STAINLESS STEEL TRAINING & CERTIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES


SSINA Website Resources

Our website provides technical information on a wide range of applications, guidance on stainless steel and finish selection, and design information. We encourage you to explore these resources. If you need a quick overview of the basic stainless steel families, go to our Two-Minute Stainless Steel Course or the Stainless Steel Overview tab.

SSINA and the Nickel Institute also offer a CD that contains a library of the brochures that are most commonly requested by architects and structural engineers. Click here to order it.

Stainless Steel Specialist Course

SS: The First StepThe Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) is a sponsor of The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) Stainless Steel Specialist Course. This comprehensive 16 module interactive e-learning course is designed to improve your knowledge of stainless steel, its properties, performance and uses. The program is priced on a per module basis (US$30 per module) so that users can customize training to meet individual requirements. Corporate training options are available. The module topics are as follows:

  1. Introduction to Stainless Steel
  2. Corrosion Prevention
  3. Mechanical Properties
  4. Surface Finish
  5. Fabrication
  6. Cutting
  7. Metallurgy of Stainless Steels
  8. Welding and Joining
  9. Machining
  10. Practical Considerations for Design
  11. Castings
  12. Forging
  13. Pipe and
  14. Cold Forming
  15. Deep Drawing
  16. High Temperature

To obtain more information or to enroll, click here.

ASM International

ASM International is the international society of materials professionals. The organization offers a wide range of courses for professionals, who work with, specify, sell, and purchase materials. Their standard course offering includes several stainless steel specific educational courses:

Stainless Steels (15-lesson CD-ROM)

Stainless Steels Course (5-day course at ASM World Headquarters)

Additional topic specific programs are offered including programs on corrosion, nuclear power, failure analysis, heat-treating, welding, and mechanical testing.

NACE International

Stainless steel is commonly specified for demanding corrosive environments, and SSINA encourages decision makers to consider the programs that will enhance their knowledge of material specification. NACE International is the professional association of corrosion engineers and professionals. Their course offerings and resource materials are internationally respected.

NACE offers over 400 training courses and programs annually to prepare students for a comprehensive career in corrosion and to broaden the skills of corrosion professionals.

NACE Certification Programs are geared towards very experienced corrosion control personnel, with broad and extensive expertise, in both the theory and practice of multiple areas of corrosion and corrosion control who are capable of performing work at a very advanced level. Both generalist and specialty certification programs are offered.

To obtain more information, click here.

American Welding Society (AWS)

Stainless steel should be welded and inspected by certified professionals, so that the expected corrosion, strength and long term performance are achieved. We suggest that you verify the current certification status of Welding Inspectors and Certified Welders.

If you are interested in becoming a certified stainless steel welder, welding inspector, engineer, test facility, or educator, click here.

Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractor’s National Association (SMACNA)

SMACNA’s membership includes a wide range of architectural metal fabricators and contractors. Their architectural metal apprentice education program for member companies includes specific training in stainless steel fabrication.

SMACNA also offers one of the world’s best architectural design manuals (PDF, print, and CD-ROM formats) for roofing, drainage systems, copings, fascia, and other roof related components. This manual provides specific recommendations on appropriate stainless steel thicknesses for each component as well as other valuable design resources. For more information, click here.

Ornamental Metal Institute of New York (OMINY)

OMINY’s membership is compromised of the unionized architectural metal fabricators and erectors in the New York City area. In conjunction with the Nickel Institute and IMOA, OMINY sponsors a 1-day AIA accredited advanced stainless steel workshop every Fall. This intense educational program is ideal for architects, structural engineers, building owners, and other professionals directly involved in stainless steel architectural design. It can serve as an introduction to stainless steel design, but it is also popular among architectural specifiers with a great deal of stainless steel experience. Information about these programs and registration is posted here.