSCS information.
5 CSCS, Construction Skills Certification Scheme:
You may have seen in Corrosion Management that we have been very busy working with Construction Skills. With further auditing and development of the ‘Big data’ exercises, Card audits, change of our Computer system (to match the CSCS system), and then ultimately to change our Card types. We held our latest meeting on the 13th May.
Kevin Harold CORREX MD Â
Email: correx@icorr.org
