Apprenticeship - Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Technician
Non-destructive testing (NDT) is essential to companies in the shipping, construction, oil and gas, petrochemical, nuclear, automotive, and aerospace industries, and others, to keep their end users safe from using their goods, to lower production costs, and to main a uniform quality level for their products. It helps prevent catastrophic failures like pipe leaks, airplanes crashes, nuclear reactor failure, and ships sinking. Foothill College, serving as a local education agency to the American Aerospace Technical Academy (AATA), offers the Certificate of Achievement in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Technician. Students will learn to use a variety of testing techniques—such as magnetic partic
Courses
- AATA 101A — MAGNETIC PARTICLE TESTING LEVEL 1
- AATA 101B — MAGNETIC PARTICLE TESTING LEVEL 2
- AATA 102A — PENETRANT TESTING LEVEL 1
- AATA 102B — PENETRANT TESTING LEVEL 2
- AATA 103A — ULTRASONIC TESTING LEVEL 1
- AATA 103B — ULTRASONIC TESTING LEVEL 2
- AATA 104A — ULTRASONIC PHASED ARRAY THEORY
- AATA 104B — ULTRASONIC PHASED ARRAY LABORATORY
- AATA 105A — RADIOGRAPHIC TESTING LEVEL 1
- AATA 105B — RADIOGRAPHIC TESTING LEVEL 2
- AATA 105C — NON-FILM RADIOGRAPHIC TESTING
- AATA 105R — RADIATION SAFETY