SCOPE
Pillar 1: Certification and
Qualification of NDT Personnel
Pillar 2: The Value of Membership Pillar 3: Workforce Pilla
Objective
Improve the value of nondestructive
testing to industry through effective
qualification and certification of
personnel.
Objective
Improve the value of membership by
providing essential content and
engagement experiences.
Objective
Create pathways and resources
for the entry, performance, and
advancement of the
nondestructive testing
workforce.
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Initiatives
1.1. Transition ACCP to ASNT 9712 by
30 June 2026.
1.2. Launch an ISQ program for a
second industry by 1 January 2024.
1.4. Expand the ISQ – Oil &Gas
program to four method and
technique qualifications by 30 June
2026.
1.5. Improve Recommended Practice
No. SNT-TC-1A: Personnel
Qualification and Certification in
Nondestructive Testing to address
today’s reality within the NDT
industry (e.g., in-service inspection
and the need for oversight) by
30 September 2026.
Initiatives
2.7. Implement a system to
continuously engage with all
organizations who establish and
maintain regulations, codes, and
standards relevant to the
nondestructive testing field to
facilitate the interests of the NDT
community by 30 September 2025.
2.8. Implement a program to increase
ASNT’s engagement and value to
Level I and II professionals by
31 December 2026.
2.9. Revise the ASNT membership
model to address the emerging
needs of the NDT workforce and its
employers by 30 June 2025.
2.10. Implement a program to
increase ASNT’s engagement and
value to the aerospace industry by
30 September 2025.
2.11. Implement a program to add in-
service inspection practices to
standards, publications, and other
content by 30 September 2026.
2.12. Implement a program to
standardize data file formats in the
NDT industry, addressing
inefficiencies and enhancing data
interoperability by 31 December
2026.
Initiatives
3.7. Create standards, best
practices, and resources for NDT
apprenticeship programs by
31 December 2026.
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SCOPE
Pillar 4: Advocacy Pillar 5 :Global Growth Pillar 6: Research and Scholarship
Objective
Advance the field of nondestructive
testing by being an effective
advocate.
Objective
Grow by expanding our global
presence and serving members
outside of the US.
Objective
Expand research and scholarship in
NDT.
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Initiatives
4.5. Develop a legislative affairs
agenda that builds relationships with
key members and staffers of
Congress, federal agencies, and staff
offices by 31 December 2023.
4.6. Develop a grassroots outreach
program for members to
communicate with local high schools
and technical schools to introduce
and demonstrate NDT and solicit new
programs.
4.7. Plan and implement an NDT
Hill Day in 2025.
4.8. Establish a legislative affairs
presence/office in Washington, DC,
by first quarter of 2025.
4.9. Coordinate NDT codes and
standards across the field by end of
2026.
Initiatives
5.1. Implement the ASNT 9712
program in two regions outside the
US by 31 December 2024.
5.2. Develop a business case for
conducting operations in the
Middle East by 30 June 2025.
5.3. Collaborate with foreign
societies through content
distribution and other programs by
30 June 2025.
Initiatives
6.5. Create a fundraising, grant-
seeking, and sponsorship plan to
sustain long-term research and
scholarship by 31 October 2023.
6.6. Establish a named faculty
position in NDT by 31 December
2026.
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