Ferroxyl Testing
Sept
23

Ferroxyl Testing

Ferroxyl Testing — CPD Approved (Half-Day)

Overview
A focused, hands-on course that trains you to carry out the Ferroxyl test on stainless steels to ASTM requirements (ASTM A967/A967M and ASTM A380/A380M). You’ll learn the science, perform the test yourself, and leave competent to select, apply, and interpret the method safely and correctly.

Who it’s for
Quality engineers, inspectors, fabricators, welders, finishing/cleaning teams, and NDT/QA personnel working with stainless steel components and systems.

Duration / CPD
Half-day (approx. 3.5–4 hours) • CPD approved.

Format
Short theory (~20–30%), majority practical with coached applications on representative test pieces (as-welded, ground, pickled/passivated, and intentionally contaminated).

Learning outcomes – you will be able to:

  • Explain what the Ferroxyl test reveals and where it fits in cleaning/passivation verification.

  • Reference and work to ASTM A967/A380 method requirements and acceptance criteria.

  • Prepare surfaces, select/prepare media, control test conditions, and apply the test correctly.

  • Interpret indications (false positives vs. true free-iron), make accept/reject decisions, and document results.

  • Work safely with reagents and manage waste in line with site procedures.

  • Complete compliant records: batch/lot traceability, test parameters, results, and disposition.

Syllabus (summary)

  • Principles: stainless corrosion mechanisms, free-iron contamination, passivation.

  • Standards & acceptance: ASTM A967/A380 method overview, limitations.

  • Practical technique: surface prep, application, timing, environmental controls, re-testing.

  • Interpretation & troubleshooting: common artifacts, process fixes (clean/descale/passivate).

  • Safety & environmental: COSHH/PPE, storage, spill/waste handling.

  • Documentation: test report template and integration with your QMS.

Assessment & certification

  • Short knowledge check + competency checklist observed by the instructor.

  • CPD certificate of completion issued on successful demonstration of competence.

Included
Pocket reference guide, example SOP, and editable test report template to embed in your QMS.

Prerequisites
No formal prerequisite; basic familiarity with stainless fabrication/cleaning helpful. All PPE and test media provided for courses run at RTS; on-site delivery can use client facilities by arrangement.

Delivery options
At RTS (Innovation & Training Centre) or on-site at your facility. Group and bespoke sector examples (nuclear, food/pharma, marine) available.

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ISO9001:2015 Internal Auditors
Oct
8
to 9 Oct

ISO9001:2015 Internal Auditors

ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditors — 2-Day Course

Overview
Build the skills and confidence to plan, conduct, report and follow up internal audits that add real value. This two-day course blends clear theory with a fully coached mock audit, so you leave ready to audit against ISO 9001:2015 in a practical, process-based way.

Who it’s for
New or developing internal auditors, quality leads, supervisors and process owners who need to audit their management system effectively and objectively.

Duration & Format

  • 2 days total

    • Day 1 – Theory & workshops: ISO 9001:2015 essentials, process & risk-based auditing, planning, questioning and evidence gathering

    • Day 2 – Mock audit: Team planning, on-site/simulated audit of a live process, reporting and presenting findings

  • Includes group exercises, real examples and audit role-plays.

What you’ll learn

  • Interpret ISO 9001:2015 requirements using a process and risk-based approach

  • Plan audits: scope, criteria, objectives, audit programmes and individual plans

  • Conduct audits: interviews, sampling, traceability, collecting and verifying evidence

  • Write clear, balanced findings (NCs, OFIs) and grade significance

  • Report, communicate and follow up: corrective action, effectiveness checks and closure

  • Apply auditor behaviours: objectivity, ethics, communication and time management

Outline Syllabus

  • ISO 9001:2015 structure, intent and key clauses (4–10)

  • Audit principles (ISO 19011 guidance) and auditor competence

  • Building the audit programme and individual audit plans

  • Questioning techniques, evidence trails and sampling strategies

  • Writing findings that drive improvement (facts, clause links, risk context)

  • Nonconformity management, corrective action and verification

  • Mock audit: planning meeting → process audit → reporting & presentation

Assessment & Certification

  • Short knowledge checks plus observed performance during the mock audit

  • Certificate of completion issued upon successful participation

Included (editable toolkit)

  • Audit programme template, audit plan, process checklist, interview record

  • Nonconformity & corrective action form, audit report template, attendance sheet

Prerequisites
No formal prerequisites. Familiarity with your organisation’s processes/QMS is helpful.

Delivery Options
Delivered at RTS (Innovation & Training Centre) or on-site at your facility. Content can be tailored to your processes and industry.

Booking
To book, call or email us and we’ll confirm dates, delegate details and any tailoring required.

