Education and Information Services
We're constantly re-writing the book on corrosion protection! Keep your infrastructural coatings knowledge up-to-date with our popular technical, application and specification programs.
Brown Bag Seminars™
These two-hour on-site introductory seminars are both interactive and entertaining. They provide basic technical information about the evolution of, and current uses for, high performance corrosion prevention coatings. Emphasis is on high solids and 100% solids polyurethane and epoxy technologies. The latest technological advances will also be discussed, along with upcoming developments. Madison’s Brown Bag SeminarsTM qualify for AIA and CEU professional development credits. These seminars are customized for your particular group and will be of interest to project engineers, specifiers, end users and professional applicators. Application characteristics, performance characteristics, case histories and comparative data are included. As the name suggests, Brown Bag Seminars™ are usually held over the lunch hour at the customer's location of choice.
Approved Applicator and Certified O.E.M. Training
This multi-day program is designed to provide Level 2 Certification (for plural component products and equipment) or Level 1 Certification (for more paint-like products and applications) to a professional industrial coatings application company. The emphasis is on a combination of practical classroom and hands-on training.
The goal is to certify the company as an Approved Applicator and the individual attendees as Madison Sharp Shooters™. Madison's product warranties only apply where an application is performed by a Sharp Shooter working for an Approved Applicator. This provides our network of applicators with a competitive advantage and protects our customers from the costs and headaches associated with poor workmanship.
Approved Applicator training takes place at the customer's premises, using equipment sourced through Madison or configured to our specifications. Extensive course material is provided. Sharp Shooters™ graduate with a basic level of knowledge in the use and application of high performance coatings, surface preparation, trouble shooting, inspection and repair, safety and equipment maintenance. The course is hosted by NACE Certified Coating Inspectors.
A similar training program is available to Madison's O.E.M. customers, who can be trained as Certified O.E.M. Applicators. Training focuses on O.E.M. situations, e.g. steel fabrication shops.
Sharp Shooters™ Training
Sharp Shooters™ is an advanced applicator training program that allows potential and existing applicators to gain superior technical expertise in polyurethane technology, corrosion protection principles, application techniques and equipment efficiencies. This high quality educational seminar is the only one of its kind in North America and offers participants an optimum balance of hands-on and lecture-based training from NACE-certified Coating Inspectors. Trainees will leave this world-class training program, held at Madison's head office near Toronto, Ontario, as experts in the techniques that ensure success in polyurethane application.
Coatings College
Many "stakeholders" want a broader overview of high solids and 100% solids polyurethane, polyurea and epoxy coatings. Held at Madison's head office, this two day instructional course explains the history, uses, features, benefits and upcoming trends that apply to these technologies. They will be of interest to specifiers, inspectors, end users, quality control personnel, productions supervisors and other management personnel. Brown Bag Seminar™ attendees often sign up for Coatings College to find out more about these fascinating technologies. The overall goal is to provide an overview of how these leading-edge products are changing the coatings landscape and making possible huge advances in the protecting and preserving of our infrastructure. There is strong emphasis on inspection, quality control, design life and specifications.
Certified Polyurethane Coatings Inspector
There are two Coatings Inspector Programs offered by Madison. For the Original Equipment Manufacturer who is using high performance coatings in a production setting, a one-day seminar with an "on-line" orientation is offered. This fact-filled session will touch on all the areas in which the attendee needs to develop further expertise in order to carry out complete and accurate inspection of the polyurethane and epoxy coatings applied at their facility. Recommended prerequisites for this course include NACE or SSPC Certified Coating Inspector training or successful completion of NACE CIP Level 2.
The second program is geared to Third Party Inspectors. The topics are similar to the above O.E.M. seminar, but this longer (two-day) course offers broader and more in-depth training for specifying engineers, consultants, coating contractors, project managers, owner representatives, quality assurance professionals and NACE/SSPC Certified Coatings Inspectors. Upon completion of this course, trainees will be qualified to offer third-party inspection of Madison coatings for warranty purposes.
Need more information on any of these programs? Contact us today for details on Madison's industry-leading training programs