ASNT NDT Level III certificants can renew by earning a minimum of 25 points during the five-year (60-month) period of their certification. Track your points as you earn them in MyCert.
ASNT offers various activities eligible for renewal points to maintain your NDT certification. This points system enables you to document ongoing learning and commitment to your NDT practice. Explore opportunities to earn points and learn about how many points can be earned for each activity and the documentation required for each.
Find more details on the number of points gained for contributing to ASNT publications on the Publication Renewal Point page.
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Activity | Point Value | Max. points allowed per certification period | Typical Documentation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A1 | Teaching NDT courses for which academic credit or IACET accredited CEUs are given | 1 point per 2 contact hours | 16 | Training course outlines showing the NDT subject and number of classroom/contact hours and a copy of an IACET CEU certificate with your signature as the instructor. For academic courses, a copy of the course description (from a school course catalog, etc.) showing the subject, hours, and you as the instructor. |
A2 | Teaching NDT courses for which academic credit or IACET accredited CEUs are not given | 1 point per 2 contact hours | 10 | Training course outlines showing the NDT subject and number of training hours. A copy of a student's training documentation that would be placed in their company personnel certification file is satisfactory as long as the hours, subject and your name as instructor is shown. |
| A maximum of 16 points may be claimed in Category A | ||||
B | Additional classroom or computer-based NDT training. | 1 point per 4 contact hours | 10 | Evidence of completion such as transcripts, certificates, diplomas, grades, etc., which denotes contact hours or CEUs issued, the course subject, and your participation. |
C | Authoring or coauthoring technical NDT presentations at local technical society or national meetings. | 2 points per initial presentation | 8 | Meeting notices, published programs, or correspondence on company or society letterhead that identify the meeting, presentation title, presenter/author’s name, and date. |
D | Attending technical sessions, seminars, or panels at local ASNT sections or at NDT-related national meetings | 1 point per 3 contact hours | 10 | Registration forms, trip reports, certificates of attendance, correspondence, or other positive evidence of attendance. This must denote the activity title, date, location, and content. |
E | Preparing and publishing an original NDT-related peer-reviewed paper or full article in a technical society publication. (To receive credit, the individual must have contributed at least 20% of the content.) | 3 points per paper or full article | 12 | The first page of a published paper is adequate, provided the title, the author(s) name(s), and the name and date of the publication appear. |
F | Authoring short technical tips in The NDT Technician newsletter or other NDT-related technical publications. | 1 point per published tip | 6 | A copy of the page showing the published technical tip with your name on it as the author or a copy of an email from the editor stating that you did submit a tip that was used. |
G | Development and technical review of ASNT publications | See definitions | 15 | An email from the appropriate ASNT editor attesting that you have performed the development work or technical review being claimed. |
H | Documented NDT contributions to NDT-related technical society committee projects. | 2 points per completed project | 12 | Committee meeting minutes or memoranda, correspondence, letter reports, or other evidence that identifies your role in completing committee projects is acceptable. |
I | Other non-ASNT third-party technical certifications such as CWI, API, NACE, ASQ, etc. | 1 point per certification | 5 | Copies of currently valid NDT-related certifications. Note: If a certification body issues individual certificates for each NDT test method, only one such certificate will be accepted from that cert body for each level of qualification. Certificates issued by the same cert body but for different applications (such as API 653, 510, or 570 certs) would each count as a separate certification. |
J | Membership in ASNT | 1 point per year | 5 | Copies of your ASNT membership cards showing the dates or membership, a copy of the receipt for payment of membership for specific years, or written or email confirmation by an ASNT staff member will be accepted. |
K | Serving as ASNT trained monitor or assistant monitor at ASNT examinations | 1 point per half-day session | 6 | A copy of the agreement between ASNT Certification Services and the monitor (or assistant monitor) is acceptable. |
L | Performance of external NDT audits | 2 points per audit | 8 | A letter from a responsible agent of the third-party that was audited attesting that the applicant performed an NDT audit is acceptable. (Audit materials are by nature confidential and are not wanted and will not be accepted). |
M | Receiving a patent for an NDT related product | 4 points per patent | 12 | A copy of a new or renewed patent for an NDT product is acceptable provided it was granted or renewed within the current five-year certification period. |