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Ferroxyl Testing
Oct
14

Ferroxyl Testing

Ferroxyl Testing — CPD Approved (Half-Day)

Overview
A focused, hands-on course that trains you to carry out the Ferroxyl test on stainless steels to ASTM requirements (ASTM A967/A967M and ASTM A380/A380M). You’ll learn the science, perform the test yourself, and leave competent to select, apply, and interpret the method safely and correctly.

Who it’s for
Quality engineers, inspectors, fabricators, welders, finishing/cleaning teams, and NDT/QA personnel working with stainless steel components and systems.

Duration / CPD
Half-day (approx. 3.5–4 hours) • CPD approved.

Format
Short theory (~20–30%), majority practical with coached applications on representative test pieces (as-welded, ground, pickled/passivated, and intentionally contaminated).

Learning outcomes – you will be able to:

  • Explain what the Ferroxyl test reveals and where it fits in cleaning/passivation verification.

  • Reference and work to ASTM A967/A380 method requirements and acceptance criteria.

  • Prepare surfaces, select/prepare media, control test conditions, and apply the test correctly.

  • Interpret indications (false positives vs. true free-iron), make accept/reject decisions, and document results.

  • Work safely with reagents and manage waste in line with site procedures.

  • Complete compliant records: batch/lot traceability, test parameters, results, and disposition.

Syllabus (summary)

  • Principles: stainless corrosion mechanisms, free-iron contamination, passivation.

  • Standards & acceptance: ASTM A967/A380 method overview, limitations.

  • Practical technique: surface prep, application, timing, environmental controls, re-testing.

  • Interpretation & troubleshooting: common artifacts, process fixes (clean/descale/passivate).

  • Safety & environmental: COSHH/PPE, storage, spill/waste handling.

  • Documentation: test report template and integration with your QMS.

Assessment & certification

  • Short knowledge check + competency checklist observed by the instructor.

  • CPD certificate of completion issued on successful demonstration of competence.

Included
Pocket reference guide, example SOP, and editable test report template to embed in your QMS.

Prerequisites
No formal prerequisite; basic familiarity with stainless fabrication/cleaning helpful. All PPE and test media provided for courses run at RTS; on-site delivery can use client facilities by arrangement.

Delivery options
At RTS (Innovation & Training Centre) or on-site at your facility. Group and bespoke sector examples (nuclear, food/pharma, marine) available.

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Ferroxyl Testing
Oct
28

Ferroxyl Testing

Ferroxyl Testing — CPD Approved (Half-Day)

Overview
A focused, hands-on course that trains you to carry out the Ferroxyl test on stainless steels to ASTM requirements (ASTM A967/A967M and ASTM A380/A380M). You’ll learn the science, perform the test yourself, and leave competent to select, apply, and interpret the method safely and correctly.

Who it’s for
Quality engineers, inspectors, fabricators, welders, finishing/cleaning teams, and NDT/QA personnel working with stainless steel components and systems.

Duration / CPD
Half-day (approx. 3.5–4 hours) • CPD approved.

Format
Short theory (~20–30%), majority practical with coached applications on representative test pieces (as-welded, ground, pickled/passivated, and intentionally contaminated).

Learning outcomes – you will be able to:

  • Explain what the Ferroxyl test reveals and where it fits in cleaning/passivation verification.

  • Reference and work to ASTM A967/A380 method requirements and acceptance criteria.

  • Prepare surfaces, select/prepare media, control test conditions, and apply the test correctly.

  • Interpret indications (false positives vs. true free-iron), make accept/reject decisions, and document results.

  • Work safely with reagents and manage waste in line with site procedures.

  • Complete compliant records: batch/lot traceability, test parameters, results, and disposition.

Syllabus (summary)

  • Principles: stainless corrosion mechanisms, free-iron contamination, passivation.

  • Standards & acceptance: ASTM A967/A380 method overview, limitations.

  • Practical technique: surface prep, application, timing, environmental controls, re-testing.

  • Interpretation & troubleshooting: common artifacts, process fixes (clean/descale/passivate).

  • Safety & environmental: COSHH/PPE, storage, spill/waste handling.

  • Documentation: test report template and integration with your QMS.

Assessment & certification

  • Short knowledge check + competency checklist observed by the instructor.

  • CPD certificate of completion issued on successful demonstration of competence.

Included
Pocket reference guide, example SOP, and editable test report template to embed in your QMS.

Prerequisites
No formal prerequisite; basic familiarity with stainless fabrication/cleaning helpful. All PPE and test media provided for courses run at RTS; on-site delivery can use client facilities by arrangement.

Delivery options
At RTS (Innovation & Training Centre) or on-site at your facility. Group and bespoke sector examples (nuclear, food/pharma, marine) available.

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ISO9001:2015 Internal Auditors
Nov
5
to 6 Nov

ISO9001:2015 Internal Auditors

ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditors — 2-Day Course

Overview
Build the skills and confidence to plan, conduct, report and follow up internal audits that add real value. This two-day course blends clear theory with a fully coached mock audit, so you leave ready to audit against ISO 9001:2015 in a practical, process-based way.

Who it’s for
New or developing internal auditors, quality leads, supervisors and process owners who need to audit their management system effectively and objectively.

Duration & Format

  • 2 days total

    • Day 1 – Theory & workshops: ISO 9001:2015 essentials, process & risk-based auditing, planning, questioning and evidence gathering

    • Day 2 – Mock audit: Team planning, on-site/simulated audit of a live process, reporting and presenting findings

  • Includes group exercises, real examples and audit role-plays.

What you’ll learn

  • Interpret ISO 9001:2015 requirements using a process and risk-based approach

  • Plan audits: scope, criteria, objectives, audit programmes and individual plans

  • Conduct audits: interviews, sampling, traceability, collecting and verifying evidence

  • Write clear, balanced findings (NCs, OFIs) and grade significance

  • Report, communicate and follow up: corrective action, effectiveness checks and closure

  • Apply auditor behaviours: objectivity, ethics, communication and time management

Outline Syllabus

  • ISO 9001:2015 structure, intent and key clauses (4–10)

  • Audit principles (ISO 19011 guidance) and auditor competence

  • Building the audit programme and individual audit plans

  • Questioning techniques, evidence trails and sampling strategies

  • Writing findings that drive improvement (facts, clause links, risk context)

  • Nonconformity management, corrective action and verification

  • Mock audit: planning meeting → process audit → reporting & presentation

Assessment & Certification

  • Short knowledge checks plus observed performance during the mock audit

  • Certificate of completion issued upon successful participation

Included (editable toolkit)

  • Audit programme template, audit plan, process checklist, interview record

  • Nonconformity & corrective action form, audit report template, attendance sheet

Prerequisites
No formal prerequisites. Familiarity with your organisation’s processes/QMS is helpful.

Delivery Options
Delivered at RTS (Innovation & Training Centre) or on-site at your facility. Content can be tailored to your processes and industry.

Booking
To book, call or email us and we’ll confirm dates, delegate details and any tailoring required.

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Ferroxyl Testing
Nov
11

Ferroxyl Testing

Ferroxyl Testing — CPD Approved (Half-Day)

Overview
A focused, hands-on course that trains you to carry out the Ferroxyl test on stainless steels to ASTM requirements (ASTM A967/A967M and ASTM A380/A380M). You’ll learn the science, perform the test yourself, and leave competent to select, apply, and interpret the method safely and correctly.

Who it’s for
Quality engineers, inspectors, fabricators, welders, finishing/cleaning teams, and NDT/QA personnel working with stainless steel components and systems.

Duration / CPD
Half-day (approx. 3.5–4 hours) • CPD approved.

Format
Short theory (~20–30%), majority practical with coached applications on representative test pieces (as-welded, ground, pickled/passivated, and intentionally contaminated).

Learning outcomes – you will be able to:

  • Explain what the Ferroxyl test reveals and where it fits in cleaning/passivation verification.

  • Reference and work to ASTM A967/A380 method requirements and acceptance criteria.

  • Prepare surfaces, select/prepare media, control test conditions, and apply the test correctly.

  • Interpret indications (false positives vs. true free-iron), make accept/reject decisions, and document results.

  • Work safely with reagents and manage waste in line with site procedures.

  • Complete compliant records: batch/lot traceability, test parameters, results, and disposition.

Syllabus (summary)

  • Principles: stainless corrosion mechanisms, free-iron contamination, passivation.

  • Standards & acceptance: ASTM A967/A380 method overview, limitations.

  • Practical technique: surface prep, application, timing, environmental controls, re-testing.

  • Interpretation & troubleshooting: common artifacts, process fixes (clean/descale/passivate).

  • Safety & environmental: COSHH/PPE, storage, spill/waste handling.

  • Documentation: test report template and integration with your QMS.

Assessment & certification

  • Short knowledge check + competency checklist observed by the instructor.

  • CPD certificate of completion issued on successful demonstration of competence.

Included
Pocket reference guide, example SOP, and editable test report template to embed in your QMS.

Prerequisites
No formal prerequisite; basic familiarity with stainless fabrication/cleaning helpful. All PPE and test media provided for courses run at RTS; on-site delivery can use client facilities by arrangement.

Delivery options
At RTS (Innovation & Training Centre) or on-site at your facility. Group and bespoke sector examples (nuclear, food/pharma, marine) available.

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Introduction to NDT & Quality Inspection
Nov
17
to 19 Nov

Introduction to NDT & Quality Inspection

Introduction to NDT & Quality Inspection — 3-Day Course

Overview
A fast-track, hands-on introduction to Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and quality inspection. Over two days of structured theory followed by one full practical day, you’ll understand where each method fits, how it works, and how to select and apply the right technique safely and effectively.

Who it’s for
Technicians, inspectors, supervisors, weld/fab teams, quality and maintenance personnel, and anyone entering NDT or managing NDT contractors.

Duration & Format

  • 3 days total

    • Day 1–2: Core theory, demonstrations, real case studies

    • Day 3: Practical rotations on representative samples and defects

  • Refreshments provided each day

Methods Covered (the 5 conventional techniques)

  • VT – Visual Testing (direct/remote, lighting, surface prep)

  • PT – Dye/Penetrant Testing (surface-breaking indications, sensitivity, developers)

  • MT – Magnetic Particle Testing (ferromagnetic materials, magnetisation, indication types)

  • UT – Ultrasonic Testing (thickness, flaw detection basics, calibration blocks)

  • RT – Radiographic Testing (principles, image quality factors, safety fundamentals)

What you’ll learn

  • NDT’s role in quality assurance, compliance, and asset integrity

  • Method selection: capabilities, limitations, cost/benefit, and acceptance criteria

  • How indications are formed and interpreted (true vs. false calls)

  • Safe working practices (PPE, chemical handling, electromagnetic and radiation awareness)

  • How to document results that stand up to audit and client scrutiny

Outline Syllabus

  • Materials & defect mechanisms (welds, castings, service damage)

  • Method principles, equipment, and setup

  • Interpreting indications; common pitfalls and how to avoid them

  • Standards & guidance (introductory overview to ISO/ASME/ASTM practice)

  • Practical labs: set-up, test execution, basic reporting

Assessment & Takeaways

  • Knowledge checks + observed practical tasks

  • Certificate of completion and a starter pack (method quick-reference sheets + sample report template)

Prerequisites
No prior NDT experience required. Basic familiarity with fabrication/inspection helpful.

Delivery Options
Run at RTS (Innovation & Training Centre) or on-site at your facility. Bespoke sector examples (nuclear, manufacturing, construction, energy) available.

Booking
To book, call us on [your phone number] or email [your booking email].

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ISO9001:2015 Lead Auditors IRCA/CQI Course
Jan
8
to 12 Jan

ISO9001:2015 Lead Auditors IRCA/CQI Course

“… There is no doubt in my mind that the experience of the course was as defining for me as receiving the award itself because it helped to develop my greater understanding of quality management. I am now a certified quality-obsessed capable person”

Alan Williamson, QA Manager, Rainbow Training Centre

About this course

This five-day course is for the serious quality management system auditor. A challenging course that will equip you with the planning skills to lead an audit team, carry out complex supplier audits, external 3rd party audits and deliver accurate, defendable and value-adding audit reports. This course has a strong process and continual improvement bias, suitable for those of you who are interested in auditing to establish the overall capability of the management system to sustain and improve its performance. The course has been adapted to take into consideration the release of ISO 9001:2015

What does IRCA certification mean?

This course satisfies the training requirements for anyone who wishes to register for any grade of the IRCA’s QMS Auditor Scheme. The IRCA is the lead body worldwide for recognising management systems auditing courses. That means that virtually any employer anywhere in the world will recognise your achievement. In addition, as the IRCA is a sub-division of the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI), successful completion of the course also gives you access to CQI membership at Practitioner (PCQI) Grade

What you will learn

You will learn how to plan, conduct, report and follow up the results of audits. You will learn how an auditor would expect to see the internal audit tool used as an integral component in the continual improvement process and appreciate the important relationships between auditing, operational efficiency and improvement planning. The course will introduce you to “Plan – Do – Check – Act” methodology and help you to understand how this fundamental cornerstone of continual improvement should be inextricably linked to operational effectiveness. The course will also introduce you to a range of different auditing situations and equip you with the ability to apply the right skills to the right context. This will include audits of internal procedures, audits to establish conformance to external standards and customer requirements, procedural audits, process audits and full systems audits including multi-site situations. You will also learn what differentiates the “lead auditor” from audit team members and the additional skill set and disciplines required by the audit team leader

Content

In context of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Party audits, the techniques and disciplines of:

  • Audit planning, including the construction and use of checklists

  • Performing the audit, including conducting interviews and following document trails, process auditing and procedural auditing

  • Audit report writing and feedback techniques

  • Following up the results of audits and how results should be used to drive continual improvement

  • Leading an audit team

The course will introduce you to the following cornerstones of Quality Management:

  • The Principles of Quality Management

  • Plan – Do – Check – Act methodology

  • The ISO 9000 series and ISO 9001 requirements

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